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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, April 17, 2015
Oil Companies, Nations Commit to End Flaring by 2030
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Oil Companies, Nations Commit to End Flaring by 2030

A group of 25 major oil companies, oil-producing nations and development institutions have for the first time committed to ending the practice of routine gas

April 17, 2015
Total Views: 119

Drewry: History Repeating Itself with Container Shipping’s Continued Addiction to Ships
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Drewry: History Repeating Itself with Container Shipping’s Continued Addiction to Ships

Despite positive growth momentum, the container shipping industry continues to suffer new, big ship deliveries with no let-up to the ordering frenzy, according

April 17, 2015
Total Views: 96

Thursday, April 16, 2015
North Carolina Offers Strong Support of Oil and Gas Exploration Off Atlantic Coast
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North Carolina Offers Strong Support of Oil and Gas Exploration Off Atlantic Coast

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory on Wednesday expressed strong support for the environmentally safe and responsible offshore energy exploration off the

April 16, 2015
Total Views: 93

Wednesday, April 15, 2015
EMAS AMC Signs New Subsea IRM Contracts
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EMAS AMC Signs New Subsea IRM Contracts

Global subsea EPCIC contractor EMAS AMC, a subsidiary of Ezra Holdings, reports today new contracts worth upwards of $55 million to support the inspection,

April 15, 2015
Total Views: 63

Monday, April 13, 2015
Majority of Seafarers ‘Content’ With Life at Sea, Survey Shows
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Majority of Seafarers ‘Content’ With Life at Sea, Survey Shows

The majority of seafarers are content with life at sea, according to preliminary findings of a new survey conducted by the shipping association BIMCO together

April 13, 2015
Total Views: 165

IMO’s Nairobi Convention on Wreck Removals Enters Into Force
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IMO’s Nairobi Convention on Wreck Removals Enters Into Force

The International Maritime Organization’s Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks will enter into force on Tuesday, April 14, 2015,

April 13, 2015
Total Views: 149

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Siem Offshore Shows How They Will Connect 67 Offshore Wind Generators Via Subsea Cable

Two of Siem Offshore Contractors’ newest vessels, the Siem Aimery and the Siem Moxie will be utilized next year to install 97 kilometers of subsea power

April 13, 2015
Total Views: 87

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Subsea 7 Signs $200 Million Contract with Petrobras

Subsea 7 announced today the winning of a 2-year, USD $200 million subsea installation contract with Petrobras which will utilize the company’s

April 13, 2015
Total Views: 205

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Milaha in Talks with UACC on Prospective Merger

Qatari shipping firm Milaha reports today they have commenced merger discussions with UAE-headquartered United Arab Chemical Carriers Ltd (UACC). UACC owns and

April 13, 2015
Total Views: 79

Sunday, April 12, 2015
Canadian Coast Guard Commissioner Jody Thomas’ Statement on Vancouver Bunker Spill
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Canadian Coast Guard Commissioner Jody Thomas’ Statement on Vancouver Bunker Spill

Canadian Coast Guard Commissioner Jody Thomas issued statement Sunday defending the Coast Guard’s response to the bunker fuel spill from the MV

April 12, 2015
Total Views: 68

Friday, April 10, 2015
U.S. Congressman Garamendi Makes Case for Revitalizing Nation’s Shipbuilding Industry
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U.S. Congressman Garamendi Makes Case for Revitalizing Nation’s Shipbuilding Industry

On Thursday, U.S. Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, CA), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee

April 10, 2015
Total Views: 38

Norwegian Shipowners Less Optimistic About 2015
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Norwegian Shipowners Less Optimistic About 2015

Norwegian shipowners are less optimistic in 2015 amid falling oil prices, heightened geopolitical tensions, and sluggish, uncertain growth in the global

April 10, 2015
Total Views: 82

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BW LPG Orders New Gas Carriers

BW LPG Limited announced today new shipbuilding contracts have been signed with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) for four Very Large Gas

April 10, 2015
Total Views: 161

Thursday, April 9, 2015
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SPOTD: Mark Zuckerburg Visits the Panama Canal

Mark Zuckerburg, the founder of Facebook, paid a visit to the Panama Canal today and observed the British-flagged chemical tanker CPO New Zealand as she made

April 9, 2015
Total Views: 111

Video: Bow to Bow with Maersk Edinburgh
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Video: Bow to Bow with Maersk Edinburgh

Shipping TV’s Chris Gosling takes his camera aboard the tug Svitzer Shotley as the tug goes bow to bow with the mighty Maersk Edinburgh – 243

April 9, 2015
Total Views: 132

Great Lakes Ore Trade Off to Slowest Start in Five Years
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Great Lakes Ore Trade Off to Slowest Start in Five Years

Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes have gotten off to a horrendous start this year with icy conditions and a clear need for operational icebreakers to

April 9, 2015
Total Views: 99

Washington State Ferry Rail Jumper Fined
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Washington State Ferry Rail Jumper Fined

A passenger of a Washington State Ferry has been fined $5,000 for intentionally jumping overboard from the vessel prior to its departure from the Bremerton

April 9, 2015
Total Views: 149

Statoil Strikes Oil at Gulf of Mexico’s Yeti Prospect
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Statoil Strikes Oil at Gulf of Mexico’s Yeti Prospect

Statoil announced today that it has made an oil discovery in its Miocene Yeti prospect located in the Gulf of Mexico. The Yeti discovery was made in Walker

April 9, 2015
Total Views: 46

Wednesday, April 8, 2015
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Superyacht Dragonfly Comes to Vanuatu’s Rescue After Devastating Cyclone

Under the direction of the yacht owners, the crew of M/Y Dragonfly put the hammer down and sailed 1600 nautical miles over 3.5 days to reach the south Pacific

April 8, 2015
Total Views: 243

NTSB Opens Accident Docket on 2014 Houston Ship Channel Collision and Oil Spill
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NTSB Opens Accident Docket on 2014 Houston Ship Channel Collision and Oil Spill

The U.S. National Transporation Safety Board has opened its accident docket in its ongoing investigation into a 2014 collision in the Houston Ship Channel

April 8, 2015
Total Views: 129