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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.


Friday, May 13, 2011
Levingston Offshore to build World’s Largest Liftboat
Engineering News

Levingston Offshore to build World’s Largest Liftboat

The Levingston Corporation of Boerne, Texas and PaxOcean Engineering Zhoushan Co. of Singapore have signed a Letter of Intent to build what will be the

May 13, 2011
Total Views: 177

National Maritime Day Dinner and AMVER Awards Honor Seafarers and Recognize Voluntary Rescue Participants
USCG

National Maritime Day Dinner and AMVER Awards Honor Seafarers and Recognize Voluntary Rescue Participants

Stories of heroism on the seas abound. Seafarers going to extraordinary lengths to aid their own, ships diverting their course in order to rescue “those

May 13, 2011
Total Views: 52

Need a job? BOEMRE’s hiring for Accident Investigation Board Chief
Offshore

Need a job? BOEMRE’s hiring for Accident Investigation Board Chief

Ever thought to yourself “if I were in charge, I would…?”  Well here’s your chance to put your money where your mouth is. The Bureau

May 13, 2011
Total Views: 38

Dept of Energy puts Cape Wind’s Application For Federal Funding ‘On Hold’
Offshore

Dept of Energy puts Cape Wind’s Application For Federal Funding ‘On Hold’

NEW YORK (Dow Jones) — Cape Wind LLC, developer of the first fully permitted offshore wind farm in North America, was told by the Department of Energy

May 13, 2011
Total Views: 31

Subsea 7 wins Life-of-Field contract in GoM
Offshore

Subsea 7 wins Life-of-Field contract in GoM

Subsea 7 S.A. has won a three year Life-of-Field Contract by BP Exploration & Production Inc., according to a statement released on their website.   The

May 13, 2011
Total Views: 29

Thursday, May 12, 2011
When the hunters become the hunted: Sea Shepherd outruns Somali pirates
Blog

When the hunters become the hunted: Sea Shepherd outruns Somali pirates

The notorious Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s flagship, the Steve Irwin, ran the gauntlet of Somali pirates recently as the ship and crew transited

May 12, 2011
Total Views: 128

Wilhelmsen Ships Service: Cruise and energy markets are the ones to watch
Offshore

Wilhelmsen Ships Service: Cruise and energy markets are the ones to watch

“While the shape of the shipping industry in North America is fairly stable, we are expecting more global demand from our cruise and offshore

May 12, 2011
Total Views: 33

USS George H.W. Bush – Navy’s newest supercarrier departs on maiden voyage
Navy

USS George H.W. Bush – Navy’s newest supercarrier departs on maiden voyage

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric S. Garst/Released) The tenth and final Nimitz-class supercarrier of the U.S. Navy, the USS

May 12, 2011
Total Views: 63

Two Killed In Singapore Shipyard Blast
Engineering News

Two Killed In Singapore Shipyard Blast

Two workers were killed Thursday in an “incident” at a shipyard in Singapore’s southwestern Tuas industrial area, the city-state’s

May 12, 2011
Total Views: 130

Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Maersk LNG Goes Up For Sale
Uncategorized

Maersk LNG Goes Up For Sale

A.P. Moller-Maersk has said in a statment that the group is looking to divest its LNG unit despite better performance from most units and a Q1 profit increase

May 11, 2011
Total Views: 62

Maersk’s Profit Builds Up Steam, Soars 85% in Q1
Uncategorized

Maersk’s Profit Builds Up Steam, Soars 85% in Q1

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s biggest container-shipping line, reported an unexpectedly strong increase of 85% in first-quarter profit,

May 11, 2011
Total Views: 86

Dutch Navy Discovers Missing German WWI U-boat
Defense

Dutch Navy Discovers Missing German WWI U-boat

The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) has located the wreck of the World War I German submarine U-106 off the coast of Terschelling in the Netherlands.  The

May 11, 2011
Total Views: 199

US approves Shell plan to drill in deep-water Gulf of Mexico
Offshore

US approves Shell plan to drill in deep-water Gulf of Mexico

WASHINGTON—The U.S. on Wednesday approved a Royal Dutch Shell PLC plan to drill for oil in five locations deep under the Gulf of Mexico. The Shell plan

May 11, 2011
Total Views: 47

Amver Enrolled K-Line Bulker Rescues Sailors
USCG

Amver Enrolled K-Line Bulker Rescues Sailors

Via Amver Blog An Amver participating bulker, the Daio Azalea, rescued two Italian sailors early Wednesday morning May 11, 2011 after their 43 foot catamaran

May 11, 2011
Total Views: 28

Vantage Places Order For Ultra-Deepwater Drillship
Engineering News

Vantage Places Order For Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

Vantage Drilling has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co., Ltd to construct an ultra-deepwater

May 11, 2011
Total Views: 201

Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Maersk Raises Piracy Surcharge
Piracy

Maersk Raises Piracy Surcharge

By Flemming Emil Hansen COPENHAGEN — Reflecting higher costs stemming from a jump in piracy off the Somali coast, A.P. Moller-Maersk AS raised its

May 10, 2011
Total Views: 132

Incident Photos – French Navy Disrupts Suspected Pirate Mothership
Navy

Incident Photos – French Navy Disrupts Suspected Pirate Mothership

On April 22nd, the EU NAVFOR French warship FS GUÉPRATTE was tasked to patrol the East coast of Somalia as part of her counter-piracy duties on Operation

May 10, 2011
Total Views: 97

Crowley’s Double Hull Petroleum Tank Barges for Western Alaska
Uncategorized

Crowley’s Double Hull Petroleum Tank Barges for Western Alaska

Crowley’s double-hull, environmentally friendly barges, 165-1 and 165-2 (SEATTLE, May 10, 2011) – Preparing to take environmental protection of

May 10, 2011
Total Views: 202

Navy Christens Destroyer Named After Navy SEAL Killed in Afganistan
Navy

Navy Christens Destroyer Named After Navy SEAL Killed in Afganistan

A photo illustration of the guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112). U.S. Navy Photo Illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jay

May 10, 2011
Total Views: 134

Monday, May 9, 2011
USCG Captain on Oil Spill Response: Knowing Your Enemy
Blog

USCG Captain on Oil Spill Response: Knowing Your Enemy

Story by Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Eggers and Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Schofield via USCG Los Angeles Make no mistake ladies and

May 9, 2011
Total Views: 32