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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, August 1, 2016
Watch: Forty Ships and Submarines Sail in Close Formation
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Watch: Forty Ships and Submarines Sail in Close Formation

Forty ships and submarines from 13 nations operate in close formation during Rim of the Pacific 2016. This year’s RIMPAC, the world’s largest

August 1, 2016
Total Views: 34

Panama Canal Authority: 55 Vessels Through New Locks in First Month
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Panama Canal Authority: 55 Vessels Through New Locks in First Month

The expanded Panama Canal’s new neopanamax locks recorded a total of 55 vessel transits in the first month since their June 26 inauguration. Of the

August 1, 2016
Total Views: 151

Thursday, July 28, 2016
Paris MoU Planning MLC, 2006 Crackdown
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Paris MoU Planning MLC, 2006 Crackdown

The Paris MoU on Port State Control is getting ready to launch a 3-month campaign intended to crack down on sub-standard working and living conditions on board

July 28, 2016
Total Views: 105

Damen Unveils Platform Decommissioning Concept
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Damen Unveils Platform Decommissioning Concept

With the seemingly indefinite slump in the North Sea oil and gas industry, it’s no surprise to see a number of companies grappling with the down market

July 28, 2016
Total Views: 109

Wednesday, July 27, 2016
New ECO Tanker Marks NASSCO’s Seventh Ship Delivery in 13 Months
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New ECO Tanker Marks NASSCO’s Seventh Ship Delivery in 13 Months

General Dynamics NASSCO has delivered the latest ECO Class tanker to its longtime customer APT, marking the American shipbuilder’s seventh ship

July 27, 2016
Total Views: 115

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Tow to Alang Shipbreakers Proving Troublesome for Wrecked MV Benita

More trouble for salvors of the MV Benita wreck just a few days they were able to refloat the vessel from the southern shore of Mauritius where it

July 27, 2016
Total Views: 139

Video: How Maritime Law Works
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Video: How Maritime Law Works

Learn something new today by watching this video breaking down how maritime actually law

July 27, 2016
Total Views: 230

Tuesday, July 26, 2016
SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, Now Officially America’s Newest Sail Training Ship
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SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, Now Officially America’s Newest Sail Training Ship

The 200-foot tall ship Oliver Hazard Perry is ready to take on its first class of trainees as America’s newest Tall Ship and Rhode Island’s

July 26, 2016
Total Views: 163

U.S. Navy’s Next Littoral Combat Ship Completes Acceptance Trials – VIDEO
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U.S. Navy’s Next Littoral Combat Ship Completes Acceptance Trials – VIDEO

Check out this video of the future littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7) completing its acceptance trials earlier this month. The Detroit will be the fourth

July 26, 2016
Total Views: 72

WATCH: Ivar Aasen Topside Installation in North Sea
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WATCH: Ivar Aasen Topside Installation in North Sea

The heavy lift crane vessel Saipem 7000 has completed the installation of all Ivar Aasen topside modules at the Ivar Aasen oil field in the Norwegian sector of

July 26, 2016
Total Views: 384

Monday, July 25, 2016
Photos: U.S. Navy Shows Off Seabasing Ops with USNS Montford Point
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Photos: U.S. Navy Shows Off Seabasing Ops with USNS Montford Point

The U.S. Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) expeditionary transfer dock USNS Montford Point (T-ESD 1) showed off

July 25, 2016
Total Views: 163

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News

Worldwide Piracy Falls to Lowest Level Since 1995

Piracy and armed robbery at sea has fallen to its lowest levels since 1995, despite a surge in kidnappings off West Africa, according to a new report from the

July 25, 2016
Total Views: 47

Saturday, July 23, 2016
Containership Damaged After Hitting Wall in Panama Canal’s New Locks
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Containership Damaged After Hitting Wall in Panama Canal’s New Locks

A neopanamax containership has suffered a gash to its hull after bumping into the wall of one of the new locks making up the expanded Panama Canal. According

July 23, 2016
Total Views: 358

Friday, July 22, 2016
Salvors Prepare to Refloat MV Benita in Mauritius
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Salvors Prepare to Refloat MV Benita in Mauritius

The salvage of the MV Benita continues in Mauritius more than a mont after it ran aground following an incident involving a rogue crew member. International

July 22, 2016
Total Views: 161

Thursday, July 21, 2016
Maersk Line Unveils Panama Canal Plans
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Maersk Line Unveils Panama Canal Plans

Maersk Line unveiled plans Thursday to deploy 11 vessels of 8,500 TEU on a rerouted service that will make use of the newly expanded Panama Canal. Maersk Line

July 21, 2016
Total Views: 110

WATCH: Free Running A Container Terminal in Turkey
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WATCH: Free Running A Container Terminal in Turkey

When Red Bull free runners Jason Paul and Dimitris Kyrsanidis were asked to design their “dreamland” course, the two chose Haydarpa?a Port in

July 21, 2016
Total Views: 71

Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Watch: Decommissioned Navy Ship Gets Bombarded with Missiles And Torpedoes in Live Fire Sinking Exercise
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Watch: Decommissioned Navy Ship Gets Bombarded with Missiles And Torpedoes in Live Fire Sinking Exercise

Here is the decommissioned USS Thach (FFG 43) getting bombarded with missiles and torpedoes during Rim of the Pacific 2016 live fire sinking exercise

July 20, 2016
Total Views: 113

How Shell Plans to Decommission the Brent Oil Field – With Help from Pioneering Spirit
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How Shell Plans to Decommission the Brent Oil Field – With Help from Pioneering Spirit

Later this year Shell will begin removing the topside of the Brent Delta platform as part of the decommissioning of the Brent oil and gas field in the UK

July 20, 2016
Total Views: 123

Tuesday, July 19, 2016
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Beefs Up Jones Act Enforcement

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection is beefing up its enforcement of the Jones Act with the creation of a special division strictly to handle Jones Act

July 19, 2016
Total Views: 80

U.S. Charges Liberian Ship Management Company, Shipowner, and Three Engineering Officers with Environmental Crimes
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U.S. Charges Liberian Ship Management Company, Shipowner, and Three Engineering Officers with Environmental Crimes

A federal grand jury in Charleston, South Carolina has returned an indictment charging Aegean Shipping Management S.A. and Aegeansun Gamma Inc. with

July 19, 2016
Total Views: 105