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.


Friday, May 27, 2022
Press Releases

WFSA’s Ferry Design Competition: The Professional Program and Awards Ceremony

“The Professional Program and Awards Ceremony for the annual Ferry Design Competition- now in its ninth year, though virtual, was the best ever,” said Dr.

May 27, 2022
Total Views: 136

Waste Heat Recovery for EEXI Compliance?
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Waste Heat Recovery for EEXI Compliance?

The Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) comes into force later this year, putting shipowners under increasing pressure to comply with new

May 27, 2022
Total Views: 511

Thursday, May 26, 2022
Bureau Veritas certifies Posidonia 2022 as Greece’s first Sustainable Event
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Bureau Veritas certifies Posidonia 2022 as Greece’s first Sustainable Event

Posidonia Exhibitions SA, the leading trade fair organiser in Greece, and Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, have

May 26, 2022
Total Views: 296

WinGD introduces compact on-engine emissions solution for X-DF portfolio
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WinGD introduces compact on-engine emissions solution for X-DF portfolio

Swiss marine power company WinGD has introduced an on-engine version of its popular iCER system, enabling the emissions reduction technology to be installed

May 26, 2022
Total Views: 563

New US-Specific Incat Crowther 27 CTV for Patriot
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New US-Specific Incat Crowther 27 CTV for Patriot

Incat Crowther is pleased to announce a new 27m Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) for Patriot Offshore Maritime Services, to service Massachusetts’ Vineyard

May 26, 2022
Total Views: 315

Cleaner air in ports: U.S. scrubber barge propelled by SCHOTTEL
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Cleaner air in ports: U.S. scrubber barge propelled by SCHOTTEL

The German propulsion expert SCHOTTEL has been awarded a contract to supply rudder propellers on a self-propelled barge-based vessel stack exhaust capture and

May 26, 2022
Total Views: 308

Shipbuilders Council of America Announces 2022 Shipyard Safety Awards
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Shipbuilders Council of America Announces 2022 Shipyard Safety Awards

“Excellence in Safety,” “Improvement in Safety” and “Significance in Safety Achievement” Awards Given Annually to Shipyards That Advance Safety and

May 26, 2022
Total Views: 307

Atlantic Conveyor Merchant Navy Ceremony
Incidents

UK Remembers Merchant Navy Sailors Lost In Falklands War

Atlantic Container Line (ACL) and Cunard have marked the 40th anniversary of the ‘darkest day in ACL’s history’ when its vessel, the Liverpool

May 26, 2022
Total Views: 3941

Fleet Safety To Modernize Maritime Distress Communication
Press Releases

Fleet Safety To Modernize Maritime Distress Communication

By Peter Broadhurst, Senior Vice President of Safety and Cyber Security, Inmarsat Maritime As the successor to Inmarsat’s industry-leading maritime safety

May 26, 2022
Total Views: 355

Thursday, May 19, 2022
Report explores key challenges faced by women seafarers
Press Releases

Report explores key challenges faced by women seafarers

Celebrating the inaugural International Women in Maritime Day, The Mission to Seafarers publishes Women Seafarers Report  The Mission to Seafarers has today

May 19, 2022
Total Views: 1177

Steel Cutting Ceremony for a Robert Allan Ltd. designed RAstar 4200-DF
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Steel Cutting Ceremony for a Robert Allan Ltd. designed RAstar 4200-DF

On May 5, 2022 a steel cutting ceremony was held by Cheoy Lee Shipyards at their Hin Lee facility in Zhuhai, China for the first Robert Allan Ltd. designed

May 19, 2022
Total Views: 772

Unique onshore network, ships as range extending ‘Stepping-Stones’ tested for Inmarsat ORCHESTRA
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Unique onshore network, ships as range extending ‘Stepping-Stones’ tested for Inmarsat ORCHESTRA

Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has completed the first phases of testing of innovative technology developments

May 19, 2022
Total Views: 507

ClassNK certifies NAPA Fleet Intelligence and NAPA Performance Monitoring and Optimization, and adds new notations to ships using the solutions
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ClassNK certifies NAPA Fleet Intelligence and NAPA Performance Monitoring and Optimization, and adds new notations to ships using the solutions

Leading Classification Society ClassNK has certified NAPA Fleet Intelligence and NAPA Performance Monitoring and Optimization, developed by NAPA, as its

May 19, 2022
Total Views: 210

Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Accelleron – the new face of ABB Turbocharging
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Accelleron – the new face of ABB Turbocharging

ABB today announced that its Turbocharging division (PA), a global leader in heavy duty turbocharging for diesel and gas engines, has unveiled its new brand

May 18, 2022
Total Views: 428

Monday, May 16, 2022
3-D printed boat in a test facility
Press Releases

WFSA: Innovations in Ferry Design and Construction

Worldwide Ferry Safety Association – News release The 3-D printed vessel Vessels fashioned in a 3D printer, rather than a shipyard, will be the subject

May 16, 2022
Total Views: 1126

Watch: Will The Black Sea Turn Into A Tanker War?
Navy

Watch: Will The Black Sea Turn Into A Tanker War?

In this episode, of What’s Going On In Shipping, maritime historian Sal Mercogliano discusses how the conflict in the Black Sea between Ukraine and

May 16, 2022
Total Views: 3209

Thursday, May 12, 2022
ABB publishes ABB Review, focused on digital solutions
Press Releases

ABB publishes ABB Review, focused on digital solutions

New issue charts some of the most exciting innovations in the ABB AbilityTM portfolio of digital solutions Articles from ABB experts examine key use cases for

May 12, 2022
Total Views: 269

Bureau Veritas approves EODev’s electro-hydrogen power solutions for the maritime industry
Press Releases

Bureau Veritas approves EODev’s electro-hydrogen power solutions for the maritime industry

Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, recently approved the second generation of the REXH2® developed by Energy

May 12, 2022
Total Views: 498

MacGregor has received an order to supply RoRo equipment to an LNG-powered RoRo vessel
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MacGregor has received an order to supply RoRo equipment to an LNG-powered RoRo vessel

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been selected to supply RoRo equipment for a LNG-powered RoRo vessel being built by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG)

May 12, 2022
Total Views: 967

Friday, May 6, 2022
ATSB Issues Preliminary Report on Cement Carrier’s Collision with Tugs
Accidents

ATSB Issues Preliminary Report on Cement Carrier’s Collision with Tugs

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released a preliminary report from its ongoing investigation into a cement carrier’s collision with two berthed

May 6, 2022
Total Views: 7179