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.


Monday, April 25, 2011
McDermott Lands Fabrication and Installation Work in GoM
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McDermott Lands Fabrication and Installation Work in GoM

McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE:MDR), announced today that one of its subsidiary companies was awarded fabrication and installation work from Chevron

April 25, 2011
Total Views: 75

Climate Change and the Impact of Shipping
Blog

Climate Change and the Impact of Shipping

The following is an article published by the The National Maritime Domain Awareness Coordination Office (NMCO) to the Maritime Domain Awareness website.  NMCO

April 25, 2011
Total Views: 137

Sunday, April 24, 2011
Author Interview For “Fire On the Horizon” – The New Book By gCaptain
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Author Interview For “Fire On the Horizon” – The New Book By gCaptain

The above video is a short interview with author and gCaptain founder John Konrad on the rig Deepwater Horizon and his new book about the incident To learn

April 24, 2011
Total Views: 142

Friday, April 22, 2011
MARAD approves $241 Million loan for Eastern Shipbuilding Group

MARAD approves $241 Million loan for Eastern Shipbuilding Group

Panama City, FL Shipyard to Construct Five New PSV’s for Export To Brazil PANAMA CITY, Fla. – U.S. Maritime Administrator David Matsuda today

April 22, 2011
Total Views: 89

Thursday, April 21, 2011
USCG launches first fast response cutter – Bernard C. Webber
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USCG launches first fast response cutter – Bernard C. Webber

By LTJG Stephanie Young via Coast Guard Compass blog Earlier today, the first of the Coast Guard’s fast response cutters, Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C.

April 21, 2011
Total Views: 142

Small Oil Companies Stay In Gulf’s Deep Waters
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Small Oil Companies Stay In Gulf’s Deep Waters

HOUSTON—When the staggering costs of BP PLC’s deep-water Gulf of Mexico oil spill became clear, investors feared that small, independent oil and

April 21, 2011
Total Views: 38

BP Agrees To Provide $1B For Gulf Restoration Projects
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BP Agrees To Provide $1B For Gulf Restoration Projects

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–BP Plc has agreed to provide $1 billion to help restore wildlife and habitats in the Gulf of Mexico as part of an agreement with

April 21, 2011
Total Views: 54

Suspected pirates released after attempts to prosecute failed
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Suspected pirates released after attempts to prosecute failed

The FNS POHJANMAA boarding team detaining the suspected pirates Thursday, the EU NAVFOR was forced to release 18 suspected pirates after requests to a number

April 21, 2011
Total Views: 98

Weekly Maritime Crime and Piracy Update – Week of 14 April 2011
Piracy

Weekly Maritime Crime and Piracy Update – Week of 14 April 2011

Maritime Crime and Piracy  Summary, week of 14 April 2011 (source: Office of Naval Intelligence) Details of pirate activity from the past week – April

April 21, 2011
Total Views: 44

Blank Rome outlines Coast Guard Authorization Act
Defense

Blank Rome outlines Coast Guard Authorization Act

Signed into law by President Obama in 2010, the Coast Guard Authorization Act is the first major piece of maritime legislation enacted by Congress since

April 21, 2011
Total Views: 52

Transocean Files Cross-Claims Against BP, Others Related To Gulf Spill
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Transocean Files Cross-Claims Against BP, Others Related To Gulf Spill

Transocean Ltd. (RIG, RIGN.VX) said it filed cross-claims against BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) and other entities involved in last year’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill,

April 21, 2011
Total Views: 40

IMO and Korea partner for greener shipping
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IMO and Korea partner for greener shipping

​IMO and the Korea International Co-operation Agency (KOICA) Thursday signed a Co-operation Agreement at the Organization’s London Headquarters,

April 21, 2011
Total Views: 46

BP Files Suit Against Halliburton
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BP Files Suit Against Halliburton

BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) said it had filed a lawsuit against Halliburton Co. (HAL), claiming its “misconduct” contributed to last year’s Deepwater

April 21, 2011
Total Views: 42

Bulk Carrier Hijacked in Indian Ocean, Containership Missing
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Bulk Carrier Hijacked in Indian Ocean, Containership Missing

MV ROSALIA D’AMATO (Source: Robert Smera/PBase) The European Union Naval Force Somalia, or EU NAVFOR, has reported that the bulk carrier M/V Rosalia

April 21, 2011
Total Views: 90

Wednesday, April 20, 2011
President Obama issues statement on anniversary of DWH tragedy
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President Obama issues statement on anniversary of DWH tragedy

The following is a statement byPresident Obama posted to WhiteHouse.gov with regards to the one year anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: One

April 20, 2011
Total Views: 27

Bob Dudley Op-Ed: 1 Year After Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Multimedia

Bob Dudley Op-Ed: 1 Year After Deepwater Horizon Disaster

By Bob Dudley, Group Chief Executive, BP p.l.c. A year ago [Wednesday, April 20], the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded, killing 11 men and causing the

April 20, 2011
Total Views: 51

Amver enrolled containership rescues 27 fisherman near Guam
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Amver enrolled containership rescues 27 fisherman near Guam

A Panamanian flagged containership enrolled in the U.S. Coast Guard’s Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System, or AMVER, successfully rescued 27

April 20, 2011
Total Views: 34

Tuesday, April 19, 2011
SEAFOX 5 offshore wind turbine installation vessel lands first job
Engineering News

SEAFOX 5 offshore wind turbine installation vessel lands first job

Keppel FELS has announced Tuesday that its new multi-purpose self-elevating platform (MPSEP), SEAFOX 5, has secured its first job in offshore wind market in a

April 19, 2011
Total Views: 143

Hyundai Heavy clinches drillship and containership orders
Engineering News

Hyundai Heavy clinches drillship and containership orders

Hyundai Heavy Industries announced Monday it has won an order to build an ultra-deepwater drillship for Fred Olsen Energy. The contract also includes an option

April 19, 2011
Total Views: 51

Cape Wind Project receives approval to begin construction
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Cape Wind Project receives approval to begin construction

WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE)

April 19, 2011
Total Views: 76