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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, October 5, 2011
Maersk Line Opts For Price War On Asia-Europe Routes [REPORT]
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Maersk Line Opts For Price War On Asia-Europe Routes [REPORT]

COPENHAGEN (Dow Jones)–The world’s largest container shipping company Maersk Line is stepping up the price competition on Asia-Europe routes in an

October 5, 2011
Total Views: 34

Abdalla Salem el-Badri OPEC chief
News

OPEC: Rejects Use of Armed Guards on Ships, Onshore Solution to Piracy Needed [REPORT]

LONDON (Dow Jones)–Somalian piracy could spread further unless an onshore solution is found, the secretary general of the Organization of Petroleum

October 5, 2011
Total Views: 28

Navy 44 sailing naval academy Lloyd Phoenix
Blog

Sail Ho, or Sail No? The Debate on Sail Training at the Maritime Academies

By Art Pine, images by Robert Almeida Step aboard a naval vessel these days, and you quickly see a stunning breadth of high-technology equipment. Navigating?

October 5, 2011
Total Views: 763

Petrobras Ocean Rig Posiedon
Maritime Security Incidents

Tanzania: Petrobras Vessel Attacked By Pirates

Yesterday, just months after arriving on location, the newly built Ocean Rig Drillship Poseidon, was attacked by pirates while drilling off the coast of

October 5, 2011
Total Views: 373

Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Caterpillar Secures Order to Power 16 New Offshore Vessels in Brazil
Engineering News

Caterpillar Secures Order to Power 16 New Offshore Vessels in Brazil

Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) said today that it has secured a contract to power 16 offshore supply vessels for use in the Brazilian offshore market. Caterpillar

October 4, 2011
Total Views: 115

Death Toll Rises to 6 in Taiwan Shipping Accident
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Death Toll Rises to 6 in Taiwan Shipping Accident

TAIPEI—The death toll in an accident involving a cargo vessel that ran aground off Taiwan’s northern coast has risen from four to six. In a

October 4, 2011
Total Views: 37

Illegal Fishing Vessel Bangun Perkasa
USCG

Shark Remains, Rats and Rust – USCG Detains Illegal Drift Net Fishermen

  Earlier this month, the Coast Guard seized the Indonesian fishing vessel Bangun Perkasa and her crew for the suspected use of drift nets to fish the

October 4, 2011
Total Views: 245

Monday, October 3, 2011
Chuckchi Sea Shell arctic drilling
News

Arctic Ocean Drilling Approved

By Tennille Tracy, The Wall Street Journal The Obama administration said Monday it was moving forward with oil-drilling leases off the coast of Alaska issued

October 3, 2011
Total Views: 55

Rolls-Royce Receives First Orders Based On Award Winning “Environship” Design
Engineering News

Rolls-Royce Receives First Orders Based On Award Winning “Environship” Design

Rolls-Royce says it has received its first order for vessels based on the group’s award-winning, highly efficient, “Environship” concept. 

October 3, 2011
Total Views: 40

Maersk Line, Limited Welcomes Ice-Classed U.S.-Flag Tanker To Its Fleet
Navy

Maersk Line, Limited Welcomes Ice-Classed U.S.-Flag Tanker To Its Fleet

A.P. Moller – Maersk Group’s U.S. arm Maersk Line, Limited (MLL) last week celebrated the naming of its first ice-classed and fourth U.S. flag

October 3, 2011
Total Views: 212

Skiing On A Ship?  Ski Your Way Through The Caribbean Sea On The Back Of A Cruise Ship!
Blog

Skiing On A Ship? Ski Your Way Through The Caribbean Sea On The Back Of A Cruise Ship!

This article originally appeared on gCaptain’s sister site and the leading ski and snowboard blog, UnofficialNetworks.com. This has to be the most out

October 3, 2011
Total Views: 207

Taiwanese Ship runs aground
Incidents

Heavy seas claim four lives after cargo ship runs aground off Taiwan

TAIPEI—Four crew members died Monday and six were missing after a cargo vessel ran aground in heavy seas off the northern Taiwanese coast, the coast

October 3, 2011
Total Views: 33

Sunday, October 2, 2011
Department of the Interior DOI
Defense

A Hard Sell… US Interior Department Struggles To Recruit Offshore Drilling Safety Chief

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–The Interior Department is struggling to recruit a top official for its offshore oil-drilling agency, in large part because

October 2, 2011
Total Views: 21

Incidents

Somali pirates kidnap Frenchwoman in Kenya, Naval gunfire exchange ensues…

NAIROBI, Kenya—Ten heavily armed Somali militants, driving their boat under the cover of darkness, kidnapped a Frenchwoman on a resort island in northern

October 2, 2011
Total Views: 35

Saturday, October 1, 2011
Manmohan Singh india prime minister
News

Future of India’s shipping industry looks strong, port expansion must accelerate

MUMBAI (Dow Jones)–India’s shipping industry should speed up the expansion of its ports, increase dredging facilities and invest in coastal

October 1, 2011
Total Views: 47

Friday, September 30, 2011
World Shippping Council Adds New Board Members
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World Shippping Council Adds New Board Members

The World Shipping Council (WSC) added some new members to its Board of Directors at a membership meeting held in Seoul last week. WSC says its members have

September 30, 2011
Total Views: 33

Keppel Shipyard Lands $142 Million In Conversion Contracts
Engineering News

Keppel Shipyard Lands $142 Million In Conversion Contracts

Keppel Shipyard has secured three conversion contracts worth $142 million according to a company release.  The contracts include the conversion of a Liquefied

September 30, 2011
Total Views: 157

cuban drilling cuba offshore scarabeo
News

Want to drill in Cuban waters? Perhaps forget doing business in the United States then…

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–More than 30 House lawmakers are urging Spanish energy company Repsol YPF S.A. (REP.MC) to abandon its plan to drill for oil in

September 30, 2011
Total Views: 58

Lured by the Law of the Sea, China looks to deny American access to “territorial seas”
News

Lured by the Law of the Sea, China looks to deny American access to “territorial seas”

– By John Bolton and Dan Blumenthal, Wall Street Journal   The Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST) — signed by the U.S. in 1994 but never ratified

September 30, 2011
Total Views: 439

Lloyd’s Register CEO: Looking to double India workforce in 3 years
News

Lloyd’s Register CEO: Looking to double India workforce in 3 years

MUMBAI (Dow Jones)–Lloyd’s Register, a global independent assurance provider to energy and transportation companies, aims to double its revenue

September 30, 2011
Total Views: 48