design

The CGBlog tips us off to new designs for the next generation of Coast Guard cutters. The OPCs or Offshore Patrol Cutters, have been designed with the

Do you miss the ticks of the analog gyro repeater? Today’s gyro compasses are more functional and easy to interface with modern electronics but they lack

From mega-yachts to mega-rigs, Dockwise is the company most often called when vessels need to be moved long distances at sea but with offshore projects

Today, it seems like the most innovative designs are being funded privately by wealthy individuals, leaving corporations lagging in the R&D department.

From the gCaptain Archives: In honor of the EPA’s Pollution Week, let’s take a look at an archived post on Skysails. But first, here is a brief

The design for Independence (LCS 2) is based on a high-speed trimaran that can make more than 40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph) and has a range of

UPDATE: July 26, 2010 – gCaptain first reported on the Plastitki, a 60-foot catamaran made out of 2-liter soda bottles, over a year ago and we are now

History is littered with bridges designed to do the impossible. One example, Euroroute (pictured above), would literally take drivers through the White Cliffs

Why Did Hermès Design A Megayacht? While I certainly can not answer that question I can give you details on the yacht Hermès designed which is

We can’t help but be fans of mega yachts here at gCaptain.com and over the years have done a fair share of covering them on the blog.  Whether

One hundred and forty turbines, destined for the Greater Gabbard Wind Turbine Park off the east coast of England, are being transported in 36 shipments onboard

Photo by mchaconcr Is the tsunami a maritime news story? Should gCaptain be providing coverage and at what level? These are some of the questions gCaptain

Austal’s next generation 102-metre high speed trimaran has had its unique three-engine layout successfully installed ahead of the vessel’s launch

During the years I spent as a cadet on SUNY Maritime‘s training ship Empire State, I could not begin to tally up the hours spent chipping,

The Trans Sea Lifter, or TSL, is a uniquely innovative barge carrying system for short sea shipping that, according to their website, can execute 5 to 7 times

Ever wonder how graphic designers create cutaway illistrations of ship?  Khulsey.com clues us into the secrets HERE. Once you learn about the process click

Austal, the world’s largest builder of fast ferries and makers of the revolutionary trimaran Benchijiqua Express that inspired the design for the USS

This past weekend in Barcelona, MSC Cruises rolled out the 10th ship to join their growing fleet – the MSC Splendida.  At 137,936 tons, the MSC

The Seasteading Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating permanent cities at sea as a way to experiment with building new societies without

This weeks Interesting Ship is brought to us by Damen Shipyards with their Fast Crew Supplier 5009.  The idea in the design of the Fast Crew Supplier 5009