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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.


Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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News

Fugro Extends Subsea Vessel Charters with Havila Shipping

Havila Shipping ASA announced today they have agreed with Fugro TSM in Perth, Australia to extend the firm contract period for the 2005/2007-built subsea

April 23, 2013
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News

Gas Natural Signs Time Charter for LNG Libra

Höegh LNG announced today their 126,000 cubic meter LNG carrier, LNG Libra has been chartered by Spanish natural gas utilities company Gas Natural. The

April 23, 2013
Total Views: 86

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MWCC Chooses Technip’s Alabama Shorebase to Store Deepwater Blowout Response Equipment

Houston, TX, April 23, 2013 – Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) announced today that Mobile, Ala. has been selected as the shorebase location to

April 23, 2013
Total Views: 146

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News

Hartmann Reederei Upgrades Their 74 Ships with Marlink VSAT

Oslo, 23 April 2013 – German ship operator Hartmann Reederei has chosen Marlink to supply standardized Ku-band VSAT services to a diversified fleet of 74

April 23, 2013
Total Views: 103

Monday, April 22, 2013
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Press Releases

TORM Sells Five MR Product Tankers to Oaktree

TORM has entered into an agreement to sell five MR product tankers to a company controlled by Oaktree Capital Management. The sale is a consequence of the

April 22, 2013
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News

Chinese Fishing Vessel Pulled from Tubbataha Reef

Investigators to look into the 400 boxes of dead anteaters found beneath the cargo hold

April 22, 2013
Total Views: 107

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SPOTD – Lightspeed on the Houston Ship Channel

Long exposure going under the Fred Hartmann Bridge on the Houston Ship Channel. Image by Lou Vest/Oneighteen See more of his fantastic photography on his

April 22, 2013
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Keppel Forms Seabed Mineral Mining JV
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Keppel Forms Seabed Mineral Mining JV

New joint venture intends to search and recover polymetallic nodules found several kilometers beneath the ocean's

April 22, 2013
Total Views: 85

Navios Forms New Joint Venture, Acquires 10-Vessel Fleet
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Navios Forms New Joint Venture, Acquires 10-Vessel Fleet

Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. and Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation Through a New Joint Venture Agree to Acquire a Ten-Vessel Fleet From Debtors of HSH

April 22, 2013
Total Views: 45

Friday, April 19, 2013
Noble Newbuilds Headed for Gulf of Mexico

Noble Newbuilds Headed for Gulf of Mexico

Two Noble drillships under construction at HHI will go to Gulf of Mexico under three-year contracts.

April 19, 2013
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U.S. Navy Misses Ship Construction Plan Deadline
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U.S. Navy Misses Ship Construction Plan Deadline

The Navy has missed the deadline in sending in the “Annual Naval Vessel Construction Plan” to

April 19, 2013
Total Views: 29

Search Underway for Six People Missing After Barges Collide South of Hong Kong
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Search Underway for Six People Missing After Barges Collide South of Hong Kong

Two barges collided Thursday evening in thick fog south of Hong

April 19, 2013
Total Views: 17

Thursday, April 18, 2013
European Parliament Rejects Proposal for Ship Recycling Fund
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European Parliament Rejects Proposal for Ship Recycling Fund

The European Parliament on Thursday backed plans that would help make the scrapping of old ships safer, but voted against a proposal for a recycling fund

April 18, 2013
Total Views: 117

USS Freedom Arrives in Singapore on Maiden Overseas Deployment
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USS Freedom Arrives in Singapore on Maiden Overseas Deployment

The U.S. Navy's first littoral combat ship, USS Freedom (LCS 1), has arrived in Singapore, highlighting the next phase of her deployment to Southeast

April 18, 2013
Total Views: 78

Ship Photos of The Day – First Caissons Installed on Costa Concordia
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Ship Photos of The Day – First Caissons Installed on Costa Concordia

The first caissons, or sponsons, have been installed on the port side of the Costa

April 18, 2013
Total Views: 124

Wednesday, April 17, 2013
USCG Steps Up Security at Northeast Ports Following Boston Bombings
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USCG Steps Up Security at Northeast Ports Following Boston Bombings

The message continues to apply: "If you see something, say

April 17, 2013
Total Views: 70

Carnival Cruise Lines to Spend $300 Million on Fleet Upgrades

Carnival Cruise Lines to Spend $300 Million on Fleet Upgrades

Part of a broader $700 million fleet improvement plan by Carnival Corp.

April 17, 2013
Total Views: 109

Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Tall Ship, Picton Castle, Delivers Adventure and Cargo in the South Pacific
Press Releases

Tall Ship, Picton Castle, Delivers Adventure and Cargo in the South Pacific

LUNENBURG – Circling the world five times as part of her famed 30,000-mile circumnavigation voyages, the tall ship Picton Castle has often been called

April 16, 2013
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Signal International and Great Lakes Dredge Square Off
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Signal International and Great Lakes Dredge Square Off

Work towards the design of an AT/B dredge at Signal International has been stopped at request of Great Lakes Dredge and Dock... and let's just say Signal is

April 16, 2013
Total Views: 48

Seadrill Books First Gig for Newbuild Drillship, West Neptune

Seadrill Books First Gig for Newbuild Drillship, West Neptune

The $662 million contract will span a minimum of three years, plus an option for a one-year

April 16, 2013
Total Views: 142