Tirrenia Nuraghes's Superhero themed Ferries. Image via Palumbo Shipyard, Italy Super Heroes take-over the high seas after Palumbo shipyards in Messina Italy began decorating the sides of themed Tirrenia ships. The M/V is the first of Tirrenia’s ferries to put on a “new look:” that of the iconic DC Super Hero Batman! The new DC Themed … [Read more...]
@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 name on Instagram and we have started scouring the internet for the world's best ship photos! Of course gCaptain has been published the best ship photos for years right here on gCaptain.com and on our facebook page but … [Read more...]
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 Canadian government's non combat vessels. “If it does not have a gun and larger than 1000 gross tons we are building it here,” said Brian Cater, President of Seaspan. This includes the Canadian Coast Guard and the non … [Read more...]
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 delivered from the Astilleros Gondán shipyard in Spain to its owner Simon Møkster Shipping in 2014, it was the first vessel to feature the Unified Bridge concept from Rolls-Royce. Three years in development, the Unified Bridge … [Read more...]
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 shipping company headquartered in Lausanne that specializes in transporting refrigerated fresh and concentrated orange juice. The company moves orange juice on behalf of Cutrale, which provides one in four glasses of … [Read more...]