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The first of two platform supply vessels (PSVs) of the PX106 type design was successfully launched from Alianca shipyard in Brazil mid-April. The vessel is the

NORFOLK, Va.—A Somali man the U.S. believes is the highest-ranking pirate it has ever captured pleaded not guilty in federal court Wednesday to piracy,

By Evan Ramstad, The Wall Street Journal Online’s Korea Real Time Report After orders for ships plunged in the second half of 2008 and virtually dried up

Shares in STX Offshore & Shipbuilding (067250.SE) are up 7.1% at KRW31,900 on news that the South Korean shipbuilder is close to winning a KRW3-trillion

I seem to remember a nautical saying, something about leaving each foot on a different ship as they pull apart. Or maybe this is just nautical 101 at its

gCaptain recently ran a series of posts looking at a wide array of options for connecting to the internet at sea. Part 2 of the series looked at wireless

While Earth Day was being celebrated around the world, a young maritime industry led agency added to the festivities by announcing it now has over 100

ABS just released news about two US-flagged liftboats that have been specified with their Wind IMR notation.  Per ABS code, a Wind Turbine IMR Unit is

WASHINGTON—Ali Mohamed Ali, 48, has been indicted for conspiracy to commit piracy and other charges that allege he acted as a negotiator on behalf of

(Dow Jones) – BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) has confirmed that its shipping unit has added a “radiation clause” to its contracts since last month, to

M/V Asphalt Venture courtesy EU NAVFOR EU NAVFOR has reported that the general cargo ship M/V Asphalt Venture has been released from pirate control.  The

LOCKPORT, La – In a ceremony held at Crowley’s Jacksonville, Florida office, Bollinger Shipyards executive vice president, new construction, Chris

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–The U.S. offshore drilling regulator is reviewing its authority to apply “any” or “all” of its regulations

McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE:MDR), announced today that one of its subsidiary companies was awarded fabrication and installation work from Chevron

The following is an article published by the The National Maritime Domain Awareness Coordination Office (NMCO) to the Maritime Domain Awareness website.  NMCO

The above video is a short interview with author and gCaptain founder John Konrad on the rig Deepwater Horizon and his new book about the incident To learn

Balls-to-four has always been my favorite watch, get up a little before midnight and you have four hours of un-interupted bliss to enjoy a peaceful night under

Panama City, FL Shipyard to Construct Five New PSV’s for Export To Brazil PANAMA CITY, Fla. – U.S. Maritime Administrator David Matsuda today

There is much about the USCG’s Deepwater Horizon Investigation report we at gCaptain disagree with but Section 8 certainly rings true (The CG blotted out

Today, the US Coast Guard (USCG), under the purview of the Joint Investigation by the USCG and Minerals Management Service (MMS) Convening Order (issued by

The United States Coast Guard just published to the Joint Investigation website its findings into the Deepwater Horizon tragedy last year. You can find the

An estimated 100 of the 450 North Atlantic Right Whales left in existence have gathered in protest off the shores off Cape Cod this Earth Day in possibly the

By LTJG Stephanie Young via Coast Guard Compass blog Earlier today, the first of the Coast Guard’s fast response cutters, Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C.

HOUSTON—When the staggering costs of BP PLC’s deep-water Gulf of Mexico oil spill became clear, investors feared that small, independent oil and

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–BP Plc has agreed to provide $1 billion to help restore wildlife and habitats in the Gulf of Mexico as part of an agreement with