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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.


Friday, September 11, 2015
Ship Photo of the Day – One World Trade Center Rainbow
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Ship Photo of the Day – One World Trade Center Rainbow

New York City resident Ben Sturner captured these photos September 10, 2015, the day before the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Amazing NYC Rainbow

September 11, 2015
Total Views: 60

Arctic Shipping Lanes Open for First Time Since 2013
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Arctic Shipping Lanes Open for First Time Since 2013

With the opening of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) through the Russian arctic earlier this month, the two major shipping routes through the Arctic are now both

September 11, 2015
Total Views: 176

Nine Questions for Nakilat’s Abdullah Al Sulaiti, Managing Director of the World’s Largest LNG Shipping Fleet
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Nine Questions for Nakilat’s Abdullah Al Sulaiti, Managing Director of the World’s Largest LNG Shipping Fleet

  With a fleet of 63 state-of-the-art LNG carriers, including 14 of the world’s largest Q-Max vessels, Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd, aka Nakilat,

September 11, 2015
Total Views: 348

Wednesday, September 9, 2015
MHI Secures Orders for Next-Generation LNG Carriers to Transport U.S. Gas
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MHI Secures Orders for Next-Generation LNG Carriers to Transport U.S. Gas

Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said Wednesday it has secured two orders from Japanese clients to build next-generation LNG carriers to transport U.S.

September 9, 2015
Total Views: 125

Ship Photo of the Day – Ship Selfie
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Ship Photo of the Day – Ship Selfie

Teekay’s Offshore’s Dampier Spirit knows how to use a selfie stick. The Floating Storage and Offloading Unit (FSO) is operating offshore

September 9, 2015
Total Views: 90

Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Ship Photo of the Day – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Reaches North Pole
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Ship Photo of the Day – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Reaches North Pole

The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy and the Geotraces science team have their portrait taken at the North Pole Sept. 7, 2015. Healy reached the pole on

September 8, 2015
Total Views: 107

Inmarsat Signs On for Futuristic Drone Ship R&D Project
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Inmarsat Signs On for Futuristic Drone Ship R&D Project

  Global satellite provider Inmarsat has become the latest industry partner to sign on for a groundbreaking project exploring the use of unmanned, drone

September 8, 2015
Total Views: 132

Monday, September 7, 2015
London International Shipping Week Kicks Off With LSE Opening
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London International Shipping Week Kicks Off With LSE Opening

  London International Shipping Week was kicked off Monday with the opening of the London Stock Exchange Monday by Shipping Minister Robert Goodwill MP

September 7, 2015
Total Views: 107

Thursday, September 3, 2015
LGN Tanks
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Gas Technology Institute To Deliver LNG Bunkering Safety Training

Last week Gas Technology Institute (GTI) joined with Marine Firefighting Inc. to train more than 150 stakeholders and first responders about liquefied natural

September 3, 2015
Total Views: 95

Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Irving Shipbuilding Cuts First Steel on Canada’s Arctic Patrol Ships
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Irving Shipbuilding Cuts First Steel on Canada’s Arctic Patrol Ships

  Irving Shipbuilding has cut steel on the first of Canada’s Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships at the company’s Halifax Shipyard in Nova Scotia.

September 2, 2015
Total Views: 93

Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – Giant Gantry Cranes Arrive in Los Angeles
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Ship Photos of the Day – Giant Gantry Cranes Arrive in Los Angeles

The heavy-lift vessel Zen Hua 19 arrived in Los Angeles carrying two new gantry cranes for the West Basin Container Terminal at the Port of Los Angeles.

September 1, 2015
Total Views: 133

Subsea 7 Lands $150 Million Culzean Field Contract from Maersk Oil
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Subsea 7 Lands $150 Million Culzean Field Contract from Maersk Oil

  Offshore contractor Subsea 7 says it has been awarded a $150 million subsea, umbilical, riser and flowline (SURF) contract by Maersk Oil for the

September 1, 2015
Total Views: 137

Monday, August 31, 2015
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Keppel Acquires Cameron’s Jack-Up Rig Business

Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine, the world’s largest rig builder, says it has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of

August 31, 2015
Total Views: 168

Friday, August 28, 2015
Fire on UASC Containership at Port of Hamburg
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Fire on UASC Containership at Port of Hamburg

  A fire broke out in the cargo area of a UASC containership early Friday morning as it arrived at the port of Hamburg. Local media reports say that

August 28, 2015
Total Views: 146

Thursday, August 27, 2015
Stena Drilling Pleads Guilty Over Fatal 2012 Rig Accident Off Australia
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Stena Drilling Pleads Guilty Over Fatal 2012 Rig Accident Off Australia

Stena Drilling has pleaded guilty in Australia to charges related to a fatal accident on board its Stena Clyde semi-submersible drilling rig in 2012 in which

August 27, 2015
Total Views: 517

Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Svitzer Orders Six Tugs at Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyard
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Svitzer Orders Six Tugs at Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyard

  Svitzer has signed a newbuilding contract with Sanmar Shipyard in Turkey for the construction of six terminal tugs to fulfill new contracts in

August 26, 2015
Total Views: 77

VIDEO: The Azipods Used to Propel the World’s Largest Cruise Ships
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VIDEO: The Azipods Used to Propel the World’s Largest Cruise Ships

Here’s a look at the ABB Azipod’s used to propel the newest and largest ships in Royal Caribbean’s fleet and many other vessels – both

August 26, 2015
Total Views: 1434

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Singapore Fines Bunker Firm Over Illegal Supply

  JL Petroleum Pte Ltd has been fined after pleading guilty in court last week for supplying bunkers in the Port of Singapore without a valid license, the

August 26, 2015
Total Views: 120

Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Workers carry a rope line to fasten a decommissioned ship at the Alang shipyard in Gujarat, India
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GMS Backs Danish Stance on Ship Beaching

  GMS, the world’s largest cash buyer of ships for recycling, has come out in support of the Danish Ship Association (DSA) which refuses to ban the

August 25, 2015
Total Views: 115

India Gives Boost to Coastal Shipping
Shipping News

India Gives Boost to Coastal Shipping

  The Government of India has revealed new plans to boost its coastal shipping and cruise tourism industries in an effort to spark develop in its coastal

August 25, 2015
Total Views: 81