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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, June 7, 2016
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Foss Maritime Christens New ‘Arctic’ Tug

Foss Maritime has christened its second of three state-of-the-art Arctic Class tugs designed to operate in the extreme conditions up in Alaska and the Arctic

June 7, 2016
Total Views: 381

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China COSCO Launches Tanker Giant

China COSCO Shipping on Monday officially launched the consolidated COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation Co., creating one of the world’s largest tanker

June 7, 2016
Total Views: 59

Monday, June 6, 2016
CMA CGM Makes All-Cash Offer to Buy NOL
Shipping News

CMA CGM Makes All-Cash Offer to Buy NOL

French container shipping company CMA CGM has launched an all-cash offer for all outstanding shares of Singapore-listed Neptune Orient Lines. The offer price

June 6, 2016
Total Views: 125

Friday, June 3, 2016
Salvage Firm Ardent Reports Solid First Year After Titan-Svitzer Merger
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Salvage Firm Ardent Reports Solid First Year After Titan-Svitzer Merger

One year after the salvage firms Titan and Svitzer joined forces under the new brand Ardent, the combined company can report that, all things considered, the

June 3, 2016
Total Views: 138

Lightering Ops Underway for Grounded Freighter in Lake Superior [PHOTOS]
Accidents

Lightering Ops Underway for Grounded Freighter in Lake Superior [PHOTOS]

The U.S. Coast Guard has reported that lightering operations on the grounded MV Roger Blough began Friday a full week after the American freighter ran

June 3, 2016
Total Views: 235

Navigation Company ChartCo Acquired by British Private Investment Firm
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Navigation Company ChartCo Acquired by British Private Investment Firm

British private equity firm Equistone Partners is buying marine navigation service ChartCo from fellow fund ECI for 55 million pounds ($79.43 million), the

June 3, 2016
Total Views: 180

Booming Cruise Industry Reports Better-Than-Expected Passenger Numbers in 2015
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Booming Cruise Industry Reports Better-Than-Expected Passenger Numbers in 2015

The Cruise Lines International Association has bumped up its passenger predictions for 2016 after numbers showed that the industry surpassed its 2015 passenger

June 3, 2016
Total Views: 129

Thursday, June 2, 2016
Norway Grounds H225 Helicopters After Crash
Shipping News

Norway Grounds H225 Helicopters After Crash

The Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority has grounded all search and rescue flights of the H225 helicopter indefinitely following a fatal accident in Norway in

June 2, 2016
Total Views: 163

Watch: Four and a Half Minutes of N. Atlantic Lighthouses in Storms
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Watch: Four and a Half Minutes of N. Atlantic Lighthouses in Storms

According to the uploader this footage is all of lighthouses in the Iroise Sea off northwest France. Special shout out to anyone who can name all them.

June 2, 2016
Total Views: 609

Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Ship Photos of the Day – Ex-HMS Endurance Departs Portsmouth for the Breakers
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Ship Photos of the Day – Ex-HMS Endurance Departs Portsmouth for the Breakers

The ex-HMS Endurance was towed out of Portsmouth Harbour one final time Wednesday headed for the breakers in Turkey.  The Endurance is

June 1, 2016
Total Views: 261

VIDEO: Finland’s FNS Louhi and OPV Turva in Full Scale Ice Trials
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VIDEO: Finland’s FNS Louhi and OPV Turva in Full Scale Ice Trials

Video from Aker Arctic of full scale ice trials for the Finnish vessels Louhi and Turva that were held in winter 2016 in the Gulf of

June 1, 2016
Total Views: 177

Tuesday, May 31, 2016
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BIMCO Chief: Dry Bulk Recovery Possible in 2019 But Action Needed Now

Some sobering comments from the head of the world’s largest shipping association on the perilous state of dry bulk market, currently in the grips of the

May 31, 2016
Total Views: 74

PHOTOS: U.S. Freighter ‘Roger Blough’ Hard Aground in Lake Superior
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PHOTOS: U.S. Freighter ‘Roger Blough’ Hard Aground in Lake Superior

A U.S.-flagged freighter that spent Memorial Day weekend hard aground in Lake Superior is still stuck Tuesday as salvage crews continue on plans to refloat the

May 31, 2016
Total Views: 906

Saturday, May 28, 2016
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Maersk Drilling Buys Newbuild Jack-Up from Rival Hercules

Maersk Drilling has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the newbuild harsh environment jack-up rig from struggling rival Hercules Offshore (Nasdaq:

May 28, 2016
Total Views: 149

Friday, May 27, 2016
Australia Finds Detained Bulk Carrier’s Crew Was Unable to Operate the Ship’s ECDIS
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Australia Finds Detained Bulk Carrier’s Crew Was Unable to Operate the Ship’s ECDIS

Australian authorities have detained a Panama-flagged bulk carrier in Brisbane after officials found that the crew was untrained in the operation of the

May 27, 2016
Total Views: 251

Video: What It’s Like to Be a Ship Pilot in New York Harbor
Shipping News

Video: What It’s Like to Be a Ship Pilot in New York Harbor

Lying below the surface of the bay and extending from the tip of Sandy Hook to the south shore of Long Island is a series of shoals that separate

May 27, 2016
Total Views: 402

Thursday, May 26, 2016
Ship Photos of the Day – Parade of Ships Kicks Off Fleet Week New York
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Ship Photos of the Day – Parade of Ships Kicks Off Fleet Week New York

The 28th annual Fleet Week New York kicked off Wednesday with a parade of ships past the Verrazano Bridge and into New York Harbor. The week long

May 26, 2016
Total Views: 341

Fishing Vessel Comes to Rescue After U.S. Fighter Jets Collide Off Cape Hatteras
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Fishing Vessel Comes to Rescue After U.S. Fighter Jets Collide Off Cape Hatteras

A good samaritan fishing vessel rescued four survivors from the Atlantic Ocean following a collision involving two U.S. Navy fighter jets 25 miles east of

May 26, 2016
Total Views: 98

Wednesday, May 25, 2016
These Photos Perfectly Illustrate the Horrors Faced by Migrants in the Mediterranean Sea
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These Photos Perfectly Illustrate the Horrors Faced by Migrants in the Mediterranean Sea

A wooden fishing boat overcrowded with more than 500 refugees capsized off the coast of Libya on Wednesday, killing at least five people. A series of

May 25, 2016
Total Views: 271

Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Man Overboard from U.S. Coast Guard Sail Training Ship ‘Eagle’ in Ireland
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Man Overboard from U.S. Coast Guard Sail Training Ship ‘Eagle’ in Ireland

A crewman on board the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle reportedly fell overboard during a visit to Ireland Tuesday morning.  The Royal National

May 24, 2016
Total Views: 315