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.


Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Royal Caribbean Orders Fifth Quantum-Class Cruise Ship
Shipping News

Royal Caribbean Orders Fifth Quantum-Class Cruise Ship

  Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE, OSE: RCL) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Meyer Werft in Germany to order a fifth

November 3, 2015
Total Views: 133

Monday, November 2, 2015
IMB: Piracy Crackdown in Southeast Asia ‘Bearing Fruit’
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IMB: Piracy Crackdown in Southeast Asia ‘Bearing Fruit’

Despite an overall global reduction in serious pirate attacks this year, there remains no room for complacency in the global fight against piracy on the high

November 2, 2015
Total Views: 115

Friday, October 30, 2015
Australia Reveals Details of New Antarctic Icebreaker
Shipping News

Australia Reveals Details of New Antarctic Icebreaker

The Australian Government has provided details of Australia’s new state-of-the-art icebreaker set to replace the Aurora Australis as the flagship of

October 30, 2015
Total Views: 297

Thursday, October 29, 2015
Hornbeck Offshore to Have 30 OSVs Stacked by End of Year
Interesting

Hornbeck Offshore to Have 30 OSVs Stacked by End of Year

  Hornbeck Offshore is set to have more than 30 OSVs fleet stacked by year-end as the slump in oil prices continues to wreck havoc on the offshore market.

October 29, 2015
Total Views: 153

Ship Photos of the Day – Triple-E Makes Maiden Call at Southampton
Shipping News

Ship Photos of the Day – Triple-E Makes Maiden Call at Southampton

The Maersk Triple-E Mathilde Maersk makes it maiden call at the DP World Southampton container terminal at the port of Southampton on Wednesday, October

October 29, 2015
Total Views: 267

Oil Removed from Wrecked ‘Flinterstar’ Off Belgium
Accidents

Oil Removed from Wrecked ‘Flinterstar’ Off Belgium

  Dutch shipowner Flinter announced Wednesday that all remaining heavy fuel oil has been successfully removed from the wreck of the MV

October 29, 2015
Total Views: 141

Pacific Drilling Cancels Drillship Order at Samsung Heavy
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Pacific Drilling Cancels Drillship Order at Samsung Heavy

  Luxembourg-based Pacific Drilling (NYSE:PACD) says it has rescinded a construction contract for the ultra-deepwater drillship Pacific Zonda at Samsung

October 29, 2015
Total Views: 135

Statoil to Explore Offshore South Africa
Offshore

Statoil to Explore Offshore South Africa

Norwegian oil major Statoil says it has completed a deal with ExxonMobil to explore for oil and gas offshore South Africa. Under the farm-in transaction,

October 29, 2015
Total Views: 49

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Maersk Tanker Conducts Rare Refueling of U.S. Navy Ship At Sea
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Maersk Tanker Conducts Rare Refueling of U.S. Navy Ship At Sea

  In a rare occurrence, a Maersk tanker refueled a Military Sealift Command oiler while at sea during an exercise in international waters off the

October 28, 2015
Total Views: 585

Tuesday, October 27, 2015
cargo ship
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Crew Kidnapping Marks Return of West Africa Pirate Attacks

The recent kidnapping of four crew members from a cargo ship off the Niger Delta marks the return of attacks in West Africa and illustrates the

October 27, 2015
Total Views: 84

Subi Reef China Phillipines Dispute
News

Ship Photos of the Day – China’s Man-Made Island at Subi Reef

Subi reef, located in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, is shown in these handout satellite images provided by the Center for

October 27, 2015
Total Views: 187

Monday, October 26, 2015
Transocean Delays Drillships at DSME
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Transocean Delays Drillships at DSME

  Drilling contractor Transocean announced Monday that the delivery of two newbuild drillships currently under construction in South Korea will be delayed

October 26, 2015
Total Views: 195

Tug and Barge Ground in High Winds Off Galveston, Texas
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Tug and Barge Ground in High Winds Off Galveston, Texas

  The U.S. Coast Guard is working with contractors and the owner of a seagoing tug and empty tank barge Monday, after the vessels became beached in the

October 26, 2015
Total Views: 173

maersk oil sale
News

Maersk Oil to Cut Up to 12% of its Global Workforce

  Maersk Oil says it intends to implement workforce reductions amounting to 10% to 12% of its global workforce amid the low price of oil. The move,

October 26, 2015
Total Views: 99

Ship Photos of the Day – More Sketches of Ships
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Ship Photos of the Day – More Sketches of Ships

Back by popular demand, Niall Farrell from Greystones, Ireland has sent us more sketches he’s done of ship scenes around Europe.  See more of

October 26, 2015
Total Views: 132

Sunday, October 25, 2015
Top Hurricane Tracking Sites [Ranked]
Interesting

Top Hurricane Tracking Sites [Ranked]

Editor’s NOTE: With Hurricane Sandy currently over Cuba and threatening Florida and the U.S. East Coast, here is a look at some of the top websites

October 25, 2015
Total Views: 2908

Friday, October 23, 2015
Time-Lapse Friday: Hong Kong Waters in 4K HD
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Time-Lapse Friday: Hong Kong Waters in 4K HD

This is one of a series of videos created by Captain Florin, which he shoots himself as he travels around the world on a containership. The original idea

October 23, 2015
Total Views: 66

Wednesday, October 21, 2015
German Shipowner to Convert Containership to LNG
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German Shipowner to Convert Containership to LNG

German shipowner Wessels Reederei says it has been given funds to convert one of its feeder containerships to liquified natural gas, marking the first of

October 21, 2015
Total Views: 123

Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – BigLift’s Happy Star Arrives in Rotterdam Carrying 22 Vessels
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Ship Photos of the Day – BigLift’s Happy Star Arrives in Rotterdam Carrying 22 Vessels

BigLift Shipping’s heavy lift vessel Happy Star arrived in Rotterdam carrying a total of 22 stock vessels for Dutch shipbuilding group Damen. The

October 20, 2015
Total Views: 222

Fatal Accident Reported on Pacific Santa Ana Drillship in Gulf of Mexico
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Fatal Accident Reported on Pacific Santa Ana Drillship in Gulf of Mexico

  The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said Tuesday it was responding to a report of a death on the Pacific Santa Ana in the Gulf

October 20, 2015
Total Views: 359