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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, March 13, 2013
prosafe regalia accommodation vessel
News

Talisman Books Prosafe’s Regalia Accommodation Vessel for $137 Million

Prosafe, a Cyprus-based owner and operator of semi-submersible accommodation vessels, announced today they have has been awarded a USD $137.5

March 13, 2013
Total Views: 84

ardmore seavaliant
News

SPP Shipbuilding Holds Naming Ceremony for Pair of Ardmore Product Tankers

CORK, IRELAND – Chemical and product tanker specialist Ardmore Shipping has named the two newest vessels to join its fleet, the Ardmore Seavaliant and

March 13, 2013
Total Views: 49

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Engineering News

Mitsubishi Heavy Awards ABB $26 Million Engineering Contract for Pair of 3D Seismic Vessel New Builds

ABB, the Swiss power and automation technology group, announced today they have won a $26 million order to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for

March 13, 2013
Total Views: 101

Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Lockheed Martin Draws On Space Shuttle Expertise to Produce LNG Fuel Tanks for Ships
News

Lockheed Martin Draws On Space Shuttle Expertise to Produce LNG Fuel Tanks for Ships

Lockheed Martin on Tuesday announced plans to develop and manufacture liquified natural gas fuel tanks for initial use on ships as the defense and aerospace

March 12, 2013
Total Views: 64

No Deal: Keppel Terminates $1.2 Billion Ukrainian Rig Order
Offshore

No Deal: Keppel Terminates $1.2 Billion Ukrainian Rig Order

Singapore’s Keppel Corporation said Tuesday that it has terminated a deal with Ukraine’s state-run oil and gas company, Naftogaz, that called for

March 12, 2013
Total Views: 39

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News

DNV and Statoil Cooperate to Enhance Arctic Competence

OSLO – DNV and Statoil are today launching a competence programme that aims to enhance the two organisations’ knowledge about particular Arctic

March 12, 2013
Total Views: 22

Monday, March 11, 2013
Press Releases

T&T Salvage To Provide Salvage and Firefighting Services

On March 9th, the OPA 90 Vessel Response Plan regulatory package outlining requirements for nontank vessels trading in U.S. waters was approved by the Office

March 11, 2013
Total Views: 55

cargotec
News

Cargotec Receives Order for MacGregor Cargo Access Package for ACL Newbuilds

Cargotec’s MacGregor has received another large order today, following MacGregor RoRo cargo access equipment order from South Korea announced on 6

March 11, 2013
Total Views: 22

mv royal grace eunavfor piracy
News

Ransom Paid…Somali Pirates Release MV Royal Grace and MT Smyrni [UPDATE 2]

Update (March 11, 2013): European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) reports today the 26 crewmembers of M/T Smyrni have been released as of Sunday 10 March at

March 11, 2013
Total Views: 311

havila crusader
News

Havila Shipping Announces Charter Contracts from Statoil

Havila Shipping (OSLO:HAVI) announced today they have entered into new contracts with Statoil for their platform supply vessels, Havila Clipper and Havila

March 11, 2013
Total Views: 43

boskalis
News

Boskalis Awarded Australian and Vietnamese Dredging Contracts

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) announced today the acquisition of dredging contracts in Australia and Vietnam with a combined contract value of

March 11, 2013
Total Views: 110

Friday, March 8, 2013
Costa Concordia is Piombino-Bound… Eventually

Costa Concordia is Piombino-Bound… Eventually

Officials in Italy on Friday decided that the Costa Concordia will be towed to the Port of Piombino in Tuscany for disassembly after being re-floated this

March 8, 2013
Total Views: 93

Move Over Shell, ConocoPhillips Looking to Drill in the Chukchi Sea in 2014
Offshore

Move Over Shell, ConocoPhillips Looking to Drill in the Chukchi Sea in 2014

ConocoPhillips on Thursday revealed that it is moving ahead with plans to drill up to two exploratory wells in Alaska’s arctic waters in 2014 where rival

March 8, 2013
Total Views: 95

Search Continues for Mystery Boat Captain Possibly Involved in Deadly Accident
Interesting

Search Continues for Mystery Boat Captain Possibly Involved in Deadly Accident

The U.S. Coast Guard is still seeking information from the public about the mysterious wreckage found last week off the coast of Florida near the entrance to

March 8, 2013
Total Views: 96

london offshore consultants
Offshore

London Offshore Consultants Expands Further into Asia

New office in Vietnam at the port of Vung Tau announced at Maritime Vietnam London Offshore Consultants (LOC), the global marine and engineering consultancy

March 8, 2013
Total Views: 110

rieber shipping sx121 ulstein
News

GC Rieber’s New Ulstein Subsea CSV Wins Long Term Contract with Ceona

GC Rieber Shipping ASA announced today that they have entered into a charter agreement with Ceona Services (UK) Limited for its high capacity subsea newbuild

March 8, 2013
Total Views: 90

Thursday, March 7, 2013
sheila lafleur
News

Sheila LaFleur Joins Flagship Management’s Maritime Recruitment Team

Maritime recruitment and executive placement firm, Flagship Management, LLC announced today that Sheila LaFleur has joined their Florida-based team. Sheila is

March 7, 2013
Total Views: 206

scorpio tankers
Shipbuilding

Scorpio Continues Eco Spree

NYSE-listed Scorpio Tankers (STNG) on Thursday announced that it has reached an agreement with Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. to construct two larger

March 7, 2013
Total Views: 40

USS Guardian minesweeper
Defense

USS Guardian and Crew Honored in US Navy Decommissioning Ceremony

By Lt. Brian Wierzbicki, CTF 76 Public Affairs SASEBO, Japan (NNS) — Avenger Class Mine Countermeasures ship USS Guardian (MCM 5) concluded 23 years of

March 7, 2013
Total Views: 124

blue power ulstein px121
News

COSCO Guangdong to Build Pair of Ulstein PX121 Platform Supply Ships for Vroon

ULSTEIN has entered into a contract for the delivery of design and power package for two platform supply vessels of the PX121 design for the Dutch shipowner

March 7, 2013
Total Views: 56