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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.


Tuesday, August 15, 2017
UK-Flagged Bulk Carrier Adrift in Atlantic Ocean After Fire
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UK-Flagged Bulk Carrier Adrift in Atlantic Ocean After Fire

The crew of a UK-flagged bulk carrier has been evacuated after a fire broke out in a cargo hold off Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Spain’s Salvamento

August 15, 2017
Total Views: 126

WATCH: Battered by Waves, British Coastguard Makes Daring Rescue
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WATCH: Battered by Waves, British Coastguard Makes Daring Rescue

The UK Coastguard has released some incredible video showing the daring helicopter rescue of three people from rugged cliffs on the southwest coast of England.

August 15, 2017
Total Views: 91

ABB’s DEGO IV software delivers on fuel saving promise for Stena Line vessel
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ABB’s DEGO IV software delivers on fuel saving promise for Stena Line vessel

A significantly upgraded vessel control software package from ABB is delivering the measurable operational efficiency gains promised to Stena Line for the

August 15, 2017
Total Views: 118

Monday, August 14, 2017
Amateur Drone Pilot Makes Unauthorized Landing on Deck of Britain’s Biggest Aircraft Carrier
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Amateur Drone Pilot Makes Unauthorized Landing on Deck of Britain’s Biggest Aircraft Carrier

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10wYWKUq2e8&t=13s An amateur drone pilot has sparked a security review of Britain’s biggest and most technologically

August 14, 2017
Total Views: 115

Friday, August 11, 2017
LNG bunkering vessel
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Seagoing LNG Bunkering Vessel Arrives in Rotterdam

The new seagoing LNG bunkering vessel Cardissa has arrived at the port of Rotterdam where it will supply LNG fuel to a wide range of vessels on behalf of

August 11, 2017
Total Views: 195

Shell Strengthens LNG Fuel Business With Innovative Bunker Vessel and Bunker Barge Charter
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Shell Strengthens LNG Fuel Business With Innovative Bunker Vessel and Bunker Barge Charter

11 August 2017 – The Hague, The Netherlands – Shell Western LNG B.V. (Shell) today announced two significant milestones for its liquefied natural gas (LNG)

August 11, 2017
Total Views: 132

Thursday, August 10, 2017
Captain Has License Suspended for Failing to Avoid a Collision While Navigating Through Crowd
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Captain Has License Suspended for Failing to Avoid a Collision While Navigating Through Crowd

The captain of a Portland river cruise has had his Merchant Mariners Credential suspended for navigating his vessel through a crowd of watercraft attending an

August 10, 2017
Total Views: 206

Ship Photos of the Day – Dockwise Vanguard Loads Floating Dry Dock
Shipping News

Ship Photos of the Day – Dockwise Vanguard Loads Floating Dry Dock

Earlier this month a floating dock weighing 11,000 tons was loaded onto the deck of the semi-submersible heavy lift ship Dockwise Vanguard for transport to

August 10, 2017
Total Views: 178

Wednesday, August 9, 2017
valemax ship
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Vale Sells Two Very Large Ore Carriers for $178 Million

Brazilian mining company Vale SA on Wednesday said it has sold two ships with a capacity to carry 400,000 tonnes of iron ore each for a total of $178

August 9, 2017
Total Views: 209

2017 Hurricane Season Could Be Most Active Since 2010 – Updated NOAA Outlook
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2017 Hurricane Season Could Be Most Active Since 2010 – Updated NOAA Outlook

  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a scheduled update to its 2017 hurricane season outlook, with forecasters now predicting

August 9, 2017
Total Views: 75

Hyundai merchant marine ship
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South Korean Shipping Lines Form Alliance

South Korea’s 14 domestic shipping lines launched a shipping alliance as predicted on Tuesday. The Korean Shipping Partnership (KSP) was announced by the

August 9, 2017
Total Views: 191

Tuesday, August 8, 2017
New Panama Canal Toll Structure Approved
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New Panama Canal Toll Structure Approved

Panama’s government has approved a plan to modify the toll structure for ships using the Panama Canal.  The plan, which came at the recommendation

August 8, 2017
Total Views: 119

Saudi Aramco Awards First Major Contract for $5 Billion Maritime Yard in Gulf
Shipping News

Saudi Aramco Awards First Major Contract for $5 Billion Maritime Yard in Gulf

Saudi Aramco has signed the first major contract for Saudi Arabia’s $5.2 billion maritime and shipbuilding complex planned for the Persian Gulf. The

August 8, 2017
Total Views: 328

Monday, August 7, 2017
DNV GL delivers cost saving alternatives with remote surveillance for subsea equipment manufacturing
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DNV GL delivers cost saving alternatives with remote surveillance for subsea equipment manufacturing

The oil price collapse of 2014 triggered a wave of cost reduction among upstream businesses. Global oil and gas companies slashed capital expenditures by about

August 7, 2017
Total Views: 45

rena bulk carrier detained australia
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Australia Bans Bulk Carrier Over Unpaid Wages

Australia has banned the Bahamas-flagged bulk carrier MV Rena from entering its ports after the ship owner repeatedly failed to pay wages to its crew and did

August 7, 2017
Total Views: 46

WATCH: 38,000-Tonne ‘Mariner A’ Topside Installed Off Scotland
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WATCH: 38,000-Tonne ‘Mariner A’ Topside Installed Off Scotland

Norwegian energy company Statoil has completed the installation of the 38,000-tonne topside of its Mariner A production, drilling and quarters (PDQ) platform

August 7, 2017
Total Views: 135

Thursday, August 3, 2017
Nine Missing After Mercosul Line Containership Collides with Tug and Barges on Amazon River
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Nine Missing After Mercosul Line Containership Collides with Tug and Barges on Amazon River

A containership operated by Brazilian shipping company Mercosul Line was involved in a serious collision with a tug pushing barges down the Amazon River on

August 3, 2017
Total Views: 140

CMA CGM Preparing Order for 22,000 TEU Containerships -Reports
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CMA CGM Preparing Order for 22,000 TEU Containerships -Reports

CMA CGM is rumored to be on verge of placing a massive order for the construction of up to nine 22,000 TEU containerships, which if built would be the

August 3, 2017
Total Views: 102

NYK car carrier
Shipping News

Australia Fines NYK $25 Million for ‘Criminal Cartel Conduct’

The Federal Court of Australia has convicted Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) of criminal cartel conduct and ordered it to pay a

August 3, 2017
Total Views: 130

Wednesday, August 2, 2017
anti-piracy barbed wire on merchant vessel
Shipping News

Pirates Kidnap Five from Cargo Ship Off Nigeria

Pirates purportedly kidnapped five crew members from a cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria on Sunday. The International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy

August 2, 2017
Total Views: 93