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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.


Thursday, May 26, 2011
Buckskin prospect gets U.S. deepwater drilling permit
Offshore

Buckskin prospect gets U.S. deepwater drilling permit

Maersk Oil is participating in a new deepwater well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico after operator Chevron received a drilling permit from the Bureau of Ocean

May 26, 2011
Total Views: 58

Wednesday, May 25, 2011
BOEMRE Report: GoM Mariner Platform Fire Caused By Aging Component
Offshore

BOEMRE Report: GoM Mariner Platform Fire Caused By Aging Component

​Vermillion 380-A Platform fire courtesy BOEMRE HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–U.S. regulators said Wednesday that a fire that took place aboard a Mariner

May 25, 2011
Total Views: 133

VALE BRASIL – World’s largest ore carrier loaded in Brazil
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VALE BRASIL – World’s largest ore carrier loaded in Brazil

The world’s largest ore carrier, Vale Brasil, was loaded for the first time Tuesday at Pier I at Ponta da Madeira Port Terminal (TPPM) in Brazil. The

May 25, 2011
Total Views: 3153

Wärtsilä’s next generation PSV promises unmatched efficiency
Engineering News

Wärtsilä’s next generation PSV promises unmatched efficiency

​The new VS 485 Mk III has outstanding performance in the areas of fuel-efficiency and safety. Image courtesy Wärtsilä Wärtsilä has said it

May 25, 2011
Total Views: 193

“IMO Legend”, Mr. Yoshio Sasamura, Dies at 84
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“IMO Legend”, Mr. Yoshio Sasamura, Dies at 84

​Mr. Sasamura is greeted by IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos at the World Maritime Day reception, September 2008 courtesy IMO NOTE:

May 25, 2011
Total Views: 196

Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Faststream Report: There is a demand for ex-seafarers in office based positions
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Faststream Report: There is a demand for ex-seafarers in office based positions

Faststream Recruitment, a worldwide shore-side and seagoing maritime recruitment agency, has released their annual Maritime Employment Review, a report

May 24, 2011
Total Views: 91

Gulf Disaster Spurs Safety Innovation
Engineering News

Gulf Disaster Spurs Safety Innovation

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–Last year’s deadly oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has become an engine for innovation by energy-services companies and a

May 24, 2011
Total Views: 121

CMA CGM Christens Newest 11,400teu Containership
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CMA CGM Christens Newest 11,400teu Containership

The CMA CGM Group has christened the new CMA CGM TITAN, an giant 11,400teu container ship at the Dunkirk Terminal in France.  The vessel, built at Hyunday

May 24, 2011
Total Views: 148

Monday, May 23, 2011
ABS to Release New Standards for Workboat Living Arrangements
Offshore

ABS to Release New Standards for Workboat Living Arrangements

The American Bureau of Shipping will soon be re-defining the standards for crew living arrangements, the class-society said in statement posted its website. 

May 23, 2011
Total Views: 143

“What’s Next?”: Nor-Shipping conference looks for answers
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“What’s Next?”: Nor-Shipping conference looks for answers

The news item is from the 2011 event visit gCaptain’s NorShipping 2013 page for information on the next event. Nor-shipping 2011, one of the premier

May 23, 2011
Total Views: 82

Helix: An Introduction to Well Intervention
Offshore

Helix: An Introduction to Well Intervention

By Trent Jacobs, Helix Energy Solutions Currently there are more than 5,000 subsea wells scattered across the globe, with more being drilled every day.  Many

May 23, 2011
Total Views: 1044

RHL Fidelitas – Incident Photo Of The Week
Blog

RHL Fidelitas – Incident Photo Of The Week

A minor ship emergency in the port of Odessa last week. The “brakes” of the Rhl Fidelitas failed and it crashed into the coastal ship and shore

May 23, 2011
Total Views: 103

Crowley tug wins Seattle Maritime Festival tugboat race, raises money for children center
News

Crowley tug wins Seattle Maritime Festival tugboat race, raises money for children center

Crowley’s “The Hunter” takes home its Fifteenth First-Place Win at Seattle Maritime Festival Crowley’s tugboat Hunter –

May 23, 2011
Total Views: 221

DNV: The balance between safety and environmental risk
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DNV: The balance between safety and environmental risk

Oslo: “A downward trend in safety statics creates concerns and it is now time to reinstall the balance between safety and environmental risk. A greater

May 23, 2011
Total Views: 106

Militants Attack Pakistani Navy Base
Navy

Militants Attack Pakistani Navy Base

ISLAMABAD — Explosions rocked a Pakistani military base in the southern city of Karachi in a late-night terror attack, setting off a fire visible from

May 23, 2011
Total Views: 72

Friday, May 20, 2011
IMO Aproves Interim Guidance on Use of Private Armed Security Guards On Ships
Piracy

IMO Aproves Interim Guidance on Use of Private Armed Security Guards On Ships

IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has announced approval of an Interim guidance on the use of privately contracted armed security personnel on board

May 20, 2011
Total Views: 68

Mitsui & Co. Steps Up, Accepts Partial Blame For Gulf Oil Spill
Offshore

Mitsui & Co. Steps Up, Accepts Partial Blame For Gulf Oil Spill

BP PLC (BP.LN, BP) scored a victory in its efforts to force other companies involved in last year’s disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill to cough up a

May 20, 2011
Total Views: 90

Thursday, May 19, 2011
General Dynamics wins potentially huge Navy contract
Engineering News

General Dynamics wins potentially huge Navy contract

Electric Boat, a subsidary of General Dynamics, has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to develop advanced submarine technologies for current and future

May 19, 2011
Total Views: 100

Austal delivers largest catamaran to date – Leonora Christina
Engineering News

Austal delivers largest catamaran to date – Leonora Christina

Leonora Christina During Sea Trials courtesy Austal Austal’s largest catamaran built to date, the 113 metre “Leonora Christina”, was recently

May 19, 2011
Total Views: 118

GL Poll: Offshore Industry Undecided on Future Oil Price
Offshore

GL Poll: Offshore Industry Undecided on Future Oil Price

Houston, TX – Oil and gas industry professionals are divided in opinion on whether the price of a barrel of oil will exceed $150 by the end of 2011,

May 19, 2011
Total Views: 68