gCaptain – Maritime and Offshore News

During an overcast and foggy day on November 17 four robots departed San Francisco on a voyage across the Pacific to ports in Japan and Australia. The

Today the following article appeared in the official blog of the US Coast Guard and, while it appears to be A story of the federal government supporting local

It has now been six months since the International Maritime Organization published Best Management Practices for Protection against Somalia Based Piracy which

By Gabe Collins and Andrew Erickson Sometimes oil companies follow the flag, sometimes the flag follows them — and sometimes they themselves become the

Should US Mariners care about farm subsidies? Right now the hot topic in Washington is a debate over the US Senate’s authorization of the Farm Bill, a

ABS, a leading provider of classification services to the global offshore industry, said this week it has concluded a study on the technical feasibility of

KUALA LUMPUR: Chevron Corp. (CVX) and its partners expect in the very near future to load their first liquefied natural gas cargo from Angola using gas that

It’s shaping up to be a good week for Kleven Maritime.   Yesterday, the Norwegian shipbuilder announced that it will build a US$180 million subsea

New Fuel-Efficient Handysize Bulk Carrier Concept Design Uses Existing Technologies to Achieve Fuel Efficiency and Operational Flexibility By Per Wiggo

Eidesvik Offshore announced Tuesday that it has hired Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven Maritime to build a large subsea construction vessel for NOK 1.1 billion, or

KUALA LUMPUR–Malaysia’s state oil and gas company Petroliam Nasional Bhd., also known as Petronas, said Tuesday that it has awarded an engineering

Virginia Tech College of Engineering researchers are working on U.S. Navy project dubbed Robojelly to put robot jellyfish in waters around the world. The

Today’s ship photos come to us via New York City where the Space Shuttle Enterprise began its journey over the weekend from JFK International Airport to

When the first hurricane emerges from the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico this season, NOAA will use a new statistical model to help predict the start of the

Last week gCaptain HQ finally got upgraded to AT&T’s 4G LTE service. The local data signal is fast but has, so far, been plagued with frequently

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Sunday visited this deep-water port and former American military base to promote a closer military partnership with the

Seadrill said Monday that it is in advanced discussions regarding a new five-year contract for its ultra-deepwater drillship, West Polaris.  The company says

Maersk Drilling, the oil exploration services unit of Danish industrial conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S (MAERSK-B.KO), said Monday it has been awarded a

Norwegian shipowner, GC Rieber Shipping annouced today they have awarded a newbuild contract to ULSTEIN for the delivery of a high capacity subsea

The downward trend in oil prices continues unabated.  Spain’s credit rating decline created an even greater concern over sovereign debt in the Euro

Houston, TX – Shanghai-based Wison Offshore & Marine Ltd., a subsidiary of the Wison Group, announced today that it has been awarded a contract by

(Dow Jones) Tanker owner and operator B+H Ocean Carriers Ltd. (BHODD) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Wednesday to restructure its balance sheet as it tries

One of the biggest stories of the week here in the U.S. was the USS Iowa’s journey from San Francisco to her final resting place in the Port of

LONDON (Dow Jones)–OPEC producers, including from the Gulf, said Friday they saw no immediate need to cut production despite oil prices dropping below

Written in response to Rear Admiral Rowden’s article, US Navy Littoral Combat Ships – Revolutionary, Vital By Captain Tony Kopacz, USN (Ret),