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.


Thursday, April 29, 2021
Wärtsilä to introduce engine plus emissions abatement package to meet Chinese marine engine emission standard
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Wärtsilä to introduce engine plus emissions abatement package to meet Chinese marine engine emission standard

Press Release – The technology group Wärtsilä will introduce a combined engine plus selective catalytic reduction (SCR) packaged product aimed at

April 29, 2021
Total Views: 668

ABS Consulting Launches Cybersecurity Offering to Combat Increasing Global Attacks on Operational Technology Networks
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ABS Consulting Launches Cybersecurity Offering to Combat Increasing Global Attacks on Operational Technology Networks

An integrated single solution designed by OT experts for industrial networks manages, monitors, detects and defends against growing cybersecurity threats that

April 29, 2021
Total Views: 315

Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Teekay enhances engine optimization and emissions monitoring with ABB Ability™ Tekomar XPERT for fleet
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Teekay enhances engine optimization and emissions monitoring with ABB Ability™ Tekomar XPERT for fleet

Press Release. – Teekay enhances engine optimization and emissions monitoring with ABB Ability™ Tekomar XPERT for fleet One of the world’s biggest

April 28, 2021
Total Views: 363

Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Spire Maritime Announces Expansion of Data Analytics with New Platform and Features
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Spire Maritime Announces Expansion of Data Analytics with New Platform and Features

Press Release – Spire Global, Inc. (“Spire”), a leading global provider of space-based data and analytics, announced today the launch of a new

April 27, 2021
Total Views: 259

Atlantic Huron
Shipping

Improperly Installed Screw Led to Costly Marine Accident at Soo Locks: NTSB Report

The incorrect installation of a single set screw led to the loss of propulsion control on the Canadian-flagged, 736-foot-long Atlantic Huron, causing the ship

April 27, 2021
Total Views: 23439

Latsco LNG Carrier vessels to benefit from Wärtsilä Optimised Maintenance agreement
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Latsco LNG Carrier vessels to benefit from Wärtsilä Optimised Maintenance agreement

Press Release – The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a five-year Optimised Maintenance agreement with Greece-based Latsco LNG Marine

April 27, 2021
Total Views: 187

Global Ferry Digitalisation Report confirms huge transformation opportunities for Operators
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Global Ferry Digitalisation Report confirms huge transformation opportunities for Operators

Press Release – Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has published a new report on attitudes to digitalisation in the

April 27, 2021
Total Views: 230

IoS-OP fully utilized in bulk carrier built by Shin Kurushima Sanoyas Shipbuilding
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IoS-OP fully utilized in bulk carrier built by Shin Kurushima Sanoyas Shipbuilding

Press Release – IoS-OP*1 has been fully utilized in the bulk carrier built by Shin Kurushima Sanoyas Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. by concerned parties.

April 27, 2021
Total Views: 188

Monday, April 26, 2021
harbor harvest
Shipping

gCaptain Weekly – Episode 3

John Konrad and Sal Mercogliano discuss the maritime news of the week in this third episode of the gCaptain Weekly. Topics discussed include the red hot

April 26, 2021
Total Views: 1483

Wärtsilä’s expertise and experience secures Approval in Principle for cargo containment system for Liquid CO2 Carriers
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Wärtsilä’s expertise and experience secures Approval in Principle for cargo containment system for Liquid CO2 Carriers

Press Release – The technology group Wärtsilä has conducted a study on the systems and solutions required for Liquid CO2 Carrier (LCO2)

April 26, 2021
Total Views: 241

Friday, April 23, 2021
On the Water with the FLIR M364C
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On the Water with the FLIR M364C

The unique FLIR M364C combines two cutting-edge imaging systems in a single, robust, pan-and tilt-marine camera housing to produce highly detailed thermal and

April 23, 2021
Total Views: 734

Thursday, April 22, 2021
harbor harvest
Shipping

Documentary: The Last Line

“The Last Line” is the first documentary produced by Alternative Marine Technologies in association with Harbor Harvest & First Harvest

April 22, 2021
Total Views: 2915

Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Foss Maritime’s Alta June powered by biofuel in San Francisco/Oakland
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Foss Maritime’s Alta June powered by biofuel in San Francisco/Oakland

Foss Maritime’s Alta June was fueled this morning in Richmond, CA. But, this was not an ordinary fueling. Foss is trialling Shell Trading (US) Companies

April 21, 2021
Total Views: 662

Second Scandinavian Ice-breaking Tug for Svitzer Europe
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Second Scandinavian Ice-breaking Tug for Svitzer Europe

Press Release – Robert Allan Ltd. is pleased to announce that the second Scandinavian ice-breaking tug designed by the firm has been successfully

April 21, 2021
Total Views: 1366

FarSounder Celebrates 20 Years of Innovation
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FarSounder Celebrates 20 Years of Innovation

Press Release – 2021 marks two decades that FarSounder has been dedicated to developing their unique 3D Forward Looking Sonar technology (3D FLS). Back

April 21, 2021
Total Views: 417

New Inmarsat report captures role of Singapore start-ups in Maritime’s digital transformation
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New Inmarsat report captures role of Singapore start-ups in Maritime’s digital transformation

Press Release – A new study sponsored by Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, offers the most comprehensive overview

April 21, 2021
Total Views: 407

Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Wärtsilä seeks breakthrough in clean propulsion as part of Finnish consortium
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Wärtsilä seeks breakthrough in clean propulsion as part of Finnish consortium

The technology group Wärtsilä is participating in a consortium of Finnish research organisations and leading companies researching means for developing

April 20, 2021
Total Views: 400

ABS Consulting and Verifavia Shipping Partner to Deliver Turnkey IHM Solution to Maritime Industry
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ABS Consulting and Verifavia Shipping Partner to Deliver Turnkey IHM Solution to Maritime Industry

The partnership will deliver to owners and operators an effective way to sustain compliance by leveraging the only IHM Maintenance Dashboard on the market

April 20, 2021
Total Views: 172

A carbon-neutral methanol fuel cell system is taking shape at the Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre
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A carbon-neutral methanol fuel cell system is taking shape at the Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre

Press Release – An innovative fuel cell system based on high-temperature proton exchange membrane (HTPEM) technology from Blue World Technologies is

April 20, 2021
Total Views: 477

Sunday, April 18, 2021
golden ray wreck removal
Blog

gCaptain Weekly – Episode 2

John Konrad and Sal Mercogliano discuss the maritime news of the week in this latest episode of the gCaptain Weekly. Topics include the SEACOR Power capsizing,

April 18, 2021
Total Views: 3509