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Since 1992, June 8th has been World Ocean Day. It is a well known fact that the worlds oceans cover more then 70% of our planet and June 8th

Model by Wood Wings 50 Years ago today the most infamous vessel of the Great Lakes was launched. Farlane writes: It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon on June

The Juneau Empire is reporting: A cruise ship scraped the bottom of the Tracy Arm fjord Wednesday morning, forcing its crew to cut short its trip and call the

(Ed. note: Wired . com is featuring a post comemerating the Battle of Midway) Japanese fleet carrier Hiryu is seen shortly before the United States Navy sank

(Note: This article was originally published in Dec 2007) We have taken a look at piracy in the Strait of Malacca and showed you how criminal organizations

We experienced a slight server glitch this morning. This isn’t the first time this has happened but I’m not disappointed with our 8 month strech of

Full Size Version This is a dynamic (self updating) chart of shipping companies by Market Capitalization. (Source: Google

The following is posted by Fred Fry: Welcome to this 113th edition of Maritime Monday, posted from Finland, which is the summer HQ of Fred Fry International.

We don’t usually publish press releases on gCaptain but we can’t help to be excited by new solutions for offering “High” Speed internet

The top two multiscale spatial models shows the human impact on the world ocean in comparison to the major shipping lanes of the world. The third shows

Ever wonder where American goods are going? Well here is a look at America’s Top 10 countries for U.S. Exports (2005) Canada … US$211.9 billion (up

Safety First – Container Terminal In Hongkong – Click here for another funny movie. Safety Reminder – Never stand under the load of a

Where are the Inspectors? By John G. Denham Each day I read articles in newspapers, see TV clips and peruse blogs featuring maritime accidents. My

Photo by christinepilote Can you starve to death sleep? We have highlighted national sleep week, showed you how to cheat on sleep and even provided outrageous

The following is posted by Fred Fry: Welcome to this 112th edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 62 here. (Published 4 June 2007). Here is

Today marks the 75th annual National Maritime Day. In 1933 the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America officially declared May 22

On April 27, 1865 the Mississippi River paddlewheeler, Sultana, was utterly destroyed when a boiler explosion ripped through the ship. The legal capacity of

Petrobras, which today passed GE as the worlds fifth largest company, placed an order for $30 Billion in new Drill Ships and Rigs. For more on this story head

Yesterday the European Union observed it’s first ever Maritime Day. Member States and Regional Governments were encouraged to celebrate the event in

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