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Captain John Konrad is the founder and CEO of gCaptain and author of the book Fire On The Horizon. He is licensed to captain the world's largest ships and has sailed from ports around the world. John has built some of the world's most advanced ships and managed billion-dollar offshore construction projects in some of the world's harshest marine environments. John is a distinguished alumnus of New York Maritime College. @JohnKonrad


Sunday, October 28, 2007
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Maritime News of the Week – gCaptain’s Top 10 Picks

Here are gCaptain editor’s Top 10 upcoming picks of the week from gCaptain’s Maritime News Discoverer. Please Vote on the ones you like to have

October 28, 2007
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gCaptain invites you to Pownce

gCaptain friend and Head Designer over at Digg.com, Daniel Burka, bumped up our number of friend request for the social networking / messaging site Pownce.com.

October 28, 2007
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Ideas for a new ECDIS

Techcrunch brings us the Dash in-car GPS navigator; Map mashups may be one of the coolest things on the Web, but they would be even cooler in your car.

October 28, 2007
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Saturday, October 27, 2007
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Iran builds first large container ship

Speaking at the Ninth Seminar of Marine Industries in Noshahr, deputy head of Ship-Making and Offshore Industries Company said that all stages of the

October 27, 2007
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Friday, October 26, 2007
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gCaptain Now On Facebook

You are all welcome to join our new gCaptain group on facebook: LINK If there are any facebook developers out there who is willing to do some good for

October 26, 2007
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Ship Model of the Week – Bunga Cenderawasih, LNG Tanker

Our ship model of the week is the Malaysia International Shipping Company’s (MISC) LNG Tanker Bunga Cenderawasih. The model is of the 17 year old Korean

October 26, 2007
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Jobs

Are Rising Salaries Enough To Retain Mariners?

In “Refrences to Joseph Keefe”>another excellent article, Maritime Executive‘s managing editor Joseph Keefe is dead on with his assessment

October 26, 2007
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Thursday, October 25, 2007
USCG

NMC Newsletter Subscriptions Announced

The USCG just announced efficiency newsletters from the National Maritime Center. They tell us: The Coast Guard maintains an active public and industry

October 25, 2007
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Marine Weather

Wave Interaction – Photoinstrumentation Photo

Photographer Andrew Davidhazy brings us some amazing photos of waves colliding. Actually they are simply the result of dripping water but do give you personal

October 25, 2007
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U.S Congress Seeks To Attract And Retain Professional Mariners

“No longer is a sailor’s life necessarily one of adventure. Deadlines are tight, and manning is at a minimum.” -Rep. Elijah Cummings,

October 25, 2007
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Lost in Translation – French Humor

Tim’s Times has a conversation that put a big smile on our faces and reminded me of my favorite TV commercial. Here’s the story: You have to

October 25, 2007
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Wednesday, October 24, 2007
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Lastest Ship Technology Beneath The Waterline – Photos

Pieter Rijkaart, Holland America Line’s director of newbuilds, just provided this image of Eurodam’s recently installed Azipods. Eurodam News, the

October 24, 2007
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Edward Burtynsky – Shipbreaking Images

Edward Burtynsky makes a wish: that his images — stunning landscapes that document humanity’s impact on the world — help persuade millions to

October 24, 2007
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Interesting

Sink This Missle Tracking Ship Please

USA Today tells us; A decommissioned Air Force ship is being prepared at a Virginia shipyard to become a new habitat for marine life and an attraction for

October 23, 2007
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Interesting

Emergency Housing – Repurposed Containers

Wired has an interesting article on portable emergency housing. Some of the ideas make use of shipping containers. The tell us; One of the biggest obstacles to

October 23, 2007
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Ports

Google World Port Map

Do you think you can name this port? If so visit HERE to vote. This google map is brought to you by World Port Source which provides interactive satellite

October 23, 2007
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Monday, October 22, 2007
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errata and a look inside the mind of a ship’s captain.

On a recent story I confused the Norwegian Dawn with the Norwegian Dream. The error itself is small but the implications are large and the reason for the error

October 22, 2007
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What is it?

This photograph was taken last year in a U.S. port… but what is it? UPDATE: The answer can be found within the pages of the excellent website from The

October 22, 2007
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The ms Hjördis, in ice and fog.

This amazing photo of the ms Hjördis comes to us via Fred Fry’s weekly must read; Maritime

October 22, 2007
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World Largest Cruise Ships – Coming Soon

The Cincinnati Enquirer as us: “As new cruise ships continue to get larger, it begs the question: Is bigger better?” I admittedly don’t know

October 22, 2007
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