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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.


Sunday, November 14, 2021
Abu Dhabi Ports Group Reports Strong Revenue Growth
Ports

Abu Dhabi Ports Group Reports Strong Revenue Growth

Abu Dhabi Ports Group announced its financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, reporting revenue growth of 22% year-on-year to AED 2.791

November 14, 2021
Total Views: 731

Thursday, November 11, 2021
ABS Consulting Partners with Global Maritime to Provide Life-Cycle Services to Offshore Wind Market
Press Releases

ABS Consulting Partners with Global Maritime to Provide Life-Cycle Services to Offshore Wind Market

Press Release – ABSG Consulting Inc. (ABS Consulting), a leading global operational risk management company, and Global Maritime, a marine offshore and

November 11, 2021
Total Views: 464

USMMA Midshipmen Respond to Congress Members Calling for Sea Year Suspension:  Read Their Letter to Committee Leaders
Shipping

USMMA Midshipmen Respond to Congress Members Calling for Sea Year Suspension: Read Their Letter to Committee Leaders

Last month, allegations by U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Midshipman X of being sexually assaulted on a commercial ship during her Sea Year training were posted

November 11, 2021
Total Views: 4472

Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Port of savannah ship loading at berth
Ports

White House Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Action Plan for America’s Ports and Waterways

Below is a fact sheet provided by The White House outlining the Biden-?Harris Action Plan for the nation’s ports and waterways following the passing of

November 10, 2021
Total Views: 1832

Finland: SCHOTTEL EcoPellers for hybrid-electric ferry Altera
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Finland: SCHOTTEL EcoPellers for hybrid-electric ferry Altera

Press Release – The latest addition to FinFerries’ fleet, the ferry Altera, features high-efficiency azimuth thrusters from SCHOTTEL. The electrically

November 10, 2021
Total Views: 722

Shell Marine Transforms LubeMonitor for Digital Era
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Shell Marine Transforms LubeMonitor for Digital Era

Press Release – Shell Marine has deployed a suite of exciting enhancements to its LubeMonitor service, to go beyond all other traditional “cylinder

November 10, 2021
Total Views: 371

Quest for predictable costs drives uptake of ABB Turbocharging service agreement
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Quest for predictable costs drives uptake of ABB Turbocharging service agreement

Turbo LifecycleCare full-scope service agreement, offering fixed price per running hour, passes 50th customer milestone More than 700 turbochargers with a

November 10, 2021
Total Views: 213

Monday, November 8, 2021
ClassNK grants its first “CybR-G” notation for cyber secured ship design to NYK’s oil tanker “TATESHINA”
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ClassNK grants its first “CybR-G” notation for cyber secured ship design to NYK’s oil tanker “TATESHINA”

Press Release – Leading Classification Society ClassNK has granted Cyber Resilience-Guideline (CybR-G) notation to TATESHINA, an oil tanker built by

November 8, 2021
Total Views: 289

Friday, November 5, 2021
Wiley Hall at the US Merchant Marine Academy
Incidents

Midshipman X – Candid Interview With A Merchant Marine Academy Leader

We recently had a chat with Jim Tobin, President, and CEO of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (AAF) about the latest

November 5, 2021
Total Views: 8166

UK Government supports maritime trade and economic growth in the Cayman Islands
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UK Government supports maritime trade and economic growth in the Cayman Islands

UK Hydrographic Office to conduct seabed mapping surveys in the Cayman Islands, underpinning the region’s sustainable marine economy The UK Hydrographic

November 5, 2021
Total Views: 532

Thursday, November 4, 2021
Integrated weather routing empowers shipping industry to place weather at the heart of commercial decision-making, says ZeroNorth
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Integrated weather routing empowers shipping industry to place weather at the heart of commercial decision-making, says ZeroNorth

New technologies now allowing shipping companies to master the weather in real time and realise tangible dollar, CO2, and safety upsides across their fleets,

November 4, 2021
Total Views: 527

Green Award Foundation and Thordon team up to eliminate sterntube oil pollution
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Green Award Foundation and Thordon team up to eliminate sterntube oil pollution

Press Release – Thordon Bearings’ COMPAC open seawater lubricated propeller shaft bearing system is being offered to ship owners with a 5% rebate as

November 4, 2021
Total Views: 233

Mercy Ships looks to Nor-Shipping 2022 to boost launch of world’s largest hospital ship
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Mercy Ships looks to Nor-Shipping 2022 to boost launch of world’s largest hospital ship

Campaigning medical charity Mercy Ships is looking to Nor-Shipping 2022, taking place 10-13 January, to build support ahead of the launch of Global

November 4, 2021
Total Views: 1199

Wednesday, November 3, 2021
WinGD and HHI-EMD collaboration sets sights on sustainable engine technology
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WinGD and HHI-EMD collaboration sets sights on sustainable engine technology

Press Release – Marine engine designer and power system integrator WinGD and engine builder Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Engine Machinery Division

November 3, 2021
Total Views: 306

Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Svitzer Europe strengthens service in Northern England with acquisition of new tug
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Svitzer Europe strengthens service in Northern England with acquisition of new tug

Named after a crew member’s daughter, Svitzer Eleanor will reinforce the company’s operations in Northern England, becoming the eighth Svitzer tug

November 2, 2021
Total Views: 591

Next generation METIS data-acquisition system sets new standards in digital shipping
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Next generation METIS data-acquisition system sets new standards in digital shipping

Press Release – METIS Cyberspace Technology SA has launched the next generation of its automated data-acquisition system, Ship Connect, in a move which

November 2, 2021
Total Views: 184

Cydome signs up as new Inmarsat Fleet Connect application provider
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Cydome signs up as new Inmarsat Fleet Connect application provider

Press Release – Cydome, the ship-wide cybersecurity solution provider, and Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, have

November 2, 2021
Total Views: 150

ABB and Hyundai Global Service offer engine optimization to cut ship emissions
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ABB and Hyundai Global Service offer engine optimization to cut ship emissions

Press Release – Hyundai Global Service (HGS), the aftercare division of shipbuilder and engine maker Hyundai Heavy Industries, has teamed up with ABB

November 2, 2021
Total Views: 229

Alfa Laval strengthens its LNG portfolio with the Gas Combustion Unit 2.0
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Alfa Laval strengthens its LNG portfolio with the Gas Combustion Unit 2.0

Press Release – Simplicity lays the groundwork for reliability in the Alfa Laval Gas Combustion Unit (GCU), which has long set the standard for boil-off

November 2, 2021
Total Views: 250

Monday, November 1, 2021
VIKING secures order from PIL in Asian breakthrough for HydroPen™ container firefighting solution
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VIKING secures order from PIL in Asian breakthrough for HydroPen™ container firefighting solution

A fleetwide order from Pacific International Lines (PIL) represents significant acknowledgement of the effectiveness of the HydroPen™ container firefighting

November 1, 2021
Total Views: 346