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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


Friday, August 31, 2007
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Trouble for the Hawaii Superferry

The Seattle Times tells us: Hawaii Superferry halted service between Honolulu and the island of Kauai indefinitely after the Coast Guard advised that it could

August 31, 2007
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Thursday, August 30, 2007
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Living Under The Sea – Trilobis

Popular mechanics brings us the Trilobis 65 a low cost (relatively) subsea semi-submersible home. They tell us: At first glance, the Trilobis looks as if it

August 30, 2007
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Wednesday, August 29, 2007
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gCaptain Blogroll – Near Coastal

I wanted to take some time and thank some of our partner sites; Maritime Experts from around the web. I also wanted to take the time to explain each

August 29, 2007
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gCaptain Contest Preview

We have been dropping subtle hints all month but we have been shopping and are about to announce our big contest. Get a head start by visiting our Maritime

August 29, 2007
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007
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Stability Error – Video

August 28, 2007
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Monday, August 27, 2007
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gCaptain Blogroll – Big Ships

I wanted to take some time and thank some of our partner sites; Maritime Experts from around the web. I also wanted to take the time to explain each

August 27, 2007
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Friday, August 24, 2007
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Discover Maritime News

Here are some upcoming stories from our Maritime News Discoverer. Vote on the ones you like to have them published. Danes admit paying pirates to free cargo

August 24, 2007
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Weather

Tsunami Warning System

It was December 2004 and crew change was the day after Christmas so my relief was kind enough to give me the holiday and relieved me a few days

August 24, 2007
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Flying First Class

Are you a frequent flyer with plenty of miles to burn? We didn’t think so but you can still dream about The Best First Class Experiences: LINK Fixed LINK

August 24, 2007
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Thursday, August 23, 2007
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Hurricane Dean Ship Photo

This photo was emailed to our tips address. It’s showing the aptly named tanker M/V Wave Ruler battling Hurricane Dean during a voyage to deliver aid to

August 23, 2007
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Google Earth – New Sky Feature

Google earth is quickly becoming an amazing product. You can track Tropical Storms, inspect subsea objects and view AIS (vessel tracking) data. Now google has

August 23, 2007
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007
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gCaptain Reading List – Favorite Maritime Books?

In light of our previous post, we ask… What are your favorite Maritime Books? (To answer click

August 22, 2007
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Maritime Books of The Week – Navigation

Shiptalk, the British mariner’s website, has a book suggestion for us: “The Last Navigator”; by Steve Thomas, chronicles the author’s

August 22, 2007
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Video – Ship Demolition Gone Wrong

August 22, 2007
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Top 10 Trading Partners – #1 Not China

U.S. Trade Balance, by Partner Country 2006 in descending order of trade turnover (imports plus exports)   Source: United States International Trading

August 22, 2007
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007
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Container City – Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65C9OLvmjpI You can find out more about container city at their homepage: LINK Links: Container City Photo Gallery Shipping

August 21, 2007
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gCaptain Navigation Buttons

Some Buttons to help you navigate gCaptain. Click on the ones that interest you! 1) Like our favorite random story site Stumble Upon. Read a random gCaptain

August 21, 2007
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Monday, August 20, 2007
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Ebba Maersk – World Largest Sistership

“Ship of the Week” brings us the fifth in the Maersk E-Class Container Ships and Sister Ship to the Emma Maersk: The Ebba Maersk (IMO: 9321524,

August 20, 2007
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Speed From Efficiency – The Sea Phantom

Looking like a James Bond craft but powered by a simple outboard the Sea Phantom’s design focuses on efficiency to bring speeds over 70knots. Wired Blog

August 20, 2007
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Using Google Earth to Track Hurricanes

Additional Links For Google Earth Storm Tracking: Google Earth Blog: Best Storm Tracking Tools Storm Tracking with Google Earth – Video Google Earth

August 20, 2007
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