gCaptain

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, September 7, 2022
Cobham Satcom’s Sea Tel 2400 multiband VSAT platform tested for SES’s O3b mPOWER system
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Cobham Satcom’s Sea Tel 2400 multiband VSAT platform tested for SES’s O3b mPOWER system

First in a planned series of Cobham Satcom O3b medium earth orbit-capable terminals for Maritime, Energy, and Government and Defense applications Cobham

September 7, 2022
Total Views: 297

Monday, September 5, 2022
Maritime safety communication modernised as Inmarsat launches Fleet Safety
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Maritime safety communication modernised as Inmarsat launches Fleet Safety

Innovative solution facilitates more proactive approach to safety communication based on unparalleled performance, advanced functionality, intuitive user

September 5, 2022
Total Views: 517

Thursday, September 1, 2022
NTSB Issues Safety Recommendations After $100 Million Engine Room Fire on Great Lakes Bulker
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NTSB Issues Safety Recommendations After $100 Million Engine Room Fire on Great Lakes Bulker

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board issued three safety recommendations Thursday following an investigation into last year’s engine room fire

September 1, 2022
Total Views: 7668

WinGD and HSD Engine collaborate to deliver methanol-fueled two-stroke engines
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WinGD and HSD Engine collaborate to deliver methanol-fueled two-stroke engines

Swiss marine power company WinGD and Korean engine builder HSD Engine have initiated a Joint Development Project (JDP) to advance the development of WinGD’s

September 1, 2022
Total Views: 593

KPI OceanConnect and Bunker Holding’s key account management unit, BOGA, to join forces under the leadership of Anders Grønborg
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KPI OceanConnect and Bunker Holding’s key account management unit, BOGA, to join forces under the leadership of Anders Grønborg

BOGA and KPI OceanConnect will join forces and operate under the name KPI OceanConnect going forward. At the same time, Anders Grønborg will take on the

September 1, 2022
Total Views: 264

<strong>Accelleron launches data-enabled service agreement for medium-speed engine turbochargers</strong>
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Accelleron launches data-enabled service agreement for medium-speed engine turbochargers

Turbo SmartCare utilizes operational data to re-invent turbocharger service agreements for medium-speed, four-stroke engine turbochargers.  Data-led servicing

September 1, 2022
Total Views: 183

<strong>VIKING spearheads shift to maritime safety as a service</strong>
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VIKING spearheads shift to maritime safety as a service

When SMM kicks off in early September, maritime professionals from all over the world are set to rejoice at the return of this long-awaited industry event

September 1, 2022
Total Views: 326

Growing Cruiseship Traffic Volumes Will Drive Demand For More Polar Bandwidth
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Growing Cruiseship Traffic Volumes Will Drive Demand For More Polar Bandwidth

Research by Marlink shows that the future evolution of Non-Geostationary Satellite connectivity services will support increasing market demands in the polar

September 1, 2022
Total Views: 434

Michael Hansen to succeed Lars Petersson as CEO of Hempel A/S
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Michael Hansen to succeed Lars Petersson as CEO of Hempel A/S

Michael Hansen, Executive Vice President, Energy & Infrastructure at Hempel A/S, to succeed Lars Petersson as Group President and CEO of Hempel on 15

September 1, 2022
Total Views: 102

Inmarsat study reveals surge in maritime data usage as shipping industry seeks increased connectivity
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Inmarsat study reveals surge in maritime data usage as shipping industry seeks increased connectivity

Data usage on commercial maritime vessels has jumped more than threefold since 2019, according to new communications analysis that underlines the shipping

September 1, 2022
Total Views: 154

ZeroNorth unveils single destination for bunker planning, procurement, and analytics: ZeroNorth Bunker
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ZeroNorth unveils single destination for bunker planning, procurement, and analytics: ZeroNorth Bunker

End-to-end solution for bunker decision-making offers accurate real-time bunker market information and includes updated Bunker Planner software Technology

September 1, 2022
Total Views: 82

Horizon Yachts Selects Propspeed
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Horizon Yachts Selects Propspeed

Propspeed, leading innovator of underwater foul-release coatings, announced today it has received an endorsement from Horizon Yachts. The luxury

September 1, 2022
Total Views: 130

Preventing Risk of Battery Fires in Shipping
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Preventing Risk of Battery Fires in Shipping

As more and more electric vehicles (EVs) and battery-powered electronic devices are being transported by ships, highly inflammable lithium-ion batteries are

September 1, 2022
Total Views: 5884

Time For Terminal Operators To Digitise
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Time For Terminal Operators To Digitise

Shipowners and terminal operators need to digitise the entire liquid bulk loading and unloading process if they are to meet their environmental and vessel OpEx

September 1, 2022
Total Views: 100

Thursday, August 25, 2022
Damen delivers a Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 650 in just 44 days
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Damen delivers a Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 650 in just 44 days

Damen has delivered a CSD650 to HAC Cranes for an end user in Kuwait. The stationary dredger, named GD4000, was mobilized from stock and outfitted, inspected

August 25, 2022
Total Views: 1365

Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Alastair Marsh appointed to the Wallem Group Board of Directors
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Alastair Marsh appointed to the Wallem Group Board of Directors

Wallem Group has appointed Alastair Marsh to its Board of Directors. Alastair joins with over 15 years of experience in the maritime industry and over 30 years

August 23, 2022
Total Views: 464

ClassNK issues Approval in Principle (AiP) for Large Liquefied CO2 (LCO2) Carrier developed by MOL
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ClassNK issues Approval in Principle (AiP) for Large Liquefied CO2 (LCO2) Carrier developed by MOL

ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for design of a large-scale liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) carrier developed through Research and Development

August 23, 2022
Total Views: 508

Boksa Marine Design becomes employee partnership of marine engineers
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Boksa Marine Design becomes employee partnership of marine engineers

Boksa Marine Design (BMD) is now an employee-owned naval architecture and marine  engineering partnership. On August 1, BMD President Nick Boksa, P.E.

August 23, 2022
Total Views: 856

Monday, August 22, 2022
<strong>Ecochlor Launches</strong> <strong>“EcoOne® Container Unit” for Offshore Market </strong>
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Ecochlor Launches “EcoOne® Container Unit” for Offshore Market 

Ecochlor is pleased to launch a containerized version of the EcoOne® filterless ballast water management system (BWMS). The EcoOne® Container

August 22, 2022
Total Views: 1012

ABB and Keppel O&M verify next level of vessel autonomy with collision avoidance trials
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ABB and Keppel O&M verify next level of vessel autonomy with collision avoidance trials

Digital technologies from ABB have enabled the harbor tug Maju 510 to become the first vessel in the world to receive Autonomous and Remote-Control Navigation

August 22, 2022
Total Views: 208