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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, March 9, 2011
News

BP CEO: Still Planning On $60-$90 A Barrel Of Oil For Long Term

HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- Oil giant BP PLC (BP.LN, BP) continues to use an oil-price range between $60 and $90 a barrel in its long-term planning despite rising

March 9, 2011
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Judge Orders Exxon, Governments To Resolve Valdez Spill Claim
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Judge Orders Exxon, Governments To Resolve Valdez Spill Claim

A federal judge has ordered Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM), the U.S. Department of Justice and the state of Alaska to expedite talks on a 2006 claim by the federal

March 9, 2011
Total Views: 102

Oil Spill Co-Chair Praises Industry’s Response, Asks For Safety Organization
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Oil Spill Co-Chair Praises Industry’s Response, Asks For Safety Organization

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–William Reilly, co-chair of the presidential panel tasked with investigating causes of the BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) oil spill, on Tuesday

March 9, 2011
Total Views: 58

Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Portfire40 names first inductee: The Banksy of shipping?
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Portfire40 names first inductee: The Banksy of shipping?

Editors note: The new Portfire40 Series will portray those people in the maritime industry that possess “alternative power” having exhibited a

March 8, 2011
Total Views: 53

Engineering News

Keppel to build new jackup worth US$195 million for Mexico

Keppel AmFELS LLC, a US wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has won a contract from Mexico’s Perforadora

March 8, 2011
Total Views: 40

Maersk Line expands ‘fuel-switch program’ to New Zealand
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Maersk Line expands ‘fuel-switch program’ to New Zealand

As part of Maersk Line’s drive to cut sulphur emissions from its fleet, the shipping line has expanded its fuel-switch program in New Zealand’s

March 8, 2011
Total Views: 37

Expansion of World-Wide Navigational Warning System into Arctic waters marked by IMO, WMO and IHO chiefs
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Expansion of World-Wide Navigational Warning System into Arctic waters marked by IMO, WMO and IHO chiefs

On the first day of the 15th session of the IMO Sub-Committee on Radiocommunications, Search and Rescue, a ceremony took place to celebrate the expansion of

March 8, 2011
Total Views: 86

London Array OffShore Wind Farm Sees First Foundation Installed
Engineering News

London Array OffShore Wind Farm Sees First Foundation Installed

LONDON (Dow Jones)–DONG Energy, E.ON AG (EOAN.XE) and Masdar said Tuesday that the first of 177 foundations has been installed at the U.K.’s

March 8, 2011
Total Views: 97

Pemex CEO: Gulf Of Mexico 1st Round Tenders Expected Late ’11, Early ’12
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Pemex CEO: Gulf Of Mexico 1st Round Tenders Expected Late ’11, Early ’12

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–Mexico’s state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, expects to have a first round of tenders on some areas of the

March 8, 2011
Total Views: 181

Monday, March 7, 2011
Engineering News

Upgraded Wärtsilä RT-flex68-D successfully tested for IMO Tier II compliance

The first upgraded Wärtsilä RT-flex68-D engine equipped with a Variable Turbine Geometry (VTG) turbocharger was successfully tested at Doosan Engine Co

March 7, 2011
Total Views: 110

Blog

USCG Release: Two rescued after platform fire in GoM

The Coast Guard responded with multiple air and sea assets on Sunday to reports that an oil production platform caught fire approximately 50 miles off Grand

March 7, 2011
Total Views: 66

Capsized fishing trawler salvaged
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Capsized fishing trawler salvaged

On March 1, the fishing trawler Nieuwpoort 28 (N28) capsized twenty miles off the French/Belgian coast. It was upside-down in the water and the French and

March 7, 2011
Total Views: 86

Defense

Two Rescued From Burning, Non-Producing Oil Platform In US Gulf

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two men from a burning Gulf of Mexico oil platform on Sunday. The platform, owned by Houston-based Arena

March 7, 2011
Total Views: 36

Saturday, March 5, 2011
BOEMRE Probe Finds No Evidence Of Safety Risk At BP’s Atlantis Platform
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BOEMRE Probe Finds No Evidence Of Safety Risk At BP’s Atlantis Platform

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–U.S. investigators said Friday that problems with engineering documents on a BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) production platform in the Gulf of

March 5, 2011
Total Views: 89

Friday, March 4, 2011
Vroon Selects KVH TracPhone V7 and mini-VSAT Broadband Service for 125+ Vessels
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Vroon Selects KVH TracPhone V7 and mini-VSAT Broadband Service for 125+ Vessels

MIDDLETOWN, RI – KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) today announced that Netherlands-based Vroon has chosen the KVH TracPhone® V7 and its mini-VSAT

March 4, 2011
Total Views: 62

News

SBM Sees Oil Majors Trying to Push Risks to Sub-Contractors

AMSTERDAM (Dow Jones)–Major oil companies are increasingly trying to push liabilities of offshore oil projects onto sub-contractors as risk awareness has

March 4, 2011
Total Views: 38

Engineering News

Rolls-Royce wins $40m Royal Navy contract for replenishment-at-sea systems

Rolls-Royce has been selected to supply a unique replenishment-at-sea (RAS) system to the Royal Navy. It will enable heavier-than-ever loads to be transferred

March 4, 2011
Total Views: 35

Teekay sells remaining 49 percent interest in Teekay Offshore
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Teekay sells remaining 49 percent interest in Teekay Offshore

Hamilton, Bermuda – Teekay Corporation (Teekay) announced today that it has agreed to sell its remaining 49 percent interest in Teekay Offshore Operating

March 4, 2011
Total Views: 37

Greek Amver ship saves Frenchmen
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Greek Amver ship saves Frenchmen

The Greek participating Amver tanker Delta Kanaris rescued four French sailors Sunday Feb. 27, 2011 after the sailors activated their personal locator beacon

March 4, 2011
Total Views: 67

Noble Corporation Exercises Option to Construct New Ultra-Deepwater Drillship
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Noble Corporation Exercises Option to Construct New Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE) today announced that a subsidiary has exercised its first option with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. (“HHI”) for

March 4, 2011
Total Views: 141