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UPDATE: Monday, 6pm EST: The sea has claimed the stern section of the stricken M/V Rena Tuesday morning (local time).  We’ve started a new post with

Alright guys, sorry for the shameless plug here, but I figured some of you might be interested in some gCaptain 2011 highlights. Here are our 2011 figures via

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/34462285[/vimeo] In another big hint that digital and shareable media is fully spreading into the commercial shipping world, Maersk

– by LT Connie Braesch, USCG The Coast Guard has a long history of braving harsh Alaskan elements to rescue mariners in distress, protect the U.S.

Federal officials have settled a dispute with Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) and Statoil ASA (STO, STL.OS) over one of the largest offshore oil discoveries ever

By Tom Weaver, Partner, Weaver-Price Design & Construction We are all living in an era of truly remarkable development within the world of offshore

*Editor’s Note: Changed title to include Northeast Passage, not Northwest Passage as was originally reported. OSLO (Dow Jones)–Russia has for the

ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 5, 2012) A U.S. Navy SH-60S Sea Hawk provides support to a visit, board, search and seizure team (VBSS) in a 7-meter rigid-hull inflatable

At about 2100hrs on 04 Jan 2012 (Singapore time), the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) received a report that a Singapore-registered

Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s biggest shipbuilder, hailed the New Year by naming two 318,000 DWT VLCC (Very Large Crude Oil Carrier) for an

In the 4th, and final chapter of this series on shipping efficiency technology, improvement in Operation and Maintenance procedures are considered.      A

gCaptain’s Rob Almeida, along with Maritime Domain Awareness expert, Cesar Morales, were invited to the headquarters of US Naval Intelligence (ONI) for a

Intermarine is pleased to announce that they have opened a new office in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on January 1, 2012, to oversee all commercial activity in Brazil

Summary of Worldwide Piracy and Maritime Crime, Week of 29 December 2011. GULF OF ADEN: Bulk carrier M/V DELFA chased and fired upon by pirates in one skiff

Initial reports indicate that Somali pirates may have hijacked, or attempted to hijack, one of the dirtiest and most foul-smelling vessels on the planet…

In Part 3 of this series on shipping efficiency technology, we look at marine engineering and power systems technologies aimed at cutting operating costs,

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–European trader Vitol has provisionally chartered a supertanker to ship North Sea Forties crude to Asia loading early January, in

Wärtsilä put together a presentation recently that evaluated a number of new technologies and design concepts aimed at cutting operating costs, while at the

In Part 2 of this series on shipping efficiency technology, we look at new ship propulsion technologies and design concepts aimed at cutting operating costs,

WASHINGTON – The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) today began work on a comprehensive strategic plan that will develop long-term objectives