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Wednesday, May 7, 2025
ABS Approves New Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Design from Seatrium
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ABS Approves New Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Design from Seatrium

ABS awarded approval in principle to Seatrium Marine & Deepwater Technology for its new design of a floating wind semi-submersible (FWSS) floating column

May 7, 2025
Total Views: 678

Orca AI Secures $72.5 Million Investment to Scale Autonomous Shipping Solutions
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Orca AI Secures $72.5 Million Investment to Scale Autonomous Shipping Solutions

Led by Brighton Park Capital, the investment will fuel further development of autonomous maritime technology, driving operational efficiency and sustainability

May 7, 2025
Total Views: 557

Inchcape Shipping Services and Symmetry Group Announce Strategic Partnership in Guyana
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Inchcape Shipping Services and Symmetry Group Announce Strategic Partnership in Guyana

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) and Symmetry Group Inc. (SGI) are pleased to announce a strategic joint venture in Guyana, marking a significant milestone in

May 7, 2025
Total Views: 283

NearZero FPSO Design from SBM Offshore Gets Approval from ABS
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NearZero FPSO Design from SBM Offshore Gets Approval from ABS

ABS issued an approval in principle to SBM Offshore for its concept of a near zero floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit. The NearZero FPSO

May 7, 2025
Total Views: 161

Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Fire on the Grande Costa D’Avorio ship
Accidents

‘Profoundly Concerned’: NTSB Chair Calls Out Training Gaps in Shipboard Firefighting

By Daniel Katzive (gCaptain) – Training failures which contributed to the deaths of two firefighters on a RoRo ship at Port Newark in July 2023 are

May 6, 2025
Total Views: 1700

Monday, May 5, 2025
Seafarers, your voice matters.
Sponsored

Seafarers – Your Voice Matters!

ATTENTION SEAFARERS! Your Voice Matters. Take the RWMU-OUIS Work-Life Balance Survey.

May 5, 2025
Total Views: 1098

Sunday, May 4, 2025
Advanced connectivity transforms the ‘Vessel as a Floating Office’ from concept to reality
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Advanced connectivity transforms the ‘Vessel as a Floating Office’ from concept to reality

Inmarsat’s recent ‘Thriving in the Digital Age’ seminar in Singapore saw leading shipowners and managers highlight who shared how advance connectivity is

May 4, 2025
Total Views: 342

Friday, May 2, 2025
Thordon Bearings River Tough Exceeds 500 Installations In Workboat Sector
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Thordon Bearings River Tough Exceeds 500 Installations In Workboat Sector

In a significant milestone for the company, Thordon Bearings has seen its RiverTough tailshaft bearing solution surpass 500 installations in the workboat

May 2, 2025
Total Views: 306

Wednesday, April 30, 2025
The first-in-class National Security Multi-Mission Vessel, NSMV 1, aka Empire State VII, is floated out of dry dock at Philly Shipyard. Photo: courtesy of RADM Alfultis
Shipbuilding

Trump and Congress Chart a New Course on U.S. Maritime Policy

America’s long-neglected maritime sector is suddenly sailing into the policy spotlight—on parallel tracks. In a matter of weeks, both the White House and

April 30, 2025
Total Views: 1797

The first-in-class National Security Multi-Mission Vessel, NSMV 1, aka Empire State VII, is floated out of dry dock at Philly Shipyard. Photo: courtesy of RADM Alfultis
Shipbuilding

What’s in the SHIPS for America Act? Key Provisions to Restore U.S. Maritime Power

The SHIPS for America Act, introduced today by Senators Mark Kelly and Todd Young and Representatives Trent Kelly and John Garamendi, proposes a sweeping

April 30, 2025
Total Views: 2938

Wednesday, April 23, 2025
VIKING Collaborates With Offshore Wind Safety Leaders To Launch World’s First Immersion Suit Designed For Women
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VIKING Collaborates With Offshore Wind Safety Leaders To Launch World’s First Immersion Suit Designed For Women

VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has launched the first Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) immersion suit in the world designed for women working in offshore wind energy,

April 23, 2025
Total Views: 1381

Sallaum Lines Selects Inmarsat Nexuswave To Drive Fleetwide Digitalisation Strategy
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Sallaum Lines Selects Inmarsat Nexuswave To Drive Fleetwide Digitalisation Strategy

Agreement sees Sallaum Lines become an early adopter to transition to Inmarsat Maritime’s fully managed bonded connectivity service from traditional VSAT

April 23, 2025
Total Views: 355

Tuesday, April 22, 2025
NYC Waterfront Project Aims to Shift Freight from Truck to Barge
Shipping

NYC Waterfront Project Aims to Shift Freight from Truck to Barge

By Daniel Katzive (gCaptain) –  New York City’s slow-moving efforts to get more freight off the city’s congested highways and onto the

April 22, 2025
Total Views: 2554

Monday, April 21, 2025
Fugro And Damen Partner To Support The Royal Netherlands Navy With Marine Security And Surveillance Vessel
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Fugro And Damen Partner To Support The Royal Netherlands Navy With Marine Security And Surveillance Vessel

Fugro and Damen have teamed up to provide the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) with a surveillance vessel and operating crew. The Dutch Ministry of Defence has

April 21, 2025
Total Views: 830

WISTA India Conference shines spotlight on sustainable shipping and diversity success
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WISTA India Conference shines spotlight on sustainable shipping and diversity success

Sustainable shipping and successes in diversity took centre stage at the inaugural WISTA India ExCo Conference in Mumbai, which coincided with the first WISTA

April 21, 2025
Total Views: 443

Friday, April 18, 2025
A Call for Essential Maritime Waste-Management Training
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A Call for Essential Maritime Waste-Management Training

By Benny Carlson, Co-Founder of Marinfloc In my 30 years in the industry, I have witnessed firsthand how waste handling on ships remains one of the most

April 18, 2025
Total Views: 452

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
IonQ Signs MoU with Intellian, Deepening Its Commitment to Advancing South Korea’s Quantum Economy
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IonQ Signs MoU with Intellian, Deepening Its Commitment to Advancing South Korea’s Quantum Economy

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), a leader in the quantum computing and networking industries, announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Intellian

April 16, 2025
Total Views: 152

Bardex’s Own Robert Taylor Recognized for Significant Maritime Engineering Achievements, Contributions at Sea-Air-Space 2025
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Bardex’s Own Robert Taylor Recognized for Significant Maritime Engineering Achievements, Contributions at Sea-Air-Space 2025

Taylor has been named the winner of the Albert A. Michelson Award by the Navy League of the United States, whose mission is to support and strengthen U.S.

April 16, 2025
Total Views: 207

Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Fire on the Grande Costa D’Avorio ship
Accidents

NTSB: Inadequate Firefighting Training Led to Deaths in Newark Ship Fire

By Daniel Katzive (gCaptain) – New Jersey firefighters who responded to a July 2023 fire aboard a RoRo cargo ship at Port Newark lacked adequate training

April 15, 2025
Total Views: 2643

Caribe Tankers To Trial Inmarsat Nexuswave For Connected Certainty And Enhanced Crew Welfare
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Caribe Tankers To Trial Inmarsat Nexuswave For Connected Certainty And Enhanced Crew Welfare

Trial will assess performance of Inmarsat Maritime’s fully managed bonded connectivity service as US-based commercial and operational shipping management

April 15, 2025
Total Views: 243