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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.


Sunday, April 1, 2012
wild well control
News

Total Contracts Wild Well Control to Conduct “Top Kill” at Elgin

ABERDEEN, Scotland (Dow Jones)–Total SA‘s (TOT) efforts to stem a natural gas leak on a North Sea platform gathered pace Sunday after an onboard

April 1, 2012
Total Views: 175

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Blog

Google Announces The Return Of Morse Code

The QWERTY keyboard was invented in 1874 and yet it is still used today, largely unchanged. What’s more, the keyboard doesn’t come close to the

April 1, 2012
Total Views: 61

Saturday, March 31, 2012
Arrest Warrant Issued for Carnival Cruise Ship in Texas Over Concordia Lawsuit

Arrest Warrant Issued for Carnival Cruise Ship in Texas Over Concordia Lawsuit

Bloomberg has reported that an arrest warrant has been issued for the MS Carnival Triumph in Galveston, TX as ordered by a U.S. judge following a lawsuit filed

March 31, 2012
Total Views: 195

tangguh foja lng carrier
News

54 Cargos of Indonesian LNG Destined for the Spot Market

JAKARTA (Dow Jones)–Indonesia aims to sell 54 cargoes of liquefied natural gas in the spot market in May, a senior official at upstream regulator BPMigas

March 31, 2012
Total Views: 63

Friday, March 30, 2012
Diana Shipping Continues Buying Spree
Uncategorized

Diana Shipping Continues Buying Spree

Hot on the heels of yesterdays announcement from NYSE-listed dry bulk shipowner Diana Shipping (NYSE: DSX) calling for the constructing of two ice class

March 30, 2012
Total Views: 71

Ships Mix With Politics in Navy Plan
Navy

Ships Mix With Politics in Navy Plan

By Nathan Hodge, WSJ Washington Wire Blog The Navy’s long-term shipbuilding plan is usually an item that’s only of interest to budget wonks. But in

March 30, 2012
Total Views: 39

signet weatherly robert allan
News

Signal Maritime Receives Newest RAmparts 3200 Offshore Tug

Signet Weatherly is the latest RAmparts 3200 Class ASD from the design board of Robert Allan Ltd. Recently delivered to her proud owner, Signet Maritime

March 30, 2012
Total Views: 67

Mad Carbon Fiber Skills, Azzam Conducts Emergency Hull Repair in the Deep Southern Ocean [VIDEO]
Multimedia

Mad Carbon Fiber Skills, Azzam Conducts Emergency Hull Repair in the Deep Southern Ocean [VIDEO]

via VolvoOceanRace.com Skipper Ian Walker supervised an incredible five-hour job that saw 30 bolts screwed through the hull of Abu Dhabi’s boat Azzam

March 30, 2012
Total Views: 152

Shell Ocana
News

Forties Crude Cargos Dropped Due to North Sea Field Shutdown

LONDON (Dow Jones)–Two more cargoes of North Sea Forties crude have been dropped from the April loading program and one delayed by several days as Total

March 30, 2012
Total Views: 41

Rowan Gorilla V
News

Mobilized by Total: Transocean’s Sedco 714 and the Rowan Gorilla 5

LONDON ( Dow Jones ) – Efforts to drill a relief well to plug the leak seen since Sunday on a platform of Total (FP.FR) in the UK North Sea began

March 30, 2012
Total Views: 233

Thursday, March 29, 2012
Patrice McAllister Fire [INCIDENT PHOTOS]
Uncategorized

Patrice McAllister Fire [INCIDENT PHOTOS]

Here is a collection of photos sent to us by the crew of the tug Bowditch, the rescue tug that arrived on scene to the burning Patrice McAllister Tuesday

March 29, 2012
Total Views: 449

tian luhai
Finance

China COSCO Reports USD $1.6 Billion Loss in 2011, Dry Bulk Market is a Major Factor

SHANGHAI (Dow Jones)–China Cosco Holdings Ltd. (1919.HK) said Friday it swung to a loss in 2011 because of a slowdown in international trade and higher

March 29, 2012
Total Views: 43

Diana Shipping Orders Two Ice-Class Dry Bulk Carriers from China
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Diana Shipping Orders Two Ice-Class Dry Bulk Carriers from China

Leading dry bulk shipowner Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX) announced today its plans for the construction of two new icebreaking bulkers from China

March 29, 2012
Total Views: 81

total elgin
Incidents

Total Prepares Rigs to Drill Relief Well at Elgin

LONDON (Dow Jones)–French oil company Total SA (TOT) is mobilizing two rigs to drill a relief well that could eventually halt a gas leak from the Elgin

March 29, 2012
Total Views: 34

Weekly Piracy Update: Busy, But Not in a Good Way
Piracy

Weekly Piracy Update: Busy, But Not in a Good Way

Weekly Incidents by Region: MAR 22-28 CENTRAL AMERICA–CARIBBEAN CARIBBEAN: Petroleum products tanker boarded on 24 March while anchored at position 18:32

March 29, 2012
Total Views: 38

Exmar FLRSU Pacific Rubiales
News

Exmar Signs 4-Year Deal to Build Columbian Floating LNG Facility

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (PRE) announced yesterday the signing of a natural gas/LNG Liquefaction, Regasification, Storage and Loading Services Agreement

March 29, 2012
Total Views: 85

M/V Enrica Lexie Free to Leave India
Piracy

M/V Enrica Lexie Free to Leave India

India’s Kerala High Court on Thursday ordered the release of the Italian tanker, M/V Enrica Lexie, that has been embroiled in a diplomatic row between

March 29, 2012
Total Views: 50

Rolls-Royce Confirms PSV Order with COSCO
Offshore

Rolls-Royce Confirms PSV Order with COSCO

Rolls-Royce today confirmed a £24 million order to design and equip four platform supply vessels to be built by COSCO Shipyard Co. in Guangdong, China for an

March 29, 2012
Total Views: 92

pazflor africa subsea fmc technologies
News

Petrobras Orders $1.5 Billion in Subsea Oilfield Equipment from FMC Technologies

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–FMC Technologies Inc. (FTI) said Thursday it struck a $1.5 billion four-year deal with Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PBR) for the supply

March 29, 2012
Total Views: 129

us navy pirates counter-piracy
News

US State Department Cites Progress in the Fight Against Piracy

WASHINGTON — Piracy along the coast of Somalia threatens one of the fundamental foundations of an interconnected global economic system: freedom of

March 29, 2012
Total Views: 78