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Saturday, October 19, 2024
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Merchant Marine

Are Ships Obsolete in an Age of Drones and Missiles? Admiral Stavridis Says NO

by John Konrad (gCaptain) In Admiral James Stavridis’s recent hard hitting Washington Post OpEd, he reminds us that warfare often defies easy narratives, and

October 19, 2024
Total Views: 1504

Wednesday, October 2, 2024
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Ports

Why is the ILA Union Against Port Automation?

By Jo Constantz and Alicia Tang (Bloomberg) Longshoremen at docks along the US East and Gulf coasts have gone on strike for the first time since 1977 as

October 2, 2024
Total Views: 1940

Monday, September 16, 2024
Testing of a shipping container launching a US Navy missle in the pacific
Navy

Pacific Dragon: Is the Shipping Industry Ready for Containerized Missile Warfare?

In a groundbreaking naval exercise, the U.S. Navy and its allies tested the launch of one of its most powerful defensive missiles from a shipping container,

September 16, 2024
Total Views: 7054

Monday, August 26, 2024
Anti-ship startup cruise missle
Navy

US Tech Titan Targets Ships: Y Combinator Backs Anti-Ship Missile Startup

In a move that could ripple through global naval strategies, Y Combinator—the California-based tech incubator behind Airbnb, Dropbox and Flexport—is now

August 26, 2024
Total Views: 1020

Thursday, June 29, 2023
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Shipping

Could Silicon Valley’s Top Minds Be Recruited To Help Shipping?

By John Konrad (gCaptain) Shipping, a stalwart industry often found clinging to antiquated practices and methodologies, has rarely been associated with

June 29, 2023
Total Views: 1037

CSCSU Great Lakes Students in SSDS Lab at Operations Specialist "A" School
Navy

Could the Great Lakes Emerge As The New Frontier For Naval Technology?

by James Stavridis (Bloomberg Opinion) China’s recent enhancement of its spying operations in Cuba — likely to focus on surveilling the many US military

June 29, 2023
Total Views: 5478

Friday, May 12, 2023
SpaceX Says It Could Replace Containerships? We Say No, It Can’t
Energy

SpaceX Says It Could Replace Containerships? We Say No, It Can’t

by John Konrad (gCaptain) In the vast cosmos of technological innovation, the concept of rocket-propelled cargo transport has become a dazzling star,

May 12, 2023
Total Views: 3571

Tuesday, April 11, 2023
A digitally enhanced image of ships
Shipping

Maritime Data Market Consolidation Continues as Veson Launches VesselsValue Bid

Boston-based maritime freight management solutions provider Veson Nautica has announced its intention to acquire vessel valuation expert VesselsValue, the

April 11, 2023
Total Views: 845

Thursday, April 6, 2023
Vice Admiral Scott D. Conn
Navy

US Navy Admiral Says AI Warships ‘Must Obey’

by John Konrad (gCaptain) This week marked significant AI-related announcements for the US Navy at the annual Sea Air Space conference. Top Admiral and CNO,

April 6, 2023
Total Views: 51200

Monday, April 3, 2023
Navy warship CIC
Navy

US Navy Tests Secret Maritime Data Technology

The U.S. Navy is currently testing its highly secretive Project Overmatch initiative with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group off the California coast. This

April 3, 2023
Total Views: 3920

Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Ship Paper Chart Navigation
Incidents

Ship Captain Believes ChatGPT Told Him To Change Course

by John Konrad (gCaptain) gCaptain has obtained a troubling report from an American captain, who claims that a shipowner utilized an AI bot, potentially

March 15, 2023
Total Views: 27557

Friday, March 10, 2023
DP World To Install First High-Bay Container Storage System at Pusan Terminal
Ports

DP World To Install First High-Bay Container Storage System at Pusan Terminal

Global port operator DP World has announced the first commercial installation of its innovative BOXBAY high-bay storage system at its container terminal in

March 10, 2023
Total Views: 7372

Thursday, May 13, 2021
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Video

What if Tony Stark Was A Ship Pilot?

With a rich family history in Aviation, former Oil Trader & Royal Marines Reservist, Richard Browning, founded pioneering Aeronautical Innovation company,

May 13, 2021
Total Views: 3598

Friday, February 12, 2021
NAvy 3d Printed Radar Array
Navy

US Navy Tests 3D Printed Radars

by Kevin McAndrews (U.S. Navy) U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) experts created and tested 3D-printed antennas, arrays, and parts to advance radar

February 12, 2021
Total Views: 2289

Monday, February 1, 2021
Geollect Wins UKHO’s ADMIRALTY Maritime Insurance Innovation Challenge
Shipping

Geollect Wins UKHO’s ADMIRALTY Maritime Insurance Innovation Challenge

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has announced that the geospatial intelligence technology provider Geollect has won its ADMIRALTY Marine Innovation Programme

February 1, 2021
Total Views: 445

Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Elon Musk Starlink Internet Logo
Shipping News

Hundreds Of Thousands Of Mariners Eagerly Await Starlink But How Many Can Afford It?

By Joey Roulette (Reuters) – SpaceX is offering its Starlink broadband satellite internet service to test users for $99 a month, plus $499 for a setup

October 28, 2020
Total Views: 1639

Monday, July 1, 2019
When,  Where, And How Technology Will Disrupt Shipping
Blog

When, Where, And How Technology Will Disrupt Shipping

By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) According to the World Bank, no other industry has pulled more people out of poverty worldwide. And if the world’s ships

July 1, 2019
Total Views: 23

Friday, June 21, 2019
maersk blockchain
Shipping News

Digital Standards for Container Shipping on the Starting Blocks

By Gavin van Marle in Rotterdam (The Loadstar) – The first common digital standards for the container shipping industry are expected to be proposed this

June 21, 2019
Total Views: 84

Monday, May 6, 2019
autonomous containership
Shipping News

Business of Shipping: Maritime Industry Technology Accelerators

By Ira Breskin – The staid maritime industry now boasts several technology accelerators, with more likely to follow. The accelerator name is

May 6, 2019
Total Views: 97

Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Norway’s Aker Bets On Software Engineers for Its Oil Business
Offshore

Norway’s Aker Bets On Software Engineers for Its Oil Business

By Shadia Nasralla and Gwladys Fouche STAVANGER, Norway, Sept 19 (Reuters) – When the owners of Norwegian oil firm Aker BP decided to digitise its

September 19, 2018
Total Views: 17
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