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Wednesday, May 2, 2018
One ships japan
Interesting

Ship Photos of the Day – Japan’s Giant Pink Ships

Pictured here are two newbuild containerships being built for Japan’s new Ocean Network Express shipping joint venture. The Ocean Network Express, or ONE as

May 2, 2018
Total Views: 1494

Tuesday, May 1, 2018
yamal transfer in zeebrugge
News

Ship Photo of the Day – First Ship-to-Ship Transfer of Yamal LNG in Port of Zeebrugge

The ice-class LNG carrier Eduard Atoll was in the port of Zeebrugge on Tuesday conducting the first ship-to-ship transfer of liquified natural gas from the

May 1, 2018
Total Views: 71

Monday, July 3, 2017
Tirrenia Nuraghes super-hero cruise ship ferries
Blog

SPOTD – Larger Than Life DC Superheroes At Sea

Tirrenia Nuraghes’s Superhero themed Ferries. Image via Palumbo Shipyard, Italy Super Heroes take-over the high seas after Palumbo shipyards in

July 3, 2017
Total Views: 895

Wednesday, March 15, 2017
@gCaptain In On Instagram (Finally!)
gCaptain

@gCaptain In On Instagram (Finally!)

After hundreds of reader request followed by months of negotiation, pleading and many thank you’s gCaptain has officially acquired our proper

March 15, 2017
Total Views: 58

Friday, November 4, 2016
Seaspan Shipyard, Vancouver
Blog

Ship Photos Of The Day – Seaspan Shipyard, Vancouver

By Cindy Konrad (gCaptain) On October 19, 2011 ,under the National Shipbuilding Strategy, a $30 billion project, Seaspan won a major contract to rebuild the

November 4, 2016
Total Views: 182

Friday, October 28, 2016
Rolls-Royce Unified Bridge
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SPOTD – Rolls-Royce Unified Bridge Aboard The Stril Luna

Today’s Ship Photo Of The Day (SPOTD) shows the platform supply vessel Stril Luna at work in the oil fields off Norway.  When Stril Luna was

October 28, 2016
Total Views: 279

Tuesday, September 13, 2016
oranje-juice-tanker-orange-ocean
Photo

SPOTD: Orange Ocean – Juiced On The High Seas

Today’s Ship Photo Of The Day (SPOTD) is Atlanship’s refrigerated juice carrier Orange Ocean. Atlanship SA, founded in 1982, is a Swiss

September 13, 2016
Total Views: 465

Thursday, September 8, 2016
Ship Photos of the Day – World’s Largest Pure Car and Truck Carrier, Höegh Target, Transits Expanded Panama Canal
Shipping News

Ship Photos of the Day – World’s Largest Pure Car and Truck Carrier, Höegh Target, Transits Expanded Panama Canal

The world’s largest Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) Höegh Target is transiting the new locks of the expanded Panama Canal on Thursday. The

September 8, 2016
Total Views: 250

Thursday, September 1, 2016
Hsc_manannan
Blog

SPOTD: What Might Be The Most Formidable Ferry Ever

HSC Manannan is a 96-metre wave-piercing high-speed catamaran car ferry built in Tasmania in 1998. She served in Australia and New Zealand for five years and

September 1, 2016
Total Views: 224

Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Russian battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy
Defense

SPOTD: The World’s Largest & Heaviest Active Duty Warship

Today’s Ship Photo Of The Day (SPOTD) is the Russian nuclear Battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy. Technically the Russian Navy designation is Kirov class

August 30, 2016
Total Views: 752

Thursday, August 25, 2016
china space spy ship, missle tracking antennas
Navy

SPOTD: China’s Hulking Spy Ship

Today’s Ship Photo Of The Day (SPOTD) is the Chinese Navy spy ship Yuanwang-5. The Yuanwang (which means “Long View” in Mandarin) class of

August 25, 2016
Total Views: 409

Wednesday, August 24, 2016
M/V Aranui five cargo passenger ship
Photo

SPOTD – M/V Aranui, The Mullet Of Cruise Ships

Today’s Ship Photograph Of The Day (SPOTD) is of the M/V Araniu 5 which, like the infamous Mullet hairstyle, is all business in front and party in the

August 24, 2016
Total Views: 160

Tuesday, August 23, 2016
The Damen ASD Tug 2810
Photo

SPOTD: A Small Elegant Goliath Pulling Beast

Today’s Ship Photo Of The Day (SPOTD) features Nakilat SvitzerWijsmuller’s ASD 3212 Mooring Tugboat. The Damen ASD Tug 2810 is proven in the

August 23, 2016
Total Views: 29

Monday, August 22, 2016
MV Karadeniz Powership Rauf Bey
Photo

SPOTD: Powership Rauf Bey

Today’s Ship Photo Of The Day (SPOTD) is the M/V Powership! The Powership (actually the full name is MV Karadeniz Powership Rauf Bey) is a floating power

August 22, 2016
Total Views: 176

Saturday, August 20, 2016
SPOTD: U.S. Coast Guard’s Best Photos of 2016 – The Sweet 16
News

SPOTD: U.S. Coast Guard’s Best Photos of 2016 – The Sweet 16

Today’s ship photos come to us from the U.S. Coast Guard’s Sweet 16 of the 2016 #ShutterShootout photo competition! Head

August 20, 2016
Total Views: 512

Friday, August 19, 2016
Versabar offshore Heavy Lift Barge VB 10,000
Photo

SPOTD VB 10,000 Hurricane Platform Detoppler

Today’s Ship Photo Of The Day (SPOTD) features Versabar’s heavy lift vessel the VB 10,000. In response to the many platforms toppled by hurricanes

August 19, 2016
Total Views: 52

Thursday, August 18, 2016
Photo

SPOTD Seismic Ship Ramform Titan, Redefining The Term ‘Deep V Hull’

Todays Ship Photo Of The Day (SPOTD) shows the V shaped hull of the Ramform Titan during sea trials. Launched in 2013 this new class of seismic ship

August 18, 2016
Total Views: 122

Wednesday, August 17, 2016
sbx1-radar-ship
Navy

SBX-1 SPOTD, The World’s Largest X-Band Radar

Today’s Ship Photo Of The Day (SPOTD) show’s the U.S. Navy’s Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX-1) underway in the Pacific. Few are aware or

August 17, 2016
Total Views: 3903

Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Ship Nighttime weapons Tracer
USCG

SPOTD: Coast Guard Dark Night Weapons Practice

For today’s Ship Photo Of The Day, U.S. Coast Guard members practice shooting the M240 machine gun from the deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton.

August 16, 2016
Total Views: 82

Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Ship Photos – Real Viking Ship Completes North Atlantic Crossing
Interesting

Ship Photos – Real Viking Ship Completes North Atlantic Crossing

The world’s largest viking ship has arrived in North America after crossing the North Atlantic Ocean on a journey from its homeport in Haugesund, Norway.

June 29, 2016
Total Views: 594
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