gCaptain

gCaptain is the world's most-read maritime and offshore news website, founded in 2007 by Captain John Konrad, a USCG-licensed Master Mariner who spent a decade commanding tankers and drillships worldwide. Our editorial team combines professional maritime credentials with journalism experience. Staff members include licensed deck officers, marine engineers, and reporters who have covered shipping, offshore energy, and naval affairs for major publications. gCaptain is a credentialed member of the Pentagon Press Corps, with direct access to Department of Defense briefings on naval operations and maritime security. We maintain working relationships with major shipping lines, classification societies, port authorities, and maritime regulatory bodies including the U.S. Coast Guard, International Maritime Organization, and flag state administrations. Our reporting standards prioritize primary sources: official documents, regulatory filings, court records, and on-the-record interviews with industry executives and government officials. We maintain a public corrections policy and update stories when new information emerges. Our editorial standards require verification of claims before publication. Since 2007, gCaptain has broken major stories including early coverage of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the collapse of Hanjin Shipping, the Ever Given Suez Canal grounding, and ongoing coverage of sanctions evasion by shadow fleet tankers. Our analysis has been cited by the New York Times, BBC, NPR, and submitted as evidence in Congressional hearings. For press inquiries, contact our editorial team. For advertising and partnerships, contact our business team.


Wednesday, April 16, 2025
IonQ Signs MoU with Intellian, Deepening Its Commitment to Advancing South Korea’s Quantum Economy
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IonQ Signs MoU with Intellian, Deepening Its Commitment to Advancing South Korea’s Quantum Economy

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), a leader in the quantum computing and networking industries, announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Intellian

April 16, 2025
Total Views: 183

Bardex’s Own Robert Taylor Recognized for Significant Maritime Engineering Achievements, Contributions at Sea-Air-Space 2025
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Bardex’s Own Robert Taylor Recognized for Significant Maritime Engineering Achievements, Contributions at Sea-Air-Space 2025

Taylor has been named the winner of the Albert A. Michelson Award by the Navy League of the United States, whose mission is to support and strengthen U.S.

April 16, 2025
Total Views: 253

Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Fire on the Grande Costa D’Avorio ship
Accidents

NTSB: Inadequate Firefighting Training Led to Deaths in Newark Ship Fire

By Daniel Katzive (gCaptain) – New Jersey firefighters who responded to a July 2023 fire aboard a RoRo cargo ship at Port Newark lacked adequate training

April 15, 2025
Total Views: 2743

Caribe Tankers To Trial Inmarsat Nexuswave For Connected Certainty And Enhanced Crew Welfare
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Caribe Tankers To Trial Inmarsat Nexuswave For Connected Certainty And Enhanced Crew Welfare

Trial will assess performance of Inmarsat Maritime’s fully managed bonded connectivity service as US-based commercial and operational shipping management

April 15, 2025
Total Views: 264

Incat Crowther Designed Custom Crew Transfer Vessels Set For Japanese Offshore Wind Industry
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Incat Crowther Designed Custom Crew Transfer Vessels Set For Japanese Offshore Wind Industry

Experienced Japanese operator Tokyo Kisen Co Ltd has taken delivery of the first of two new bespoke  crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to service Japan’s

April 15, 2025
Total Views: 458

Damen signs with Arena Offshore A.S.for Turkish construction of Stan Tugs 1606
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Damen signs with Arena Offshore A.S.for Turkish construction of Stan Tugs 1606

Damen has chosen Arena Offshore A.S. for the construction of two Stan Tugs 1606, marking its first design collaboration with an external company in Türkiye

April 15, 2025
Total Views: 260

Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Game-Changing OmniCrane™ Puts Bardex in the Running for 2025 Ventus Award
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Game-Changing OmniCrane™ Puts Bardex in the Running for 2025 Ventus Award

he Bardex OmniCrane™ brings unprecedented safety and environmental benefits – and more – to the offshore wind industry and ports throughout the world,

April 9, 2025
Total Views: 408

Monday, April 7, 2025
Sea Asia 2025 Celebrates a Decade of Success Showcasing Asia’s Leadership in Shipping’s Green Transition Amid Evolving Industry Landscape
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Sea Asia 2025 Celebrates a Decade of Success Showcasing Asia’s Leadership in Shipping’s Green Transition Amid Evolving Industry Landscape

At Sea Asia’s 10th biennial edition, the leading shipping and maritime expo and conference in Asia welcomed close to 21,000 attendees from across 92

