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How is a cabin is built in this day of containerization and commodization? Remotely of course. Eurodam News, Holland America’s blog showcasing the

We have covered many maritime LEGO creations in the past, including a rather impressive Aircraft Carrier, and have even been told of a mystical all LEGO port

The short answer is yes. Running piracy ring in Somali can prove to be a very successful and profitable business for everyone involved. A recent segment on

Noresafe Lifeboats aboard AWILCO GM4000 series offshore oil

Over the past two days gCaptain has fielded questions from the Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Good Morning America and a number of other well known

POLAR MIST FOUND WITH GOLD AND SILVER INSIDE: UPDATE HERE Do Treasure Ships still sail the seven seas? We have recently been fascinated by Discovery

We thank gCaptain reader Steve Taylor for pointing us to this amazing collection of photos put from the battlefield of Aden. Click HERE to enjoy the

Boston.com tells

Photo by Donsolo The maritime security blog, EagleSpeak, points us to a Russian company that offers a safer alternative to putting crewman on deck to face

This week’s vessel is the BEM Monge, a Measure and Test Ship of the French Navy.  The ship is equipped with extensive tracking technologies as well as

The classic American oceanliner, SS UNITED STATES appears to be going up for sale: The SS United States Conservancy has learned that the SS UNITED STATES will

From waking up and tying your shoelaces to riding a bosun’s chair, learning how to handle line aboard ship is a steep curve.  One of the most difficult

We are excited about Garmin’s new line of Portable Marine GPS’s the Garmin Oregon GPS. Why is this the must buy Portable GPS of 2009? First it has

Most of us have fond memories of flipping through editions of Popular Mechanics magazine, dreaming of the future. Well a new blog called Modern Mechanics lets

Here are some photos of the damage sustained by the M/V KAPITAN MASLOV when it was attacked by pirates back in November. The photos below are of the Third

Last week we brought you information on marine license insurance and in our continuing quest to look at non-traditional protection available to mariners we

BBC’s “The Box”, the year long experiment that explores globalization and world trade, has made its way into the States via the Port of Los

We recently ran across some interesting statistics from a 2005 joint study on manpower from BIMCO and the ISF. Q: How many officers are currently employed

In light of the recent piracy news gCaptain has recieved a number of media requests to answer basic questions about piracy. Below you will find just a few of

This weeks Interesting Ship is brought to us by MarineBuzz.com: Thanks to increasing oil prices! Here comes E-Ship 1 from ‘Enercon’, one of the