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.


Saturday, April 19, 2008
Episode 19 – Messing About In Ships Podcast
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Episode 19 – Messing About In Ships Podcast

Episode 19 of Messing About In Ships has launched. Download MP3: Messing About In Ships Episode 19 – April 17, 2008 Shownotes: Messing About In Ships

April 19, 2008
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Thursday, April 17, 2008
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Easing The Pain Of Fire Drills

Painful Rectal Itch By The Artful Blogger OK, I’m back from my little “vacation.” Seven months may have been a bit excessive, but what the

April 17, 2008
Total Views: 90

Monday, April 14, 2008
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The Whale Hunt – 2008 Web Awards

It’s time to cast your votes for the 2008 webby awards. While we are sad to report gCaptain did not receive a nomination this year we are please to

April 14, 2008
Total Views: 16

Friday, April 11, 2008
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Not Being John Cota

Not Being John Cota by Bob Couttie “Capt. Cota acknowledges the lack of situational awareness and does not expect it to happen again.” Board of

April 11, 2008
Total Views: 50

Wednesday, April 9, 2008
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High Definition AIS Tracking – San Francisco

HD-SF.com has this chart of ships transiting San Francisco harbor on April 2nd. They write: Animation of ship traffic on San Francisco bay, April 2nd 2008. You

April 9, 2008
Total Views: 83

Thursday, April 3, 2008
If Only Kudos Went Further Than Money – LL/NI Awards
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If Only Kudos Went Further Than Money – LL/NI Awards

Photo By OneEighteen Your car’s parked in the lot outside a roadside diner, well off the road, when a another vehicle pulling a trailer passes. As it

April 3, 2008
Total Views: 76

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TWIC Locations – Google Map

With the help of our friends at Vessel Trax and many hours at the computer we have taken the list of Transportation Worker’s Identification Card ( TWIC )

April 3, 2008
Total Views: 3755

Wednesday, April 2, 2008
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30 Days of San Francisco Ship Traffic – Charted

Click Image For Hi-Resolution Version/ Being technologically oriented ship drivers we are easily excited by new web sites that combine these interests. Having

April 2, 2008
Total Views: 239

Sunday, March 30, 2008
Special MAIS Podcast – TWIC
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Special MAIS Podcast – TWIC

This week we bring you the real life experience obtaining a TWIC ( Transportation Worker’s Identification Card ) with Captain Kelly Sweeney, monthly

March 30, 2008
Total Views: 14

Thursday, March 20, 2008
MAIS Podcast 16 – Queen Of The North, Twitter
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MAIS Podcast 16 – Queen Of The North, Twitter

Download MP3 file: Messing About In Ships 16 Subscribe Via iTunes HERE Sea Stories John – Queen of the North TSB safety board Peter – London Bridge Twitter

March 20, 2008
Total Views: 21

Tuesday, March 11, 2008
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Ship Of The Week – M/V Slice of Reality

. The Greenwich Phantom blog brings us a slice of reality; One of the sculptures commissioned for the Millennium Dome, Slice of Reality is looking a little

March 11, 2008
Total Views: 61

Monday, March 10, 2008
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Floating Cities – WebUrbanist

From the Freedom Ship to Underwater Hotels we have covered most of what you’ll find on weburbanist’s latest post titled “5 Floating Utopia

March 10, 2008
Total Views: 66

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Maritime Monday 101

Welcome to this 101st edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 51 here. (Published 19 March 2007) You can find last week’s edition here.

March 10, 2008
Total Views: 92

Sunday, March 9, 2008
Google Maps Find – A Collision At Sea (not really)
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Google Maps Find – A Collision At Sea (not really)

An amazing collision has occurred in the center of Sydney Harbor…. well not really. Sea-Fever explains: The above dramatic photograph was taken by Google

March 9, 2008
Total Views: 30

Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Now That Is An Ugly Ship
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Now That Is An Ugly Ship

CDR Salamander features China’s largest FPSO on Ugly Ship Thursday. He writes; A ship only a Captain could love. I don’t think anyone will be

March 5, 2008
Total Views: 71

Tuesday, March 4, 2008
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M/V Bergensfjord – Incident Photo Of The Week

by Øystein Ellingsen Shipspotter VOX tells us: The Norwegian car ferry Bergensfjord was enroute Bergen – Hanstholm early last week when she enouctered

March 4, 2008
Total Views: 47

Tuesday, February 5, 2008
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eLORAN 101 – The Return Of LORAN C?

Could it be time to dig out your old ten point dividers and loran-c charts? Probably not but the same technology behind these devices is making a comeback.

February 5, 2008
Total Views: 258

Wednesday, January 23, 2008
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January 23, 2008
Total Views: 33

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The Shipping Container Hotel

Treehugger tells us of the largest temporary hotel built to date using shipping containers. They write: We previously showed the Travelpod, an experimental

January 23, 2008
Total Views: 286

Saturday, January 5, 2008
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Incident Photo Of The Week

The above photo was taken by Mark Zanzig during a flight over the Nambia desert. Mark Writes; Another photo of the Edward Bohlen, this time providing a view on

January 5, 2008
Total Views: 17