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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
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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
The U.S. Navy has released video showing the confrontation between the USS Thunderbolt and an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard patrol vessel in the northern
Shell’s giant floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility, the Prelude FLNG, has arrived at its new home at the Prelude field off the coast of Western
Christopher Nolan’s movie, Dunkirk, opened Friday to rave reviews. The New York Times calls it “a tour de force …both sweeping and
Note: We are excited about the launch of our new shop and I’m passionate to tell you why I believe it’s both fun and critically important to our
Back by popular demand, we are excited to announce the launch of the brand new gCaptain Shop. The gCaptain team, along with over a dozen volunteer
By Alex Sazonov (Bloomberg) — Chuck Bundrant was a college freshman with $80 in his pocket when he drove halfway across the country to Seattle to earn a
Note: On Wednesday, the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix released a statement saying that tissue pathology revealed that a primary brain tumor known as a
The dismantling and recycling of the infamous Costa Concordia cruise liner has been completed in Italy, marking the official end to final phase of what is
French offshore services company Bourbon Offshore announced Tuesday it has signed on to a project which is aimed at building of the world’s first
An average of 1,390 containers have been lost at sea each year over the past three years, according to a new survey of the world’s ocean carriers by the
The USS Fitzgerald entered dry dock at a United States Navy base in Yokosuka, Japan to continue repairs and assess damage following its June 17 collision with
By Brenda Goh and Matthew Miller SHANGHAI/BEIJING, July 9 (Reuters) – COSCO Shipping Holdings Co Ltd has offered to buy Orient Overseas International Ltd
Royal Dutch Shell’s Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility has set sail from the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea on its
By Teis Jensen COPENHAGEN, June 28 (Reuters) – The Danish owner of the world’s largest container shipper Maersk Line, said its computer systems
COPENHAGEN, June 27 (Reuters) – Shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk, which handles one out of seven containers shipped globally, said a cyber attack had
By Tim Kelly TOKYO, June 26 (Reuters) – A U.S. warship struck by a container vessel in Japanese waters failed to respond to warning signals or take
GUATAPE, Colombia June 26 (Reuters) – Rescue workers searched on Monday for as many as 16 people believed to be missing after a tourist boat sank the
The recent editorial “The USS Fitzgerald Is At Fault. This Is Why.“ has been read 103,667 times, shared by 9,699 people via social media and
Rolls-Royce and global towage operator Svitzer have demonstrated what is believed to be the world’s first remotely operated commercial vessel, Svitzer
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