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, March 31, 2021
Containership docking Port of Long Beach
Shipping

Daniel B. Maffei Designated as the Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission

U.S. Federal Maritime Commission News Release – Commissioner Daniel B. Maffei has been designated as the Chairman of the Federal Maritime

March 31, 2021
Total Views: 788

Tuesday, March 30, 2021
ABB to provide comprehensive vessel services to Canadian Coast Guard fleet
Press Releases

ABB to provide comprehensive vessel services to Canadian Coast Guard fleet

Press Release – ABB has been awarded a National Individual Standing Offer1 (NISO) to provide full-scope services for equipment installed on board

March 30, 2021
Total Views: 607

Monday, March 29, 2021
svitzer tugs assisting ever given
Press Releases

Svitzer highlights multilateral collaboration that ensured refloating of Ever Given in Suez Canal

Two Svitzer tugs, Port Said 1 and Port Said 2, supported recent refloating of Ever Given COPENHAGEN, 29 March 2021 (Svitzer Press Release): Leading global

March 29, 2021
Total Views: 2189

offshore wind farm under construction. DJ Mattaar / Shutterstock
Offshore

Biden’s Offshore Wind Plan Includes New Port Infrastructure, New Ships -White House

The Biden Administration on Monday announced a goal of developing 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power United States’ federal waters by 2030, which

March 29, 2021
Total Views: 3268

Suez Canal Unblocked – Freedom for the Ever Given!
Shipping

Suez Canal Unblocked – Freedom for the Ever Given!

In this latest video, gCaptain founder and CEO Captain John Konrad discusses the successful refloating of the MV Ever Given to unblock the Suez Canal: Full

March 29, 2021
Total Views: 8686

Sunday, March 28, 2021
Captain Nick Sloane, The Salvage Master Who Raised The Costa Concordia, Discusses What It Will Take to Refloat The Ever Given – Interview
Video

Captain Nick Sloane, The Salvage Master Who Raised The Costa Concordia, Discusses What It Will Take to Refloat The Ever Given – Interview

Billions of dollars worth of global trade is hanging in the balance as salvage efforts continue to refloat the MV Ever Given in the Suez Canal. The impact of

March 28, 2021
Total Views: 31794

New York Mega Containership
Blog

New York’s Ever Given Crisis Is Bigger Than Egypt’s But Buttigieg Sits Silent

The cost of the mega containership Ever Given blocking Suez Canal traffic exceeds $9B a day but the cost of bringing these ships into poor and highly populated

March 28, 2021
Total Views: 37887

Friday, March 26, 2021
IMO Headquarters london
Accidents

Read: International Maritime Organization’s Statement on Ever Given Grounding in Suez Canal

International Maritime Organization Secretary-General Kitack Lim has issued his first comments on the grounding of the MV Ever Given in the Suez Canal. The

March 26, 2021
Total Views: 3308

Stranded container ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, is seen after it ran aground, in Suez Canal
Accidents

Watch Part 2: A Naval Historian and Master Mariner Discuss the Ever Given Grounding in Suez

In Part 2 of their popular video series, Dr. Sal Mercogliano, Associate Professor of History at Campbell University and Adjunct Professor at the United States

March 26, 2021
Total Views: 5558

Thursday, March 25, 2021
Robert Allan Memorial Scholarship 2021
Press Releases

Robert Allan Memorial Scholarship 2021

The Robert Allan Memorial Scholarship award is now open for applications until June 30th, 2021. The Robert Allan Memorial Scholarship was created in 1982 by a

March 25, 2021
Total Views: 541

Nor-Shipping launches Ocean Now in June
Press Releases

Nor-Shipping launches Ocean Now in June

Press Release – Nor-Shipping may have postponed its summer 2021 event until January 2022, but Your Arena for Ocean Solutions is still taking

March 25, 2021
Total Views: 240

GTMaritime Announces Move to Employee Ownership
Press Releases

GTMaritime Announces Move to Employee Ownership

Press Release – GTMaritime is proud to announce that it has transitioned its business to an Employee Owned Trust (EOT), in a deal securing the future of

March 25, 2021
Total Views: 260

ClassNK begins joint investigative research with Sompo Japan on risk assessment of autonomous ships
Press Releases

ClassNK begins joint investigative research with Sompo Japan on risk assessment of autonomous ships

Press Release – Leading classification society ClassNK has begun joint investigative research with Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. (hereinafter referred to as

March 25, 2021
Total Views: 195

Ever Given Containership Bow With Front End loader
Grounding Incidents

Watch: How To Salvage A Grounded Suez Canal Mega-Ship

How long could the Suez Canal salvage operation take? Could the mega containership Ever Given capsize? Could her hull crack and spill oil like the grounded

March 25, 2021
Total Views: 22998

Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Ever Given salvage tugs, Suez Canal
Accidents

Watch: A Naval Historian and Master Mariner Discuss the Ever Given Grounding in Suez Canal

In the below video, Dr. Sal Mercogliano, Associate Professor of History of History at Campbell University and Adjunct Professor at the United States Merchant

March 24, 2021
Total Views: 19230

Spire Global Wins 2021 Data Breakthrough Award
Press Releases

Spire Global Wins 2021 Data Breakthrough Award

Prestigious Awards Program Recognizes Outstanding Data Technology Products and Companies Press Release – Spire Global, Inc., a leading global provider of

March 24, 2021
Total Views: 340

Tuesday, March 23, 2021
First Pair of WINDFLEX-27 Catamarans Hits the Water P3
Press Releases

First Pair of WINDFLEX-27 Catamarans Hits the Water P3

Press Release – Incat Crowther is pleased to announce the sale of the first two WINDFLEX-27 Crew Transfer Vessels built by  Penguin Shipyard, a unit of

March 23, 2021
Total Views: 999

Van Oord plans for long-term efficiency with ABB Turbocharging service agreement
Press Releases

Van Oord plans for long-term efficiency with ABB Turbocharging service agreement

Press Release – Dutch dredging company Van Oord has signed a three-year agreement with ABB Turbocharging to provide fleetwide maintenance and

March 23, 2021
Total Views: 226

Wärtsilä signs Optimised Maintenance agreements to support Japanese LNG carriers with digital solutions
Press Releases

Wärtsilä signs Optimised Maintenance agreements to support Japanese LNG carriers with digital solutions

Press Release – The technology group Wärtsilä has signed two long-term Optimised Maintenance agreements with Japan based NYK LNG Ship Management. The

March 23, 2021
Total Views: 212

Monday, March 22, 2021
seafarer
Shipping

Unvaccinated Seafarers Put Shipping in ‘Legal Minefield’, Says ICS

The International Chamber of Shipping is raising the alarm on seafarer vaccinations… or lack there of. The shipping trade group has warned that lack of

March 22, 2021
Total Views: 6530