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.


Thursday, July 21, 2016
WATCH: Free Running A Container Terminal in Turkey
News

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: 107

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

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: 199

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

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: 174

Tuesday, July 19, 2016
crowley florida mr tanker jones act
News

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: 114

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

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: 163

Hurtigruten expedition vessels arctic
Shipping News

Rolls-Royce to Design New Polar Cruise Ships for Hurtigruten

Rolls-Royce has signed a contract worth about $33 million with Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven to design and equip two new polar cruise ships. The contract

July 19, 2016
Total Views: 167

Monday, July 18, 2016
Stolt-Nielsen Acquires Jo Tankers’ Chemical Fleet for $575 Million
Shipping News

Stolt-Nielsen Acquires Jo Tankers’ Chemical Fleet for $575 Million

Oslo-listed Stolt-Nielsen Limited (Oslo Børs: SNI) announced Monday an agreement to acquire the chemical tanker operations of Jo Tankers for approximately

July 18, 2016
Total Views: 212

Thursday, July 14, 2016
Ramform Tethys Tows Record 50 Square Mile Streamer Spread
Shipping News

Ramform Tethys Tows Record 50 Square Mile Streamer Spread

Subsea surveying company PGS has once again set the record for the world’s largest seismic streamer spread tow covering a surface area of a whopping 50

July 14, 2016
Total Views: 232

Wallenius Wilhelmsen ro-ro ship
Shipping News

WWL to Pay Nearly $100 Million Criminal Fine Over Ro-Ro Price Fixing Scheme

Norwegian shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics AS (WWL) has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $98.9 million criminal fine for its involvement in a

July 14, 2016
Total Views: 230

Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Ship Photos of the Day – Pearl Harbor During RIMPAC 2016, the World’s Largest Maritime Exercise
Shipping News

Ship Photos of the Day – Pearl Harbor During RIMPAC 2016, the World’s Largest Maritime Exercise

Dozens of Navy ships from all over the world have descended on Pearl Harbor as part for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016, the world’s largest

July 13, 2016
Total Views: 1040

Tuesday, July 12, 2016
uscg icebreaker polar star
Defense

U.S. Shipbuilders: Shipyards Capable of Building Next Generation of Polar Icebreakers

In testimony before the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Matthew Paxton, President of the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA)

July 12, 2016
Total Views: 184

Monday, July 11, 2016
STCW Leadership and Management Training in Las Vegas, NV
Press Releases

STCW Leadership and Management Training in Las Vegas, NV

  11 July 2016– West Coast Maritime Training, Ltd  announced they will begin holding the USCG required Leadership and Managerial Skills training as

July 11, 2016
Total Views: 287

Friday, July 8, 2016
Boskalis to Take 24 Vessels Out of Service, Cut 650 Jobs
Shipping News

Boskalis to Take 24 Vessels Out of Service, Cut 650 Jobs

Dutch marine services provider Royal Boskalis Westminster has announced plans to cut approximately 650 jobs worldwide over the next two years as it takes 24

July 8, 2016
Total Views: 184

Thursday, July 7, 2016
U.S. Releases Final Rules for Offshore Drilling in the Arctic
Shipping News

U.S. Releases Final Rules for Offshore Drilling in the Arctic

The U.S. Department of Interior on Thursday released its final regulations over any future offshore exploratory drilling activities on the U.S. Arctic Outer

July 7, 2016
Total Views: 102

shipbreaking alang
News

European Commission Report Recommends ‘Ship Recycling License’

A new report by the European Commission recommends the introduction of a ship recycling license for all ships calling at EU ports as a form of financial

July 7, 2016
Total Views: 181

singapore ships
Shipping News

Keppel, Shell Form LNG Bunkering Joint Venture in Singapore

Singapore’s Keppel Corporation said Thursday it has entered into an agreement with Royal Dutch Shell to form a joint venture company, which will

July 7, 2016
Total Views: 108

Sailors Released After Two Years Imprisonment in Nigeria
News

Sailors Released After Two Years Imprisonment in Nigeria

The 11-strong crew of the MT Maro have finally been released after being held for two years in Nigeria. Revd Boet van Schalkwyk, a chaplain for international

July 7, 2016
Total Views: 117

Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Shipping Company to Pay $1 Million Over Illegal Dumping in Great Lakes
Shipping News

Shipping Company to Pay $1 Million Over Illegal Dumping in Great Lakes

A German shipping company has plead guilty and will pay $1 million for covering up illegal dumping of oily waste water from one of its vessels into the Great

July 6, 2016
Total Views: 80

U.S. Navy: $6.3 Billion for New Oilers and Amphibious Assault Ships
Shipping News

U.S. Navy: $6.3 Billion for New Oilers and Amphibious Assault Ships

The Navy has awarded two key contracts related to its future amphibious operations and replenishment capabilities that if fully exercised could be

July 6, 2016
Total Views: 125

Maersk Line Ship Runs Aground in Suez Canal
News

Maersk Line Ship Runs Aground in Suez Canal

A Maersk Line containership ran aground in the Suez Canal Tuesday afternoon causing several hours of traffic delays before

July 6, 2016
Total Views: 320