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John Konrad

Captain John Konrad is the founder and CEO of gCaptain and author of the book Fire On The Horizon. He is licensed to captain the world's largest ships and has sailed from ports around the world. John has built some of the world's most advanced ships and managed billion-dollar offshore construction projects in some of the world's harshest marine environments. John is a distinguished alumnus of New York Maritime College. @JohnKonrad


Sunday, July 24, 2022
FBI Cyber-security agent
Ports

Port of LA Fights 40 Million Cyber Attacks Every Month

by John Konrad (gCaptain) The Port of Los Angeles is the victim of approximately 40 million cyber attacks per month, mostly from Europe and Russia including

July 24, 2022
Total Views: 4717

Saturday, July 23, 2022
Nancy Pelosi with American Flags
News

Pelosi Trip Could Escalate Tensions In The Taiwan Strait 

China has threatened to take “strong measures” if Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan and US security experts

July 23, 2022
Total Views: 2284

two tankers conduct ship-to-ship transfer
News

Dark Tanker Market Gets Competitive

Data from Vortexa, a platform in the energy industry, shows that Iran, Russia, and Venezuela are all vying to sell oil to Asia. According to the analysis,

July 23, 2022
Total Views: 4008

Tanker docks at marine terminal
News

Shrinking Oil Tanker Fleet May Deepen The Energy Crisis

by John Konrad (gCaptain) A dwindling oil tanker fleet could deepen the global energy crisis over the next three years as energy companies try to increase

July 23, 2022
Total Views: 11097

Friday, July 22, 2022
US Navy Ships Stay Home As NATO Flexes Black Sea Muscle
Navy

US Navy Ships Stay Home As NATO Flexes Black Sea Muscle

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Every year, the US Navy sails warships into the Black Sea as part of Sea Breeze 2022 an annual joint military exercise with Romania

July 22, 2022
Total Views: 31924

Sunday, July 17, 2022
Peruvian Navy Ship Catches Fire During Massive Military Exercise Near Hawaii
Fire Incidents

Peruvian Navy Ship Catches Fire During Massive Military Exercise Near Hawaii

Updated with Peruvian Navy ship name and details. by John Konrad (gCaptain) US Navy crews are responding to “reports of an engine room fire and potential

July 17, 2022
Total Views: 15269

Friday, July 15, 2022
EU Allows Cargo To Flow Via Russian Port Of Kaliningrad
Ports

EU Allows Cargo To Flow Via Russian Port Of Kaliningrad

by John Konrad (gCaptain) On Wednesday, the European Commission released guidance aimed at reducing tensions with Moscow over cargo shipments between the port

July 15, 2022
Total Views: 2514

Tuesday, July 12, 2022
USNS Mercy Hospital Ship
MSC

US Navy Hospital Ship XO Removed For Sexual Assault

by John Konrad (gCaptain) This weekend the United States Navy removed the second in command of the Hospital Ship, USNS Mercy, while federal agents investigate

July 12, 2022
Total Views: 17588

Friday, July 8, 2022
ship loads grain at the port of Odessa, Ukraine
Navy

U.S. Urges Russia To Unblock Grain Ports

By Pavel Polityuk (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Western allies on Friday urged Russia to allow Kyiv to ship grain out to the world as the four-month-old

July 8, 2022
Total Views: 2042

Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Port
Navy

Zelenskyy Blasts Greek Ship Owners For Moving Russian Oil

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Yesterday at an Economist forum in Athens, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blamed Greek tanker owners for undermining

July 6, 2022
Total Views: 9598

Adm. James Stavridis
Navy

Admiral Stavridis’ Has A Plan To Avoid Famine

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Today the UN reported that The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, an

July 6, 2022
Total Views: 2229

U.S.-Listed Shipping Stocks Fall Ahead Of Federal Reserve Meeting
Finance

U.S.-Listed Shipping Stocks Fall Ahead Of Federal Reserve Meeting

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Today shares of most shipping stocks are lower despite the market being mostly flat ahead of the important US Federal Reserve minutes

July 6, 2022
Total Views: 849

Monday, July 4, 2022
US Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal
MSC

We Remember The US Merchant Marine’s Bravest Sailors This 4th Of July

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) The United States Merchant Marine does not have a Medal of Honor or Navy Cross but can issue awards for bravery. Currently,

July 4, 2022
Total Views: 3898

Friday, July 1, 2022
Analyst Calls Today “Bloody Friday” For Shipping Stocks
Finance

Analyst Calls Today “Bloody Friday” For Shipping Stocks

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Shipping stocks across the board took heavy hits today in what shipping analyst J.Mintzmyer is calling “Bloody Friday.”

July 1, 2022
Total Views: 3841

Congressman John Garamendi, U.S. Representative for California's 3nd District, addresses the audience during the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony held to honor Merchant Mariners of WWII at the U.S. Capital, May 18, 2022. U.S. Navy photo by Bill Mesta
Defense

Congress May Give Jones Act Ships Special Port Privileges

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) This week, in the wake of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act that President Biden signed into law last month, US Congressmen John

July 1, 2022
Total Views: 2681

Wednesday, June 29, 2022
MSC Grandiosa
Cruise Ships

Cruise Line Stocks Could “Fall To Zero” Says Banker

by John Konrad (gCaptain) While many shipping stocks have seen record profits this year, the stocks of cruise lines are among the biggest losers in the S&P

June 29, 2022
Total Views: 5946

Maritime Trade Disruption
Finance

Ship Disruption May Push Inflation Higher Says UN

by John Konrad (gCaptain) A new UN report warns logistics professionals not to discount the impact of the Ukraine War on overall ship demand or get too excited

June 29, 2022
Total Views: 795

Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Drone Photo Of A Product Tanker carrying Gasoline.
Finance

Product Tanker Stocks Hold Up Despite Stock Market Pain

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Shares of product tankers are holding up well despite outsized gains in 2022 and an overall fall in the shipping market over the past

June 28, 2022
Total Views: 960

ESG Banks Give Gunvor Giant $912 Million Loan Despite Past Ties To Putin
Environment

ESG Banks Give Gunvor Giant $912 Million Loan Despite Past Ties To Putin

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Gunvor, the energy trading firm and shipowner cofounded by sanctioned Russian Oligarch and Putin’s long-time friend Gennady

June 28, 2022
Total Views: 3497

Monday, June 27, 2022
Russian LNG Ship Concludes Northern Sea Route Voyage
News

Russian LNG Ship Concludes Northern Sea Route Voyage

by John Konrad (gCaptain) According to the ship-tracking website Marine Traffic, the arctic LNG tanker Nikolay Yevgenov has arrived in the Pacific Ocean after

June 27, 2022
Total Views: 13778
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