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.


Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Press release: Maritime Cyprus rescheduled for 2022
Press Releases

Press release: Maritime Cyprus rescheduled for 2022

Biennial conference postponed to preserve its character and values  PRess Release – The infamous biennial October shipping conference, Maritime Cyprus,

September 14, 2021
Total Views: 331

Monday, September 13, 2021
Zero-Emission Hydrogen Fuel Cell Ferry Hits The Water
Press Releases

Zero-Emission Hydrogen Fuel Cell Ferry Hits The Water

Press Release – Incat Crowther is pleased to announce the launch of Sea Change. The Incat Crowther 22 is the world’s first  zero-emissions hydrogen

September 13, 2021
Total Views: 1190

Soren Toft.
Shipping

MSC’s Soren Toft to Deliver Keynote Speech at London International Shipping Week

Shipping’s central role within the global economy will come under the spotlight in a keynote speech delivered by Soren Toft, CEO of the Mediterranean

September 13, 2021
Total Views: 1151

Ecochlor’s Filterless EcoOne™ & EcoOne Hybrid™ BWMS Receives IMO Type Approval
Press Releases

Ecochlor’s Filterless EcoOne™ & EcoOne Hybrid™ BWMS Receives IMO Type Approval

Press Release – Ecochlor’s IMO Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) Code Type Approval certification for the EcoOne™ BWMS and EcoOne Hybrid™ BWMS

September 13, 2021
Total Views: 193

Wärtsilä to support Hudong-Zhonghua and ABS to develop IMO2050 CII-Ready LNG Carrier
Press Releases

Wärtsilä to support Hudong-Zhonghua and ABS to develop IMO2050 CII-Ready LNG Carrier

Press Release – The technology group Wärtsilä will collaborate with ABS and Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (HZS) to develop a flexible, future-proof, and

September 13, 2021
Total Views: 268

Sunday, September 12, 2021
Tropical Storm Conson and Typhoon Chanthu NASA
Marine Weather

NASA Photo Of The Day – Luzon Hit With Double Barrel Cyclones

Twin storms Typhoon Chanthu and Tropical Storm Conson flanked the northern Philippines each threatening the islands with strong winds, torrential rains, and

September 12, 2021
Total Views: 861

Saturday, September 11, 2021
September 11 flotilla commemoration
Shipping

BOATLIFT is An Amazing Tale of 9/11 Heroism

As the World Trade Center buildings burned and collapsed on September 11, 2001, over a half million people were evacuated from Lower Manhattan by American

September 11, 2021
Total Views: 5072

Friday, September 10, 2021
ClassNK releases “Guidelines for Ships Using Alternative Fuels(Edition1.1)”
Press Releases

ClassNK releases “Guidelines for Ships Using Alternative Fuels(Edition1.1)”

Press Release – ClassNK is committed to providing comprehensive services to support the industry’s efforts for the transition to zero-emission of

September 10, 2021
Total Views: 464

Thursday, September 9, 2021
Super Typhoon Chanthu
Marine Weather

Super Typhoon Chanthu Rapidly Intensifies

by Michael Carlowicz (NASA) In recent years, meteorologists and climate scientists have been awed by the rapid intensification of several tropical cyclones

September 9, 2021
Total Views: 722

Simon Møkster Shipping taps Vard Electro for the installation of SeaQ Energy Storage System onboard two platform supply vessels
Press Releases

Simon Møkster Shipping taps Vard Electro for the installation of SeaQ Energy Storage System onboard two platform supply vessels

Press Release – Ålesund/Norway, September 9, 2021 – Vard Electro is pleased to announce the signing of two new contracts with Simon Møkster Shipping.

September 9, 2021
Total Views: 444

USCG Air Station New Orleans aircrew aboard the Noble Globetrotter II. Photo via USCG
Accidents

Noble Globetrotter II Worker Files Lawsuit After Drillship Caught in Hurricane Ida

A lawsuit has been filed by a worker from the ultra-deepwater drillship Noble Globetrotter II which was caught on a course that put it within 10 miles of the

September 9, 2021
Total Views: 7295

Hapag-Lloyd renews and expands Inmarsat Fleet Xpress commitment
Press Releases

Hapag-Lloyd renews and expands Inmarsat Fleet Xpress commitment

Press Release – Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has expanded its agreement to deliver maritime broadband

September 9, 2021
Total Views: 266

Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Talos Says Its Assets Are Not the Source of Large Oil Slick Off Port Fourchon
Oil Spill

Talos Says Its Assets Are Not the Source of Large Oil Slick Off Port Fourchon

Houston-based Talos Energy has again stated that its assets were not the source of an oil release in Bay Marchand Block 5, off the coast of Port Fourchon,

September 8, 2021
Total Views: 846

ABB containerized energy storage offers plug-in battery power for a wide range of ships
Press Releases

ABB containerized energy storage offers plug-in battery power for a wide range of ships

The Containerized Energy Storage System (ESS) integrates sustainable battery power for existing ships in a standard 20ft container  All-inclusive

September 8, 2021
Total Views: 565

Tanker docks at marine terminal
Press Releases

Wärtsilä advances carbon capture and storage in maritime as part of LINCCS consortium

Press Release – Wärtsilä will take a central role in developing maritime carbon capture & storage (CCS) technologies as one of the leading partners

September 8, 2021
Total Views: 268

Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Taking to the Air and Sea to Study Ocean Eddies
Photo

Taking to the Air and Sea to Study Ocean Eddies

Using scientific instruments aboard a self-propelled ocean glider and several airplanes, this first deployment of the Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment

September 7, 2021
Total Views: 775

Wärtsilä replaceable battery containers enabling inland waterway vessels to operate with zero emissions
Press Releases

Wärtsilä replaceable battery containers enabling inland waterway vessels to operate with zero emissions

Press Release – The technology group Wärtsilä has developed and delivered a mobile battery container solution that will enable inland waterway vessels

September 7, 2021
Total Views: 500

Lloyd’s Register and Inmarsat form industry-first collaboration to develop a remote survey solution
Press Releases

Lloyd’s Register and Inmarsat form industry-first collaboration to develop a remote survey solution

Press Release – Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, have announced an industry-first

September 7, 2021
Total Views: 239

Awake.AI is to provide vessel schedule estimates for all Finnish Ports
Press Releases

Awake.AI is to provide vessel schedule estimates for all Finnish Ports

Awake.AI won the tender to provide vessel schedule estimates for Finnish ports through Fintraffic Vessel Traffic Services. The new port call schedule service

September 7, 2021
Total Views: 247

Zero-Emission Ferries Successfully Completed
Ship Design

Zero-Emission Ferries Successfully Completed

ICE Marine Design has completed the construction and successful trials of two zero-emissions ferries; 72-metre Amherst Islander II and the 99-metre Wolfe

September 7, 2021
Total Views: 1273