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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, July 27, 2015
Ocean-Going LNG Bunkering Barge Concept Receives Class Approval
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Ocean-Going LNG Bunkering Barge Concept Receives Class Approval

  A new design for a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-bunkering articulated tug and barge unit (ATB) designed by Seattle-based naval architecture firm Jensen

July 27, 2015
Total Views: 280

UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch Releases 2014 Annual Report
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UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch Releases 2014 Annual Report

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has issued its annual casualty and incident report, providing information on what kept the branch busy

July 27, 2015
Total Views: 137

Sunday, July 26, 2015
Carnival cruise ship
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Carnival Corp. in Landmark Disabilities Settlement With U.S. Justice Dept.

  The U.S. Justice Department and Carnival Corp. have announced a comprehensive, landmark settlement agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act

July 26, 2015
Total Views: 91

Friday, July 24, 2015
WATCH: Subsea Cable-Layer Maersk Connector Launched
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WATCH: Subsea Cable-Layer Maersk Connector Launched

The Damen-built subsea support vessel Maersk Connector was launched Thursday at Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania. The vessel is owned and operated by Maersk

July 24, 2015
Total Views: 203

Carnival Sending More Ships to China
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Carnival Sending More Ships to China

  Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest cruise ship company, says it will add two additional ships to its growing China fleet in 2016, making it

July 24, 2015
Total Views: 109

K-Line Settles Car Carrier Price-Fixing Lawsuit
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K-Line Settles Car Carrier Price-Fixing Lawsuit

Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., more commonly known as K-Line, has agreed to a settlement in an alleged car carrier price-fixing scheme involving

July 24, 2015
Total Views: 136

Thursday, July 23, 2015
Panama Canal Expansion Project Nearing Completion – Project Update
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Panama Canal Expansion Project Nearing Completion – Project Update

The Panama Canal Expansion Program is nearing completion with the construction of the Third Set of Locks reaching 90% completion this month. The Panama Canal

July 23, 2015
Total Views: 128

U.S. Regulator Approves Alliance Between Ports of Seattle and Tacoma
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U.S. Regulator Approves Alliance Between Ports of Seattle and Tacoma

  The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has voted to unanimously to allow an alliance between the ports of Tacoma and Seattle that is to

July 23, 2015
Total Views: 35

Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Freedom of the Seas Hit By Fire in Jamaica
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Freedom of the Seas Hit By Fire in Jamaica

  A fire hit Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas Wednesday during on a seven-night cruise out of Cape Canaveral, Florida to the

July 22, 2015
Total Views: 170

Australia Fines Master, Owner Over Dumping Garbage in Great Barrier Reef
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Australia Fines Master, Owner Over Dumping Garbage in Great Barrier Reef

  The Australian Maritime Safety Authority says it has successfully prosecuted the master and owners of the Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier ANL Kardinia

July 22, 2015
Total Views: 99

Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – LCS 9 Christening and Launch at Marinette Marine
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Ship Photos of the Day – LCS 9 Christening and Launch at Marinette Marine

The future USS Little Rock (LCS 9) was launched into the Menominee River in Marinette, Wisconsin on Saturday, July 19, 2015, after a christening ceremony at

July 21, 2015
Total Views: 132

WATCH: MV Legionnaire Sideways Launch
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WATCH: MV Legionnaire Sideways Launch

The MV Legionnaire, one of two new vessels that will soon begin serving the people of Newfoundland and Labrador, was launched on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at

July 21, 2015
Total Views: 166

BHP Billiton to Spend $240 Million on New Tugs and Tug Harbor at Port Hedland
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BHP Billiton to Spend $240 Million on New Tugs and Tug Harbor at Port Hedland

  BHP Billiton says it has approved US$240 million in funds to purchase new tugs and construct and upgrade related harbor facilities at Port Hedland, home

July 21, 2015
Total Views: 155

Monday, July 20, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – Ships Passing Under New York’s Verrazano Bridge
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Ship Photos of the Day – Ships Passing Under New York’s Verrazano Bridge

Almost every ship entering the Port of New York and New Jersey from the Atlantic Ocean must first pass underneath the Verrazano–Narrows Bridge, connecting

July 20, 2015
Total Views: 964

One Missing After Towing Vessel Sinks in Upper Mississippi River
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One Missing After Towing Vessel Sinks in Upper Mississippi River

The U.S. Coast Guard and local emergency responders searched Monday for missing person and capsized towing vessel on the Upper Mississippi River near St.

July 20, 2015
Total Views: 52

crowley iso tank
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Crowley Ups LNG Carrying Capacity

  Crowley Maritime Corp. says it has added 16 additional ISO tanks in response to high demand for U.S-sourced liquified natural gas from customers in

July 20, 2015
Total Views: 151

Thursday, July 16, 2015
Port of Rotterdam and Russian Partner Part Ways On Major Oil Terminal Project
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Port of Rotterdam and Russian Partner Part Ways On Major Oil Terminal Project

  The Port of Rotterdam Authority and its Russian partner have decided to terminate a long-standing contract calling for the construction of more than 3

July 16, 2015
Total Views: 162

WATCH: How to Survive a Shipwreck – EPIC HOW TO
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WATCH: How to Survive a Shipwreck – EPIC HOW TO

Don’t ditch your cell phone. Don’t drink your

July 16, 2015
Total Views: 44

Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – MV Marchen Maersk, Triple-E #19
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Ship Photos of the Day – MV Marchen Maersk, Triple-E #19

Maersk Line this week christened its newest giant Triple-E containership, MV Marchen Maersk, during a ceremony in Felixstowe. Marchen Maersk is the 19th

July 15, 2015
Total Views: 115

U.S. Coast Guard Evacuates 113 from Stranded Ferry
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U.S. Coast Guard Evacuates 113 from Stranded Ferry

  The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 113 people overnight from a grounded charter vessel near Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The Coast Guard says it received a 911

July 15, 2015
Total Views: 26