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Lets take a look at the dynamic positioning related news that made headlines last month! StatoilHydro ASA is changing its name to Statoil ASA  and

The following is posted by Fred Fry: Welcome to this 190th edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 140 here. (Published 15 December 2008) You

The following is posted by Fred Fry: Welcome to this 189th edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 139 here. (Published 08 December 2008) You

By John G. Denham No matter what is preserved or kept safe, it costs money! In my past life I shared my useful abilities with the U.S. Merchant Marine

The following is posted by Fred Fry: Welcome to this 187th edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 137 here. (Published 24 November 2008) You

Dear gCaptain- As you know, in and around 1916, Senator Wesley Jones, then a Senator from the great state of Washington urged the adoption of what has commonly

Here is a great list of useful iPhone Apps from gCaptain’s author on everything DP, Sean Hogue.  You can find the original of this along with some

Photo by Thomas Colla Is disciplinary action warranted in a recent case of real life coast guard training? Newsday reports on the removal of a US Coast Guard

Admiral Thad Allen, USCG Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with Admiral Thad Allen, Commandant of the United States Coast Guard. This is part two of

What does behavioral economics have to do with lifeboat safety? Lifeboat safety has been a major topic recently with davit related incidents and injuries

One of the worst things that can happen on board any vessel at sea is a main space Bravo fire. If you’re in charge of your Damage Control organization,

Lets take a look at the Dynamic Positioning related articles that made the headlines last

Simulator are not stimulators! By John G. Denham After a career at sea and a period of piloting I tried a tour in academia. I was surprised to find

The following is posted by Fred Fry: Welcome to this 181st edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 131 here. (Published 13 October 2008) You

Working on a DP vessel shares many similarities with working on a regular vessel. There are unique aspects about it as well. The following article is by no

Photo by DocBudie The following letter came in via satellite from forum member Doug Pine who is currently working aboard a US Flagged fishing vessel in the

This week’s photo is an HDR view of Samsung Shipyard in Geoje, South Korea. The photo was taken from the crown of a drillship’s derrick. Notice the

The following is posted by Fred Fry: Welcome to this 168th edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 118 here. (Published 7 July 2008) You can

While we have covered eLoran before, most notably in this eLoran FAQ early last year, new headlines provide the need for revisiting the topic. In an article

Today, we are excited to announce the launch of the all new Maritime Jobs Section on gCaptain.com!  This decision finally comes after numerous requests and a