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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.


Wednesday, May 29, 2013
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News

Newly-Built Hopper Dredger “Jean Ango” Delivered to Dragages-Ports

The hopper dredger “Jean Ango” has been handed over to its owner, Dragages-Ports. The 1,500 m3 dredger was designed and built in Spain by

May 29, 2013
Total Views: 128

Tuesday, May 28, 2013
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News

Swire Pacific’s Fleet Gets Unlimited Internet Access

Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO), a Singapore-based leading service provider to the offshore oil and gas industry, is upgrading to Inmarsat’s FleetBroadband

May 28, 2013
Total Views: 90

Friday, May 24, 2013
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Incidents

Full Costa Concordia Investigation Report Released

Nearly a year and a half after the Costa Concordia hit rocks in Giglio, killing 32 people and partially sinking along the coast of the small Mediterranean

May 24, 2013
Total Views: 4784

Thursday, May 23, 2013
MSC Flaminia Enters Romanian Port for Repairs
News

MSC Flaminia Enters Romanian Port for Repairs

After more than six weeks of waiting at an anchorage off the coast of Constanza, Romania, the burned out MSC Flaminia has entered port for lightering

May 23, 2013
Total Views: 67

Australia Releases Final Report on M/V Tycoon Grounding
Grounding Incidents

Australia Releases Final Report on M/V Tycoon Grounding

A broken shackle on the port’s cantilever mooring line lead to the January 2012 grounding and eventual catastrophic hull failure of the M/V Tycoon at

May 23, 2013
Total Views: 191

ABS Wins “Best Classification Society” at ShipTek
Engineering News

ABS Wins “Best Classification Society” at ShipTek

ABS Wins ‘Best Classification Society’ Award at ShipTek 2013 At the 6th Annual International Maritime Awards, ABS received Marine BizTV’s

May 23, 2013
Total Views: 154

CLIA Members Sign Cruise Ship Passenger “Bill of Rights”

CLIA Members Sign Cruise Ship Passenger “Bill of Rights”

Cruise Lines International Association has approved the adoption of a “Cruise Industry Passenger Bill of Rights”, a list of ten amendments

May 23, 2013
Total Views: 119

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News

Ships Agency Solution Gaining Traction says Wilhelmsen Ships Services GM

Wilhelmsen Ships Services (WSS) General Manager for Japan Yoshihiro Iizuka says that he expects more customers to sign up for its’ Ships Agency

May 23, 2013
Total Views: 100

Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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Press Releases

Bollinger Delivers Sixth Fast Response Cutter to the USCG

LOCKPORT, La., Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has delivered the PAUL CLARK, the sixth Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the United States Coast Guard. The announcement

May 22, 2013
Total Views: 47

Press Releases

Marinette Marine Awarded Additional Coast Guard Response Boats (Medium)

MARINETTE, WI.  May 22, 2013 – Marinette Marine Corporation a Fincantieri Company, today announced that, as the Prime Contractor and Program

May 22, 2013
Total Views: 56

M/V Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller under tow
Interesting

WATCH: Building The World’s Largest Ship in 50,000 Pics, PART TWO

Maersk Line has just released this time-lapse video of the Maersk Triple-E as a sequel to their first video of the vessel of the under construction at DSME in

May 22, 2013
Total Views: 67

Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Multimedia

SPOTD – LNG Carrier Escorted by Combined Task Force 521

(May 21, 2013) – Combined Task Force 521 conducts convoy escort operations with a large natural gas tanker during International Mine Countermeasures

May 21, 2013
Total Views: 54

EU Pledges $47 Million to Fight Piracy in Eastern and Southern Africa
Piracy

EU Pledges $47 Million to Fight Piracy in Eastern and Southern Africa

The EU has pledged some $47 to strengthen counter piracy efforts in several Eastern and Southern African countries, the European Commission announced

May 21, 2013
Total Views: 51

Offshore

Hercules Offshores Sells Majority of Inland Fleet

HOUSTON – Hercules Offshore (Nasdaq: HERO) on Monday announced that it has entered into an agreement for the sale of eleven inland barge rigs, which

May 21, 2013
Total Views: 69

NOAA Report Examines Oil Pollution Threat From Shipwrecks
News

NOAA Report Examines Oil Pollution Threat From Shipwrecks

Report identifies 36 shipwrecks that pose a "worst case" oil pollution threat to the U.S.

May 21, 2013
Total Views: 79

Monday, May 20, 2013
Kingfish Cancels 11 Tanker Order at OSX Brasil’s Açu Shipyard
News

Kingfish Cancels 11 Tanker Order at OSX Brasil’s Açu Shipyard

11-tanker order cancelled as OSX scales back construction of its shipyard at the Açu port

May 20, 2013
Total Views: 48

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News

Kulluk Hearing Kicks Off in Alaska

The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday is kicking off its formal marine casualty investigation hearing into the December 31 grounding of Shell's Kulluk drilling rig on

May 20, 2013
Total Views: 79

Friday, May 17, 2013
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News

Castrol Marine Extends Cyltech 80AW Availability

A message from gCaptain sponsor, Castrol Marine Port availability of premium 80 BN cylinder oil from Castrol Marine is widened to account for growing demand.

May 17, 2013
Total Views: 48

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News

MARIS Enhances U.S. ECDIS Expertise

(Press Release) Marine electronics specialist MARIS AS has completed an ECDIS (electronic chart data information systems) technical training programme to

May 17, 2013
Total Views: 38

Thursday, May 16, 2013
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Engineering News

Cargotec Wins EUR 22 Million Order for 900-tonne MacGregor AHC Subsea Crane

(Press Release) Cargotec’s MacGregor has received EUR 22 million order to deliver a 900-tonne active heave-compensated (AHC) MacGregor subsea crane to

May 16, 2013
Total Views: 35