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.


Wednesday, July 28, 2021
ABS Consulting and S&K Mission Support Join Forces Under the SBA Mentor-Protégé Program
Press Releases

ABS Consulting and S&K Mission Support Join Forces Under the SBA Mentor-Protégé Program

Press Release – To aid the Federal Government in expanding its base of qualified small businesses, S&K Mission Support (SKMS) and ABSG Consulting

July 28, 2021
Total Views: 256

Inmarsat Maritime Ventures signs FleetBroadband sale agreement with SRH Connect
Press Releases

Inmarsat Maritime Ventures signs FleetBroadband sale agreement with SRH Connect

Agreement will see the Greece-based company acquire FleetBroadband contracts purchased by Inmarsat from Speedcast earlier this year Press Release –

July 28, 2021
Total Views: 407

MARAD Awards Vessel Acquisition Management Contract to Crowley
Press Releases

MARAD Awards Vessel Acquisition Management Contract to Crowley

Press Release – Crowley Maritime Corporation’s Solutions business unit has been awarded a multi-year, $638 million contract for Vessel Acquisition

July 28, 2021
Total Views: 233

Tuesday, July 27, 2021
China Announces Largest Home-Built Cruise Ship
Cruise Ships

China Announces Largest Home-Built Cruise Ship

The Italian classification society RINA has signed an agreement with China’s Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) to class the largest cruise

July 27, 2021
Total Views: 2726

Monday, July 19, 2021
Captain John Konrad, gCaptain Founder & CEO
Blog

Shipping Podcast Hosts A Controversial Interview With Captain John Konrad, Founder & CEO Of gCaptain

For over half a decade Lena Gothberg’s Shipping Podcast has been the most downloaded and influential podcast in the maritime industry. Produced in

July 19, 2021
Total Views: 5379

Wednesday, July 14, 2021
New Report Finds Connectivity Crucial to Seafarers’ Future Welfare Needs
Press Releases

New Report Finds Connectivity Crucial to Seafarers’ Future Welfare Needs

Thetius report, sponsored by Inmarsat, finds digital crew welfare services will be central to shipping’s ability to deliver fairer conditions for global

July 14, 2021
Total Views: 1122

Marlink provides seamless connectivity for scientific research vessel to study ocean environment at risk
Press Releases

Marlink provides seamless connectivity for scientific research vessel to study ocean environment at risk

Marlink, the leading provider of smart network solutions, has teamed up with environmental research group Andromède Océanologie to support its ‘Gombessa

July 14, 2021
Total Views: 488

Wärtsilä’s LNG experience key to multi-engine order for new Italian ferry
Press Releases

Wärtsilä’s LNG experience key to multi-engine order for new Italian ferry

Press Release – The technology group Wärtsilä, a pioneer in enabling the viability of LNG as a marine fuel, will provide the main and auxiliary

July 14, 2021
Total Views: 911

Results of 8th Worldwide Ferry Safety Association International Student Design Competition
Press Releases

Results of 8th Worldwide Ferry Safety Association International Student Design Competition

(WSFA) – July 15, 2021 – The Worldwide Ferry Safety Association (WFSA) today announced the award winning teams for the 8th Annual

July 14, 2021
Total Views: 1434

Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Green Ship Technology Issues Demand Sustainable Answers
Press Releases

Green Ship Technology Issues Demand Sustainable Answers

Requirements for hydrodynamic-efficiency, EEXI compliance analysis, energy storage, shore-charging, fuel cells and alternative fuels suggest something like a

July 13, 2021
Total Views: 601

ABB’s new digital solution helps optimize ship performance across fleets
Press Releases

ABB’s new digital solution helps optimize ship performance across fleets

Press Release – New online platform, ABB Ability™ Marine Fleet Intelligence – Advisory, combines the power of cloud-based analytics and reporting

July 13, 2021
Total Views: 175

Thursday, July 8, 2021
A COSCO ship at the port of long beach
Ports

Port of Long Beach: June Cargo Volumes Stay Strong Amid Signs of Leveling Off

Cargo volumes through the Port of Long Beach remained strong in June but showed signs of leveling off as retail spending cooled down and consumers warmed up to

July 8, 2021
Total Views: 1878

Helm Operations Launches?New Work Rest?Product to?Help Companies?Ensure STCW Compliance
Press Releases

Helm Operations Launches?New Work Rest?Product to?Help Companies?Ensure STCW Compliance

Press Release – Leading marine operations software provider, Helm Operations, is?looking to make?waves?in the crew management and compliance space?with

July 8, 2021
Total Views: 430

Alfa Laval invests in the development of air lubrication technology for sustainable shipping
Press Releases

Alfa Laval invests in the development of air lubrication technology for sustainable shipping

Press Release – Air lubrication for marine vessels is a developing solution that will radically reduce fuel consumption and environmental impact. Having

July 8, 2021
Total Views: 858

Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Wärtsilä Navigational Simulator becomes first Interactive ‘instructor-led’ cloud training solution to gain new DNV Class D Certification
Press Releases

Wärtsilä Navigational Simulator becomes first Interactive ‘instructor-led’ cloud training solution to gain new DNV Class D Certification

Wärtsilä Voyage’s NTPRO (Navi-Trainer Professional 5000) navigational simulator has attained certification according to the new DNV Class D standard

July 7, 2021
Total Views: 655

Tuesday, July 6, 2021
VIKING arrives at DEFEA Athens to spread good news for defence contractors on safety at sea
Press Releases

VIKING arrives at DEFEA Athens to spread good news for defence contractors on safety at sea

Press Release – VIKING Life-Saving Equipment chooses inaugural DEFEA Athens as first live event to showcase consolidated high-performance boats,

July 6, 2021
Total Views: 651

Monday, July 5, 2021
Wärtsilä to develop regasification system for new offshore LNG terminal in India
Press Releases

Wärtsilä to develop regasification system for new offshore LNG terminal in India

Press Release – The technology group Wärtsilä will develop the regasification system for a new offshore LNG terminal to be built in the Bay of Bengal.

July 5, 2021
Total Views: 433

Alfa Laval and NMRI have succeeded in onboard CO2 capture testing using an exhaust gas cleaning system
Press Releases

Alfa Laval and NMRI have succeeded in onboard CO2 capture testing using an exhaust gas cleaning system

Press Release – As the marine industry strives for a decarbonized future, Alfa Laval and partners are investigating the technologies needed to achieve

July 5, 2021
Total Views: 479

ABB further enhances efficiency of Azipod® electric propulsion with digital solution
Press Releases

ABB further enhances efficiency of Azipod® electric propulsion with digital solution

Press Release – Already delivering decisive efficiency gains to an ever-increasing variety of ship types, ABB Azipod® electric propulsion now benefits

July 5, 2021
Total Views: 357

METIS establishes Singapore subsidiary as focus for shipowners in Southeast Asia
Press Releases

METIS establishes Singapore subsidiary as focus for shipowners in Southeast Asia

Press Release – Maritime data analytics specialist METIS Cyberspace Technology has opened a fully owned subsidiary in Singapore, in a move enhancing

July 5, 2021
Total Views: 152