Multimedia

Discover a range of multimedia content from the maritime world, including photos and videos of ships and interactive features covering all aspects of the shipping industry.


Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Tanker Market Update from Teekay: Q2 Rates Likely Lower as Refineries Go into Maintenance Period [VIDEO]
Multimedia

Tanker Market Update from Teekay: Q2 Rates Likely Lower as Refineries Go into Maintenance Period [VIDEO]

High OPEC oil production, strong demand from China, and increased shipping from West Africa has added to tanker demand, however as far east refineries go into

May 8, 2012
Total Views: 30

Monday, May 7, 2012
Helix Producer production deck abstract
Blog

The First Ship-Shaped Production Unit in the Gulf of Mexico – Helix ESG’s “Producer I” [IMAGES]

Following a few busy days at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston last week, Helix Energy Solutions group invited me on a tour of the Helix Producer

May 7, 2012
Total Views: 486

Friday, April 27, 2012
JHSV Sea Trials
Defense

“Hauling the Mail”… Austal Left Grinning After Sea Trials of JHSV 1 [IMAGES]

USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), the innovative high-speed catamaran transport ship under construction by shipbuilder Austal in Mobile, Alabama, successfully completed

April 27, 2012
Total Views: 141

Wednesday, April 25, 2012
ocean wave corey arnolod
Blog

Ocean Photo of the Day – “Gulf Crossing”

It’s really quite difficult to take a photo of an ocean wave that really looks like anything more than a ripple in the water once you download it to

April 25, 2012
Total Views: 129

Sunday, April 22, 2012
ship pilot
Blog

SPOTD – Picking up the Pilot

Ship photo of the Day by Houston Ship Pilot, Lou Vest. Lou’s work was recently featured at the Houston Arts Alliance Gallery and is displayed prominently

April 22, 2012
Total Views: 55

Thursday, April 19, 2012
HMS Daring USS Abraham Lincoln
Defense

SPOTD: HMS Daring Sails in Formation with USS Abraham Lincoln

On 22 March, HMS Daring joined formation with USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10), and USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO 188), to take part in

April 19, 2012
Total Views: 60

Wednesday, April 18, 2012
FPSO Espirito Santo
Multimedia

SBM Offshore Rebrands, Demand for FPSOs Looks Strong [VIDEO]

SBM Offshore’s main product is the design, supply, installation and operation of Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels.   After a

April 18, 2012
Total Views: 155

King Neptune trident us navy carl vinson
Blog

Now THAT is a Proper Looking Trident [GALLERY]

Slimy Wog’s become Trusty Shellbacks on board USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), all images courtesy US Navy

April 18, 2012
Total Views: 95

Thursday, April 12, 2012
IMO Reflects on Titanic Tragedy, Traces Roots of Safety of Life at Sea [VIDEO]
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IMO Reflects on Titanic Tragedy, Traces Roots of Safety of Life at Sea [VIDEO]

Video message by IMO Secretary General Mr. Koji Sekimizu on the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, recalling the improvements to passenger ship safety

April 12, 2012
Total Views: 122

Wednesday, April 11, 2012
MSC cruise ship Lirica NEar Miss
Blog

MSC Lirica Fly By – Incident Photo Of The Week

Over 700 comments posted to the gCaptain forum by maritime professionals, explaining what caused the Costa Concordia to sink early this year… but the

April 11, 2012
Total Views: 59

Q4000 Thruster Rolls Royce
Blog

Helix ESG’s Q4000 in Drydock, and the Future of Well Intervention [IMAGES]

I was invited down to Brownsville, Texas this week to meet with senior executives from Helix Energy Solutions Group (ESG) for an overview of their

April 11, 2012
Total Views: 535

Monday, April 9, 2012
Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier shipyard BAE Systems megablock construction shipbuilding
Engineering News

SPOTD: HMS Queen Elizabeth’s Mega Blocks Unite at BAE Systems

This Ship Photo of the Day from BAE Systems’s Govan Shipyard in Glasgow shows one of two massive hull sections of the HMS Queen Elizabeth being driven

April 9, 2012
Total Views: 296

Friday, April 6, 2012
“Weapons Free” Pirates Decimated by Shipboard Security Team [VIDEO]
Multimedia

“Weapons Free” Pirates Decimated by Shipboard Security Team [VIDEO]

We have no idea what the circumstances were at the time of this attack, or which ship this video was taken from, but it clearly shows a vessel security

April 6, 2012
Total Views: 325

volvo ocean race amory ross puma
Blog

Too Close to Call Between Puma and Telefónica, Azzam Hitches a Ride on a Cargo Ship [VIDEO]

Abu Dhabi’s Volvo Ocean Race entry, Azzam, is in the Chilean port of Puerto Montt today preparing their 70-foot yacht for a departure to Itajaí,

April 6, 2012
Total Views: 46

Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Container Shipping: “An Industry Where you Would Think Nobody Would be Social” [VIDEO]
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Container Shipping: “An Industry Where you Would Think Nobody Would be Social” [VIDEO]

Yea right… Yuri van der Sluis interviews social media expert Scott Stratten at the B2B Marketing Forum in Amsterdam, on 20 March 2012. The interview was

April 4, 2012
Total Views: 51

Elgin’s Offshore Installation Manager Describes Evacuation, Decision-Making [INTERVIEW]
News

Elgin’s Offshore Installation Manager Describes Evacuation, Decision-Making [INTERVIEW]

Total’s interview with William Andrew Cardno, the Offshore Installation Manager (OIM) of the Elgin Platform.  He describes the evacuation of the

April 4, 2012
Total Views: 195

Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Tanker Against The Rocks – Incident Video Of The Week
Collision

Tanker Against The Rocks – Incident Video Of The Week

As we reported early last month, the crew of the 150-meter ship Italian tanker Gelso M was evacuated by helicopter in a heroic fight against fierce wind and

April 3, 2012
Total Views: 142

interview
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Drilling Into The Tsunami – An Update From The Chikyu

Reaching from Chile up to the Bering Sea, then down again to New Zealand, the fault lines circling the Pacific Ocean are named The Pacific Ring of Fire and

April 3, 2012
Total Views: 58

Monday, April 2, 2012
Water Activated Missiles? [VIDEO]
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Water Activated Missiles? [VIDEO]

A new naval weapon has attracted hundreds of thousands of views on Youtube and left most people scratching their heads… is this thing real, or is the

April 2, 2012
Total Views: 37

HMS Dauntless black and white
Defense

SPOTD: HMS DAUNTLESS in Black and White

The Royal Navy’s newest Type 45 destroyer, HMS Dauntless, departed on her maiden deployment to the south Atlantic where she and her crew will maintain a

April 2, 2012
Total Views: 76