By Isla Binnie (Reuters) – For the next four months, robotic submersible vehicles will swim the frigid, choppy waters around South Georgia island, gathering evidence… Weiterlesen »Robots Penetrate Massive South Atlantic Iceberg

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen (Reuters) – Shipping group Maersk ($AMKBY) said on Wednesday it would accelerate plans to decarbonize sea-borne container shipping by putting the world’s… Weiterlesen »IMO 2030, Maersk Claims First Vessel Powered Carbon Neutral Ship Will Sail Seven Years Ahead Of Plan

by Se Young Lee (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy warship USS Russell sailed by islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Wednesday in… Weiterlesen »USS Russell Challenges Beijing’s Claims To Spratly Island Navigation

The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) is calling on companies to step up efforts to help seafarers stranded on ships off China as Beijing continues… Weiterlesen »ITF Calls on Shipping Companies to Save Seafarers Stranded Off China

Hapag-Lloyd expects operating profit to more than triple in the first quarter of 2021 on “exceptionally” strong demand for container transportation and higher freight rates,… Weiterlesen »Hapag-Lloyd Forecasts ‘Very Strong’ First Quarter

A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer has seized a cache of illicit of weapons from two dhows in international waters off the coast of Somalia. The… Weiterlesen »U.S. Navy Destroyer Seizes Weapons Cache from Dhows Off Somalia

Japanese shipping line NYK has signed a contract for four large liquefied natural gas-fueled pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs). The shipbuilding contract was signed… Weiterlesen »NYK Signs Shipbuilding Contract for Four LNG-Fueled Car Carriers

By Alexander Smith (Reuters) – As Britain and Italy go head-to-head for the right to challenge New Zealand for the America’s Cup, the teams’ billionaire… Weiterlesen »Billionaires Square Up To Battle For America’s Cup 2021

When the United States entered World War II in December 1941, it faced a shortage of merchant mariners. With supplies in desperate needs overseas a… Weiterlesen »Captain Mulzac WW2 Hero and America’s First Black Master Mariner

(gCaptain editorial note: Did I miss publishing the fucking news from ports about vaccinating mariners so they can go the fuck home? Admiral Schultz, USCG…… Weiterlesen »America’s Largest Port Starts COVID-19 Vaccinations