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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, January 6, 2011
National Commission releases Advance Chapter on BP Well Blowout Investigation
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National Commission releases Advance Chapter on BP Well Blowout Investigation

“A Failure of Management” “Cumulative Risk Large and Avoidable” January 6, 2011 – (Washington, DC) – The National Oil Spill

January 6, 2011
Total Views: 43

Apache Corporation begins production in GoM
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Apache Corporation begins production in GoM

HOUSTON, Jan. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Apache Corporation (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) today announced that hydrocarbon production has begun at its Balboa Field,

January 6, 2011
Total Views: 37

Wilhelmsen Ships Service acquires Nalfleet
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Wilhelmsen Ships Service acquires Nalfleet

January 6, 2011: Wilhelmsen Ships Service has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Nalfleet, the marine division of Nalco. Together with its Unitor

January 6, 2011
Total Views: 162

NAVY: Risk Management Key to Mitigating Mishaps in 2011
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NAVY: Risk Management Key to Mitigating Mishaps in 2011

NORFOLK (NNS) — Following the holiday season, Sailors and Marines across the fleet are returning from leave and getting back to the regular routine at

January 6, 2011
Total Views: 60

Technip awarded a key Subsea contract for the Walker Ridge development in the Gulf of Mexico
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Technip awarded a key Subsea contract for the Walker Ridge development in the Gulf of Mexico

Technip, a world leader in the fields of project management, engineering and construction for the oil & gas industry, was awarded a lump sum contract by

January 6, 2011
Total Views: 109

TBS International Takes Delivery of Its Fourth Newbuild Roymar Class Multipurpose Tweendecker, Expands Fleet to 50 Vessels
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TBS International Takes Delivery of Its Fourth Newbuild Roymar Class Multipurpose Tweendecker, Expands Fleet to 50 Vessels

DUBLIN, IRELAND, Jan 05, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — TBS International plc (NASDAQ: TBSI) announced today that it has taken delivery of the

January 6, 2011
Total Views: 46

DNV evaluates the safety of Rotterdam’s expanding CO2 hub
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DNV evaluates the safety of Rotterdam’s expanding CO2 hub

Oslo: Risk management studies carried out by DNV will be crucial to the safety and public acceptance of the CO2 logistics hub being developed through the

January 6, 2011
Total Views: 44

PNTL Nuclear Fuel Ship
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UK Welcomes New Nuclear Fuel Transport Ship

International Nuclear Services (INS), has today welcomed its newest vessel, Pacific Grebe, to its home port of Barrow-in-Furness. Pacific Grebe is owned by

January 6, 2011
Total Views: 674

Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Animal fat closes section of Houston Ship Channel
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Animal fat closes section of Houston Ship Channel

HOUSTON – The Coast Guard and the Texas General Land Office are responding to a tallow spill in the Houston Ship Channel early Tuesday evening. Coast

January 5, 2011
Total Views: 58

STX Finland delivers largest car-passenger ferry to operate in the English Channel
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STX Finland delivers largest car-passenger ferry to operate in the English Channel

On Wednesday 5 January 2011, car-passenger ferry NB 1367 the Spirit of Britain, was delivered by STX Europe’s Rauma shipyard to P&O ferries. Her

January 5, 2011
Total Views: 95

Tuesday, January 4, 2011
BOEMRE Provides Additional Clarity for Certain Activities Suspended under the Deepwater Moratorium
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BOEMRE Provides Additional Clarity for Certain Activities Suspended under the Deepwater Moratorium

WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) today notified 13 companies whose deepwater drilling activities

January 4, 2011
Total Views: 27

Monday, January 3, 2011
Marathon Oil Co. Terminates ‘Noble Jim Day’ Contract
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Marathon Oil Co. Terminates ‘Noble Jim Day’ Contract

ZUG, Switzerland, Jan. 3, 2011: Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE) today reported that Marathon Oil Company (“Marathon”) has provided notice that it is

January 3, 2011
Total Views: 109

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Diamond Offshore Announces Order for Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

HOUSTON, Jan 03, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) —  Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE:DO) today announced that a subsidiary, Diamond Offshore Drilling Limited,

January 3, 2011
Total Views: 86

Seadragon Seadrill Semi-Submersible Oil Rig
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Seadrill acquires two semi-submersible ultra-deepwater rigs under construction

Hamilton, Bermuda, January 3, 2011 – Seadrill has entered into an agreement to acquire the two ultra-deepwater semi-submersible drilling rigs, Seadragon

January 3, 2011
Total Views: 240

News

FPSO installation deal to Aker Solutions

3 January 2011 – MODEC Offshore Production Systems (Singapore) Pte Ltd. has awarded Aker Solutions’ wholly-owned subsidiary Aker Marine Contractors

January 3, 2011
Total Views: 59

Sunday, January 2, 2011
Time Lapse Photo – Amazing Helicopter Rescue
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Time Lapse Photo – Amazing Helicopter Rescue

Ok, so the rescue itself was fairly ho-hum, but the photography is amazing. The video was made by combining two photographic techniques; time lapse

January 2, 2011
Total Views: 26

Thursday, December 30, 2010
Iraq Navy Day Boat Ribbon Cutting
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Military Sealift Command delivers patrol boat for Iraqi navy

Military Sealift Command-chartered heavy lift crane ship MV Ocean Titan delivered the second of a new class of U.S.-built patrol boats to Manama, Bahrain,

December 30, 2010
Total Views: 50

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MARAD’s Great Lakes Shipping Revitalization Study

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) is undertaking a wide-ranging study of U.S.-Flag shipping in the Great Lakes region calling for a comprehensive look at the

December 30, 2010
Total Views: 35

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STEP Offshore wins mud mixing equipment contract with STX Offshore & Shipbuilding

STEP Offshore, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aker Solutions, has won a contract from South Korea’s STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co., LTD

December 30, 2010
Total Views: 38

Engineering News

Wärtsilä introduces new more powerful version of its Wärtsilä 32 engine

Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions provider, has introduced a more powerful version for marine applications of its popular

December 30, 2010
Total Views: 47