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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.


Monday, July 9, 2018
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News

BW Group Ups Stake in Hafnia Tankers to 43.5%

BW Group has entered into a definitive agreement to buy an additional 36.3% stake in Hafnia Tankers, bringing its total stake in the product tanker company to

July 9, 2018
Total Views: 115

Damen ASD Tug 3212 Svitzer Glenrock delivered to Svitzer Australia
Press Releases

Damen ASD Tug 3212 Svitzer Glenrock delivered to Svitzer Australia

Press Release – Damen Shipyards Group has delivered an ASD Tug 3212 as the second part of a two-vessel order placed by Svitzer Australia. Named the

July 9, 2018
Total Views: 181

Friday, July 6, 2018
Japan’s First LNG Bunkering Vessel Planned for 2020
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Japan’s First LNG Bunkering Vessel Planned for 2020

Kawasaki Heavy Industries will build Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel for a joint venture between K-Line, Chubu Electric Power, Toyota Tsusho

July 6, 2018
Total Views: 82

Thursday, July 5, 2018
Burning Container Ship Grounds, Partially Sinks Off India
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Burning Container Ship Grounds, Partially Sinks Off India

Things are not looking up for an Indian containership which suffered an explosion and fire more than three weeks ago in the Bay of Bengal off the east coast

July 5, 2018
Total Views: 241

Australia Detains ‘Unseaworthy’ Ship, Arrests Owners
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Australia Detains ‘Unseaworthy’ Ship, Arrests Owners

Inspectors with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority detained the Australian-flagged MV Tomin in the Port of Yamba, New South Wales last week after

July 5, 2018
Total Views: 141

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Shipping News

200,000 DWT LNG-Powered Bulk Carrier Design Granted Class Approval

Tokyo-based classification society has granted Approval in Principle to NYK Line and Japan Marine United for their joint project on the concept design of an

July 5, 2018
Total Views: 243

Tuesday, July 3, 2018
BERGENSFJORD
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Crew Concerns Saved Lives When Rescue Boat Unintentionally Released During Drill

Crew members’ concern over the safety of rescue boats being lowered from heights prevented an accidental release of a boat during a training exercise from

July 3, 2018
Total Views: 322

Shipping News

DHT to Install Scrubbers on Twelve VLCCs

Crude oil tanker company DHT Holdings has entered into agreements to install exhaust gas cleaning systems, also know as scrubbers, on twelve of its Very

July 3, 2018
Total Views: 66

Port of Virginia’s Harbor Deepening Project Gets Final Federal Approval
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Port of Virginia’s Harbor Deepening Project Gets Final Federal Approval

The project to make the Port of Virginia “wider, deeper and safer” has taken a critical step forward after receiving final approval for the

July 3, 2018
Total Views: 118

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VARD to Construct Third Expedition Cruise Ship for Hapag-Lloyd Cruises

VARD has announced it has secured new contract for the design and construction of a luxury expedition cruise vessel for German cruise company Hapag-Lloyd

July 3, 2018
Total Views: 56

Monday, July 2, 2018
Harvey Gulf International Marine Emerges from Chapter 11
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Harvey Gulf International Marine Emerges from Chapter 11

New Orleans-based offshore supply company Harvey Gulf International Marine announced Monday that it has completed its financial restructuring and emerged from

July 2, 2018
Total Views: 213

Daniel K Inouye containership
Shipping News

Largest U.S.-Built Containership Christened at Philly Shipyard

U.S. shipping Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX) and Philly Shipyard christened the largest containership ever built in the United States in a ceremony at the

July 2, 2018
Total Views: 370

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Offshore

Seadrill Emerges from Chapter 11

Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill Limited announced Monday it has emerged from chapter 11 after successfully completing its commitments under a plan of

July 2, 2018
Total Views: 164

maersk supply service vessel
Shipping News

Maersk Unveils Maersk Decom, Its New Oil Rig Decommissioning Unit

A.P. Moller – Maersk’s new oil rig decommissioning unit had its name unveiled last week along with confirmation that its senior management team is now

July 2, 2018
Total Views: 149

File photo of the Carnival Glory at sea
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NCL Crew Member Who Fell Overboard Rescued After 22 Hours in Water

A Norwegian Cruise Lines crew member is lucky to be alive after falling overboard off the coast of Cuba on Saturday. Amazingly, the missing crew member was

July 2, 2018
Total Views: 265

Shipping News

Seabourn to Order Two Ultra-Luxury Cruise Ships

Seattle-based luxury cruise line Seabourn has signed a Letter of Intent for the construction of two ultra-luxury expedition cruise ships. The newbuilds

July 2, 2018
Total Views: 55

Incident Video: Barge Takes Out Private Dock on Florida Panhandle
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Incident Video: Barge Takes Out Private Dock on Florida Panhandle

Another incident video has gone viral, this one showing a barge allision with private dock in Florida.  The incident reportedly took place last

July 2, 2018
Total Views: 203

Friday, June 29, 2018
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Euronav Acquires Second of Two 3-Million-Barrel Supertankers Left in the World

Belgian tanker company Euronav has purchased the Ultra Large Crude Carrier Seaways Laura Lynn, making it the proud owner of the only two ULCCs in the world

June 29, 2018
Total Views: 1295

Christophe de Margerie LNG carrier
Shipping News

Russian Firms Agree to Develop Arctic Shipping in Northern Sea Route

Russian independent gas producer NOVATEK and state-owned maritime shipping company Sovcomflot have agreed to a strategic partnership to develop maritime

June 29, 2018
Total Views: 133

bulk carrier
Shipping News

Cargill ‘Challenge’ to Help Decarbonize the Shipping Industry

Swiss commodities giant Cargill has challenging businesses and entrepreneurs to come up with technologies that could help reduce carbon footprint of the global

June 29, 2018
Total Views: 53