S O S = Save Our Ships
By John G. Denham No matter what is preserved or kept safe, it costs money! In my past life I shared my useful abilities with the U.S. Merchant Marine and the U.S. Navy. I shipped in 12 merchant ships...
View ArticleUS Navy to Merchant Marine transition advice
Thanks to M_R_Thurman for the Forum post… So, I’m writing this no reason other than to help other Navy guys that wish to transfer over to the Merchant Marines. I’m a newbie myself, but this is just...
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Navy League: Skilled Merchant Marine, Strong U.S. Shipbuilding Critical to...
A skilled Merchant Marine and strong U.S. shipbuilding industry are critical to America’s national and economic security declares the Navy League of the United States in its just-released 2011-12...
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Merchant Marine Reserve Program becomes Strategic Sealift Officer Program
By: Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Strategic Mobility and Combat Logistics Division WASHINGTON (NNS) — After extensive coordination with several Navy organizations and the U.S. Maritime...
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Show me the money! Suny Maritime ranks in top 20 schools for making $$$
Screenshot courtesy Payscale.com Jealous of your ASU buddies’ “girls gone wild” college experience? How about your friends over in NYU bragging about how hip Manhattan is? Are you sick and tired of...
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A look at the new U.S. Merchant Marine Forever stamps
Illustration courtesy USPS Last week, the United States Postal Service issued 60 million Forever stamps commemorating the history of the U.S. Merchant Marine. The stamps, illustrated by Dennis Lyall...
View ArticleMarad Honors Merchant Mariners Role in 9/11 Response [VIDEO]
Click here to view the embedded video. The Maritime Administration has released a new video in honor of the merchant mariners that responded to the September 11th attacks, evacuating hundreds of...
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U.S. Honors Merchant Marine on National Maritime Day
The SS Savannah Today here in the U.S. is National Maritime Day! National Maritime Day was officially declared by Congress in 1933 to honor the contributions of the American merchant marine in wartime...
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Top Five #ThankYouSeafarer Videos
In honor of 2012′s Day of The Seafarer, the International Maritime Organization has started a viral campaign asking people around the world to use social media to highlight just how important seafarers...
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So You Want to Become a Mariner?
“Paying Attention” by OneEighteen via Flickr Reality Is Nothing Like The Dream By gCaptain.com Forum, So you got it somewhere in your head that a life at sea is for you. The constant adventure,...
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Pirates Choose Wrong Ship to Mess With
In reaction to what appeared to be an attempted hijacking, a security team aboard United States Naval Vessel John Lenthall was forced to fire warning shots at two small boats that were pursuing the...
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BIMCO – ISF shipping industry statistics
We recently ran across some interesting statistics from a 2005 joint study on manpower from BIMCO and the ISF. Q: How many officers are currently employed aboard ships? A: Approximately 466,000 Here’s...
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U.S. Navy Asks Lockheed Martin to Fix LCS Problems
By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — Lockheed Martin Corp. is under orders from the U.S. Navy to correct quality control failures in building its version of the Littoral Combat Ship, an issue that has...
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UK Announces New Merchant Navy Medal
UK Chamber Of Shipping CEO, Guy Platten has welcomed the announcement today of the recipients of the Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service; “I am delighted to congratulate all the recipients of...
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WATCH: Sailors From a Landlocked Country
The Swiss merchant navy celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, and up until the 1960s, the crews of Swiss ocean-going freighters were still mainly Swiss. The post WATCH: Sailors From a Landlocked...
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Remembering Those Lost At Sea In War And Peace
Today is Memorial Day in the United States and gCaptain will donate a portion of all patriotic shirts to the American Merchant Marine Veterans (AMMV). Countless American Merchant Mariners have been...
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One Small Step for Man, One Giant Leap for the Merchant Marine
By Salvatore R. Mercogliano – As we celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of mankind’s first steps upon the lunar surface, many have focused their attention to the heavens, but a key component of the...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Receives Prestigious Admiral of...
United Seamen’s Service has awarded its prestigious 2019 Admiral of the Ocean Sea Award (AOTOS) to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao in recognition of her career-long commitment to the...
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