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. Schat-Harding Lifeboats has recently announced delivery of the world’s largest lifeboats to the world’s largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean

Word comes via the US Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association that the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy has named an acting Superintendent to handle the

Too early to start thinking about the boating season? Well gCaptain does have loyal readers in Argentina, Australia and South Africa but, yes, it is entirely

A ship that fueled global anger amongst mariners during World War II was recently found off Australia’s Queensland coast. The BBC tells us: An Australian

gCaptain mariners have been critical of Captain Paul Watson and his crew of non-professional mariners, stars of the reality TV show Whale Wars. Most of the

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. has introduced the HOS Centerline, a Jones Act qualified, 370′ multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV) to its fleet.  This

That did not take long: The crew of the New Zealand trimaran harassing Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean had to be rescued after their boat was rammed and

The interactive map, shown above, was released by the California State Water Resource Control Board and serves to inform the public by plotting the locations

The attached photos of a Schat Harding Lifeboat came to us via the gCaptain tip Line ([email protected]) and show extensive damage to a lifeboat. The tip came

Every year, the International Maritime Organization chooses a theme for its World Maritime Day, which is generally celebrated during the last week in

USNO Master Clocks To be frank the topic of eLoran, an upgrade of Loran-C that promises to add redundancy to to GPS systems, is a topic gCaptain has discussed

The 427-foot NO102 should enable J. Ray to be an immediate player in the flexible pipe installation market. J. Ray expects to take delivery of the NO102 in the

STX Europe has entered into new contracts with Island Offshore, an affiliate of Edison Chouest Offshore for, the building of two Platform Supply Vessels. The

ST Engineering announced today that its US shipyard, VT Halter Marine, has been awarded a contract worth US$87m  to build an enhanced version of a T-AGS 60

The Los Angeles Times today published a good article to their website on Port of Los Angeles pilot boat operators.  The article follows “a salty

Austal has successfully launched its next generation 102 metre high speed trimaran vehicle-passenger ferry at its Western Australian facility.  The vessel

Crowley’s petroleum transportation group recently made history, as its 155,000-barrel ATB, Sea Reliance/550-1, became the largest of its kind to have

More than three decades ago, marine scientists in the United States first identified the need for a research vessel capable of bringing scientists to

Check out this cool infographic on some of the worst maritime disasters on record.  This was sent into gCaptain via the good folks at the Boat Insurance Blog

Our good friend Captian Koos sent us this photo of the May 30th 2008 Jumbo Crane Collapse at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Pudong China. Lloyds List