Tag: maritime affairs

rolls-royce on drone ships: it’s not if, it’s when

June 21, 2016 by gCaptain Representatives from the Rolls-Royce led Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications Initiative (AAWA) are in Amsterdam this...

pirates release four crew kidnapped from tanker off nigeria

Location of the attack according to the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre. gcaptain | March 30, 2016 by Mike Schuler Four crew members...

slipping through the safety net

Image via Shutterstock ©Bildagentur Zoonar March 3, 2016 | gcaptain By Jaquelyn Burton (Coeval) The thing with Navigation Warnings is –...

drunken captain gets vessel stuck in germany

February 26, 2016 by Mike Schuler A inland freighter found itself pinned in a peculiar way on Germany’s Main river after...

australian icebreaker still aground in antarctica

February 25, 2016 by Mike Schuler Australia’s most powerful icebreaker Aurora Australis remains aground in Antarctica near Mawson station after the ship...

four mariners deaths a week – is training to blame

February 22, 2016 | gcaptain By Jaquelyn Burton (Coeval) Why with all the requirements, regulations, and best practices in place do...

tug and barge run aground in new jersey

February 21, 2016 by gCaptain The U.S. Coast Guard was investigating the grounding of a tug and barge in the...

spotd: 5 incredibly ultra wide engine room panoramic photos

February 17, 2016 | gcaptain by John Konrad Photographing a ship’s engine room is a daunting task for even the best...

ultra large containerships: how big is too big?

February 16, 2016 by gcaptain By Capt. George H Livingstone,CSCL Indian Ocean aground on the Elbe River, February 5, 2016....

watch: emergency response vessel battles heavy seas during storm gertrude

February 12, 2016 | gcaptain by Mike Schuler New video posted to Youtube shows an Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel battle heavy seas approximately 100...

panama canal expansion completion delayed to end june

February 4, 2016 by Reuters A aerial view of the new Cocoli Locks complex pictured in August 2015, shortly before...

lloyd’s list, april 2nd 2015

capt odysseus lekatsasNation’s owners now control 26.6% of crude tanker capacity, says survey Thursday 02 April 2015, 15:37 A BIGGER chunk...