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.


Friday, July 31, 2009
MSC Napoli Salvage Operations Completed
Oil Spill

MSC Napoli Salvage Operations Completed

The two and a half year salvage operation to remove the wreckage of the MSC Napoli has officially been declared over.  The vessesl was intentionally beached

July 31, 2009
Total Views: 156

Thursday, July 30, 2009
Earn Your Keep with Wired Magazine’s “Cutthroat Capitalism” – The Game
Maritime Security

Earn Your Keep with Wired Magazine’s “Cutthroat Capitalism” – The Game

Wired Magazine has released a fun online game based on a recent article titled “Cutthroat Capitalism” which explores piracy off the coast of

July 30, 2009
Total Views: 61

Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Ship Photo of the Week – USCGC Healy and CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent
USCG

Ship Photo of the Week – USCGC Healy and CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent

This weeks ship photo of the week is of the USCGC Healy and the CCGS Louis S. St- Laurent side-by-side during last years expedition to map the artic seabed. 

July 29, 2009
Total Views: 123

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

shipping container dimensions

20′ container 40′ container imperial metric imperial metric externaldimensions length 20′ 0″ 6.096 m 40′ 0″ 12.192 m width

July 28, 2009
Total Views: 52

Friday, July 24, 2009
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LED Running Lights – Saving The Environment 1 Bulb At A Time

While much larger initiatives are needed to make shipping more environmentally sound, the little things add up. Don’t believe me? Ask any Engineer who

July 24, 2009
Total Views: 18

Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Ship Photo of the Week – MSC Daniela in Rotterdam
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Ship Photo of the Week – MSC Daniela in Rotterdam

This weeks Ship Photo of the Week is brought to us via PortStrategy.com (For high resolution image, CLICK HERE). In late May, the 14,000-teu MSC Daniela became

July 22, 2009
Total Views: 49

Tuesday, July 21, 2009
SARSAT Satellite Tracking with Google Earth
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SARSAT Satellite Tracking with Google Earth

Today we look at SARSAT information embedded to Google Earth. Ryan Erickson at the Unofficial CG Blog tells

July 21, 2009
Total Views: 138

Marine Weather

Bill Gates Turns to Fighting Hurricanes

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy So what does a semi-retired mega-billionaire philanthropist do with his spare time?

July 21, 2009
Total Views: 62

Monday, July 20, 2009
QE2 Headed for Cape Town
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QE2 Headed for Cape Town

The Queen Elizabeth II is headed for Cape Town, South Africa. This just in from BBC News: Cunard sold the Southampton-based liner for £50m to the United Arab

July 20, 2009
Total Views: 222

Tuesday, July 14, 2009
USS Fort Worth’s (LSC 3) Keel Laid
Navy

USS Fort Worth’s (LSC 3) Keel Laid

Saturday, a Lockheed Martin led team held a keel-laying ceremony at Marinette Marine’s shipyard for the USS Fort Worth, marking the start of construction

July 14, 2009
Total Views: 125

Monday, July 13, 2009
Maritime Monday 170
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Maritime Monday 170

Fred Fry is on vacation this week. Welcome to this 170th (abbreviated) edition of Maritime Monday. You can find links to all the previous editions at the

July 13, 2009
Total Views: 458

Friday, July 10, 2009
ship construction
Navy

Milestones In Ship Construction

Photo by nasebaer Chief Journalist David Nagle of US Naval Sea Systems Command brings us Milestones in Ship Construction: “So the ship’s been

July 10, 2009
Total Views: 1032

Saturday, June 27, 2009
gCaptain Announces New Site Search Technology
gCaptain

gCaptain Announces New Site Search Technology

A feature we recently implemented is gCaptain site search built on the google search engine. We had this before but only on the homepage, lat week we added new

June 27, 2009
Total Views: 38

Friday, June 26, 2009
McMurdo Fast-Find 210 – Change In The Way You Think About EPIRBS
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McMurdo Fast-Find 210 – Change In The Way You Think About EPIRBS

A few months ago we received a press release from McMurdo on a revolutionary product, the Fast-Find 210 PLB, a portable version of an EPIRB, The revolutionary

June 26, 2009
Total Views: 178

Tuesday, June 23, 2009
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Building An Earthquake Resistant Bridge – Video

. Frequently passing under bridges for a living and over them in the family sedan we, like most mariners, have a fascination with bridge design and basically

June 23, 2009
Total Views: 177

Sunday, June 21, 2009
Somali Pirate Takedown – Maersk Alabama Story Hits Prime Time TV
Maritime Security

Somali Pirate Takedown – Maersk Alabama Story Hits Prime Time TV

Get your TIVO’s ready…. In a new, featured, television show The Discovery Channel looks to find out the very real story behind the story of the

June 21, 2009
Total Views: 376

Saturday, June 20, 2009
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YOUblog Article – Seafarer Access to Shoreleave

The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (The primary industry advisory committee that provides security policy guidance to the US Coast Guard) has

June 20, 2009
Total Views: 66

Friday, June 19, 2009
Lifeboat Air Bottle Explosion – Maritime Incident Photo Of The Week
Blog

Lifeboat Air Bottle Explosion – Maritime Incident Photo Of The Week

This story comes via our friends at the excellent blog Maritime Accident Casebook (MAC for short). Bob Couttie

June 19, 2009
Total Views: 617

Tuesday, June 16, 2009
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Engines

Lease A Thruster – Video From Marine Hydaulic Systems

We first met Hydraulic Marine Systems during our coverage of the International Workboat Show in December and, like the rest of the trade show participants,

June 16, 2009
Total Views: 182

Monday, June 15, 2009
Port Kiel Fire – Incident Photo Of The Week
Blog

Port Kiel Fire – Incident Photo Of The Week

The Local

June 15, 2009
Total Views: 143