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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.


Thursday, September 2, 2021
Photo via Fednav
Shipbuilding

Fednav Signs Agreement For Ten New Lakers

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, September 2, 2021—Fednav Limited, Canada’s largest dry bulk shipping group, has signed an agreement with Sumisho Marine Co.,

September 2, 2021
Total Views: 3358

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding receives Approval in Principle for LCO2 Carrier Cargo tank
Press Releases

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding receives Approval in Principle for LCO2 Carrier Cargo tank

Press Release – Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has delivered an Approval in Principle (AiP)

September 2, 2021
Total Views: 620

Cyprus Shipping Deputy Minister explores EMSA’s environmental impact report
Press Releases

Cyprus Shipping Deputy Minister explores EMSA’s environmental impact report

Press Release – A new report by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), titled the “European Maritime Transport Environmental Report,”

September 2, 2021
Total Views: 360

USCG Operation Kohola Guardian
USCG

US Coast Guard Cracks Down On Hawaiian Vessels Harassing Wildlife

Today the USCG and NOAA launched an operation to curtail charters within the Hawaiian Islands that are operating illegally and harassing marine

September 2, 2021
Total Views: 2951

Wednesday, September 1, 2021
USCG Air Station New Orleans aircrew aboard the Noble Globetrotter II. Photo via USCG
USCG

Coast Guard Responds to Noble Globetrotter II

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard responds Wednesday to a vessel that reportedly sustained damage during Hurricane Ida. During the storm, we received a

September 1, 2021
Total Views: 7602

Crowley and Shell to Build and Charter Largest LNG Bunker Barge in U.S.
Environment

Crowley and Shell to Build and Charter Largest LNG Bunker Barge in U.S.

Crowley Maritime Corporation has signed a long-term time charter with Shell NA LNG, LLC, (“Shell”) providing for the building and operation of a new,

September 1, 2021
Total Views: 2691

Corvus Energy Battery To Supply Crowley eWolf All-Electric Tug
Shipbuilding

Corvus Energy Battery To Supply Crowley eWolf All-Electric Tug

Seattle, USA and Bergen, Norway – August 30, 2021 – Corvus Energy is pleased to announce that it has been selected

September 1, 2021
Total Views: 1513

Gulf Coast Fuel Supply & FUELTRAX partner to enhance fuel deliveries
Press Releases

Gulf Coast Fuel Supply & FUELTRAX partner to enhance fuel deliveries

Press Release – Gulf Coast Fuel Supply, an offshore fuel supplier specializing in MGO and VLSFO deliveries at the Galveston Lightering area, has

September 1, 2021
Total Views: 338

Tuesday, August 31, 2021
EVER ACE, The World’s Largest Containership, Transits The Suez Canal
Photo

EVER ACE, The World’s Largest Containership, Transits The Suez Canal

Ever Ace, the world’s largest containership, transited the Suez Canal for the first time August 28, 2021. Ever Ace, built in 2021 for the Taiwanese

August 31, 2021
Total Views: 7663

U.S. Department of Transportation Appoints Port Envoy to Address Supply Chain Disruptions
News

U.S. Department of Transportation Appoints Port Envoy to Address Supply Chain Disruptions

WASHINGTON –- The White House and the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that John D. Porcari will be the Port Envoy to the Biden-Harris

August 31, 2021
Total Views: 1355

Bow Of Fragmented Crimson Polaris Is Towed Into Hachinohe Port
Grounding Incidents

Bow Of Fragmented Crimson Polaris Is Towed Into Hachinohe Port

In regard to the grounding of wood chip carrier Crimson Polaris that occurred off the coast of Hachinohe on August 11, the bow part of the fragmented hull was

August 31, 2021
Total Views: 3718

Wakashio Captain Involved in Alleged Prison Escape
Accidents

Wakashio Captain Involved in Alleged Prison Escape

By Vel Moonien in Mauritius After thirteen months on remand, the captain of the “MV Wakashio” has allegedly attempted an escape, Mauritius Prison

August 31, 2021
Total Views: 10214

Offshore Wind Workforce Development Project at SUNY Maritime College Passed by the House
Offshore

Offshore Wind Workforce Development Project at SUNY Maritime College Passed by the House

gCaptain–In a live press conference on August 30, New York Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Thomas Suozzi, announced that federal funding

August 31, 2021
Total Views: 1272

Alfa Laval’s development of methanol solutions reflects the full spectrum of changes on board
Press Releases

Alfa Laval’s development of methanol solutions reflects the full spectrum of changes on board

Press Release – The marine industry has ambitious decarbonization goals, but the fuel shift required to reach them will not occur overnight. The next

August 31, 2021
Total Views: 462

Monday, August 30, 2021
Tropical Storm Ida Passes Over The Southern U.S.
Photo

Tropical Storm Ida Passes Over The Southern U.S.

(NASA) Captured in the early morning hours of Monday, Aug. 30, Tropical Storm Ida is seen moving inland over portions of southeastern Louisiana, southern

August 30, 2021
Total Views: 1465

Dominating Carbon Neutral Era through New Liquid Carbon Dioxide (LCO2) Carrier Development
Press Releases

Dominating Carbon Neutral Era through New Liquid Carbon Dioxide (LCO2) Carrier Development

POSCO, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, Lloyd’s Register and the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry

August 30, 2021
Total Views: 522

Coast Guard Conducts Hurricane Ida Post-Storm Overflights Along The Gulf Coast
USCG

Coast Guard Conducts Hurricane Ida Post-Storm Overflights Along The Gulf Coast

NEW ORLEANS —(USCG) The Coast Guard is conducting critical incident search and rescue overflights and assessing for damage Monday along the Gulf Coast Region

August 30, 2021
Total Views: 3441

Ambrose Jearld, Jr.: Researcher, Educator, Mentor And Advocate For Diversity and Inclusion
NOAA

Ambrose Jearld, Jr.: Researcher, Educator, Mentor And Advocate For Diversity and Inclusion

(NOAA)–Ambrose Jearld, Jr. has spent his life around animals and water—both freshwater and seawater. He was born in 1944 into a Navy family in

August 30, 2021
Total Views: 926

Sunday, August 29, 2021
Hurricane Ida is seen in this image taken aboard the International Space Station
Photo

Hurricane Ida As Seen Aboard The International Space Station

NASA–Hurricane Ida is seen in this image taken aboard the International Space Station. The dangerous hurricane made landfall in Louisiana on Sunday, Aug.

August 29, 2021
Total Views: 23609

Unique light colored patches of tissue on the whale's head help identify each individual. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Peter Duley
NOAA

Right Whales Numbers Are Increasing In Southern New England Waters Slated For Offshore Wind Energy Development

NOAA–Right whales are increasing their use of southern New England waters, including regions slated for offshore wind energy development, according to

August 29, 2021
Total Views: 1410