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For those gCaptain readers interested in and affected by the global Shipbuilding market and naval architecture, this whitepaper is worth a look.  (Oh yeah,

Image: Helix Q4000 on location of MC 252 as it prepares for “Top Kill.” © 2010 BP p.l.c. I met up with a friend recently who works as Chief

Each year the USCG lists the top 10, well 11, rescue videos of the year, symbolizing the Coast Guard’s 11 missions.  It seems like the men and women

The J.W. Westcott II, owned and operatd by the J.W. Westcott Company based in Detroit Michigan, is a 45-foot-long tugboat that acts as a USPS contracted

gCaptain’s growth has been phenomenal and we have you, the reader, to thank! But no matter how good our content is, no matter what we do to support our

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/5089338[/vimeo] Quick, Bob Couttie from Maritime Accident Casebook needs our help! MAC is carrying out a series of surveys among

Discussion has returned on the use of Class-B AIS data by commercial ships. For those unaware of the technology, Class B is an AIS system designed for use by

Alvin, the manned submersible perhaps most famous for such exploits as locating a lost H-bomb in the Mediterranean Sea in 1966, exploring the first known

The Journal of Commerce has just released it’s rankings of the Top 40 Container Lines by import and export volumes based on data from the first nine

Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions provider, has joined the Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI), a programme initiated by Forum

gCaptain just got word from an unofficial source that the Deepwater Pathfinder drillship ran aground while pulling into Freeport, TX to onload their blow out

gCaptain.com congratulates Rear Admiral Stosz on her promotion to Superintendent of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy! Here is the annoucement from the USCG: The

Bob Couttie of Maritime Accident Casebook (MAC) points us to the following press release from BMT Group, explaining a “revolutionary new system”

First trouble in the Sothern Ocean and now a cruise ship rocked by heavy seas?  NBC’s today has the report. Keep reading for the full statement from

According to the Toronto Sun, a junior naval officer in Canada’s “Maritime Command” is in a bit of trouble after he was caught emailing his

In an effort help reduce the environmental impacts of the world’s shipping fleet, Carbon War Room, the not-for-profit website dedicated to fighting the

gCaptain says, GO NAVY! BEAT ARMY! Produced by Third Herd, US Naval Academy Class of

What does it take to overcome Michael Jackson and Britney Spears from the top spot in Yahoo search queries? By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer Michael

Continuing with our interest in safety equipment and the latest lifesaving technology, we were happy to stumble across this system that is currently being

Image © DNV/Making Waves In recent years, there has been a significant push to develop “greener” technology within the shipping industry.  Today,