April 7, 2025
Total Views: 312

Friday, April 4, 2025
Oil tanker on the horizon at sunset
Shipping

Tankers International: VLCC Market Faces a Mirage of Growth as Ageing Fleet Drags Down Supply

VLCC specialist Tankers International is projecting effective vessel supply growth of only 1% in the next three years due to the declining usable capacity of a

April 4, 2025
Total Views: 1200

Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Kongsberg Discovery takes innovative approach to Ocean Business 2025
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Kongsberg Discovery takes innovative approach to Ocean Business 2025

Kongsberg Discovery is gearing up to make a splash at Ocean Business 2025, with high profile product demonstrations, a new digital innovation launch, and a

April 2, 2025
Total Views: 854

MARIN tests verify groundbreaking efficiency of ABB Dynafin™ propulsion
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MARIN tests verify groundbreaking efficiency of ABB Dynafin™ propulsion

Globally recognized maritime research institute MARIN has verified that efficiency levels modeled for ABB Dynafin™ propulsion concept will convert to

April 2, 2025
Total Views: 852

Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Bollinger Shipyards Hosts 9/11 Steel Transfer Ceremony with US Coast Guard Officials and Local Leaders
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Bollinger Shipyards Hosts 9/11 Steel Transfer Ceremony with US Coast Guard Officials and Local Leaders

Last week, Bollinger Shipyards (“Bollinger”), a leading designer and builder of high-performance military and commercial vessels, hosted a 9/11 steel

April 1, 2025
Total Views: 989

Monday, March 31, 2025
uss enterprise (cvn 80)
Shipbuilding

The Complex Challenge of Modern Shipbuilding: Addressing Systemic Delays Through AI Integration

The United States has a chronic shipbuilding problem: since the 1980s, the construction of large military vessels has significantly and consistently exceeded

March 31, 2025
Total Views: 2058

Friday, March 28, 2025
ABS Wavesight™ Strengthens Maritime Collaboration with Vision and Value Summit in Singapore
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ABS Wavesight™ Strengthens Maritime Collaboration with Vision and Value Summit in Singapore

ABS Wavesight™, the ABS-affiliated Software-as-a-Service company, proudly hosted its Vision and Value Summit in Singapore. The event brought together users

March 28, 2025
Total Views: 430

Wednesday, March 26, 2025
ABS is Founding Member of New MIT Maritime Consortium
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ABS is Founding Member of New MIT Maritime Consortium

ABS, in collaboration with leading players in the maritime industry, has joined an ambitious initiative from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to

March 26, 2025
Total Views: 672

Anthony Veder To Upgrade Entire Fleet With Inmarsat Nexus Wave For Seamless High Speed Connectivity
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Anthony Veder To Upgrade Entire Fleet With Inmarsat Nexus Wave For Seamless High Speed Connectivity

Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has agreed a deal with Anthony Veder to upgrade the leading gas shipping company’s entire fleet to Inmarsat

March 26, 2025
Total Views: 364

CMA CGM and ABB Collaborate On Parametric Roll Algorithm To Enhance Ship Safety
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CMA CGM and ABB Collaborate On Parametric Roll Algorithm To Enhance Ship Safety

Technology leader ABB, and the CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, are collaborating on a new parametric roll algorithm

March 26, 2025
Total Views: 381

Thursday, March 20, 2025
Maritime coatings specialist Seacoat SCT signs Global Sales Partnership with PAC Ocean Solutions
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Maritime coatings specialist Seacoat SCT signs Global Sales Partnership with PAC Ocean Solutions

Partnership to drive the rollout of Seacoat’s advanced, long-lasting SEA-SPEED hull coating technology, delivering significant fuel and emissions savings

March 20, 2025
Total Views: 392

Monday, March 17, 2025
Maritime Technologies Forum Announces New Report to Strengthen Ship Management for Ammonia-fuelled Ships
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Maritime Technologies Forum Announces New Report to Strengthen Ship Management for Ammonia-fuelled Ships

Maritime Technologies Forum Announces New Report to Strengthen Ship Management for Ammonia-fuelled Ships Latest publication from MTF provides recommendations

March 17, 2025
Total Views: 483

Thursday, March 13, 2025
RAsalvor 6500 Steel Cutting Ceremony
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RAsalvor 6500 Steel Cutting Ceremony

On January 17, 2025, a steel cutting ceremony was held for a new RAsalvor 6500 at Rizhao GANGDA Shipbuilding (Shandong Port) in Shandong Province, China.

March 13, 2025
Total Views: 1319