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  1. Hurricane Intensity – NOAA Launches New Prediction Model goo.gl/fb/Pj6kO
  2. The technology is here today but how long until most ships will have cell phone service at sea? lnkd.in/inJWZu
  3. @ATT thank u 4 upgrading gCaptain HQ but the internet does not work on 4G (3g still works ok). gcaptain.com/navy-ships-bro…
  4. US Navy Ships To Get 4G Broadband – Will Commercial Vessels Be Next? goo.gl/fb/txqF9
  5. Cam Ranh Bay – US Navy To Return To Vietnam? goo.gl/fb/F4jTr
  6. Ship Photos of The Day – Space Shuttle Enterprise Hits the Water goo.gl/fb/yVYjR
  7. Brazil’s ANP: Chevron Will Have To Pay for November Oil Spill goo.gl/fb/Vc60v
  8. Seadrill: New Five-Year Contract for West Polaris Drillship Pending goo.gl/fb/5g6ds
  9. Argentina: Falkland Islands Offshore Oil Exploration ‘Illegal’ goo.gl/fb/ZQ9QL
  10. Canadian Coast Guard To Modernize Marine Communications and Traffic Services goo.gl/fb/Fj9Z3
  11. Maersk Drilling Bags $610 Million Contract for First Newbuild Drillship in Gulf of Mexico goo.gl/fb/uTNLj
  12. GC Rieber Shipping Continues Expansion into SURF Market with Ulstein Newbuild Order goo.gl/fb/h2AYo
  13. Friday Bunker Update: Oil prices Retract over 17% in the Month of May goo.gl/fb/bpo97
  14. Oil prices Retract over 17% in the Month of May | gCaptain - Maritime & Offshore gcaptain.com/prices-month/?…
  15. China’s Wison Offshore & Marine to Construct World’s First Floating LNG Liquefaction Unit goo.gl/fb/ogv16
  16. Not Just Piracy: Somali Militants Pose Threat To Africa goo.gl/fb/V0SSe
  17. Financial Crisis Hits B+H Ocean Carriers, Tanker Owner Files for Ch. 11 Protection goo.gl/fb/hY4dE
  18. Ship Photos of The Day – USS Iowa Make’s Her Final Journey goo.gl/fb/c7VoI
  19. Top gCaptain Headlines of the Week sfy.co/12Ka #shippingnews
  20. Fighting Sleepiness – Warsash Maritime Academy’s Project Horizon goo.gl/fb/6zCIt