by Captains George Livingstone & Grant Livingstone - Another effort is under way in the Senate to repeal the Jones Act sponsored by Senator John McCain of Arizona. The law, originally enacted 97 years ago by Senator Wesley L. Jones of Washington State under section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, focused on: Increased growth of American marine … [Read more...]
Blockchain Technology: Friend or Foe?
MTS Logistics is a C-TPAT and ISO9001:2008 certified NVOCC specializing in LCL, FCL, and project sea freight shipments. With the help of their global agency network, they are able to provide import and export services to and from a wide range of international destinations including, but not limited to, South America, the Mediterranean, Europe, the Middle East, Oceania, and … [Read more...]
Call Me Captain! (or not)
By Colin Dewey, Ph.D., MNI When is it correct to call someone “captain?” And where is it appropriate for people to use the title themselves? What’s the difference between a captain and a “master?” (1) When does a master, or any mariner, get to be called “master mariner?” The organized mind of a seaman naturally looks for structure: “Smokey, this is not Nam … [Read more...]
Interview: World Ocean Council President, Paul Holthus, on Sustainable Development in Shipping
Gibraltar Shipping is Gibraltar’s premier maritime portal, featuring key interviews, updates and news. This story is republished with permission. Interview by Paul González-Morgan, Editor of Gibraltar Shipping Paul Holthus is the Founding President & CEO of the World Ocean Council (WOC), a non-profit organisation responsible for industry leadership and … [Read more...]
The Fourth of July And American Ships
By Captain John Loftus - Around this time of year, I often ask Americans if they can name the three things the signer’s of the Declaration Of Independence pledged. Invariably, people can name first (our lives), or second (our fortunes), or both the first and second, but rarely the third, and the one I consider the most important – “Our Sacred Honor”. One only … [Read more...]
USS Fitzgerald – Stop, Analyze, Dissect And Let’s Figure Out What Went Wrong
by CW4 Michael W. Carr, US Army Watercraft Master (Ret) As a former instructor I taught cadets, midshipman, and merchant mariners for over 15 years during my various tenures at Maine Maritime, Kings Point, and MITAGS. And I sailed on my Merchant Mariner and Army Mariners License for many more years. When you know your skill, and you know your trade, you … [Read more...]
Ship Automation Without Consultation – The Problem With Robot Ships
By Capt. George H Livingstone, “Promise Everything, Deliver Nothing” Napoleon Bonaparte There is an ongoing “full court press” regarding the subject of automation in marine transportation. In the last year gCaptain alone has seen many articles on the subject; Rolls-Royce’s automated ships, automated tug boats, etc. Recently there have seen several more, … [Read more...]