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.


Monday, February 1, 2021
First Robert Allan Ltd. tug to operate in China’s busiest port, the Port of Shanghai
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First Robert Allan Ltd. tug to operate in China’s busiest port, the Port of Shanghai

Press Release – Robert Allan Ltd. is pleased to announce that Shanghai Harbour Fuxing Shipping Service Company Sanlin Shipyard has successfully completed

February 1, 2021
Total Views: 481

Steel Cutting Ceremony of the Robert Allan Ltd. Design ASD 34/60 in China
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Steel Cutting Ceremony of the Robert Allan Ltd. Design ASD 34/60 in China

Press Release – December 18, 2020 marked the start of steel cutting for the first Robert Allan Ltd. designed tug for Rizhao Towing and Barge Company,

February 1, 2021
Total Views: 322

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Shipping

Geollect Wins UKHO’s ADMIRALTY Maritime Insurance Innovation Challenge

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has announced that the geospatial intelligence technology provider Geollect has won its ADMIRALTY Marine Innovation Programme

February 1, 2021
Total Views: 477

Friday, January 29, 2021
New ABB emission monitoring solution helps the maritime industry achieve decarbonization targets
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New ABB emission monitoring solution helps the maritime industry achieve decarbonization targets

Press Release – The launch of ABB’s CEMcaptain will help shipping comply with the sulphur emission regulations that were enforced in 2020, and keep in

January 29, 2021
Total Views: 391

ABB to power South Korea’s first domestic zero-emissions ferry
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ABB to power South Korea’s first domestic zero-emissions ferry

Press Release – ABB has secured a contract with Haemin Heavy Industries shipyard to provide a complete power and propulsion solution for Busan Port

January 29, 2021
Total Views: 567

Thursday, January 28, 2021
Alfa Laval joins Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping as Strategic Corporate Partner
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Alfa Laval joins Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping as Strategic Corporate Partner

Press Release – Today, Alfa Laval and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping announced that they have formalized a strategic

January 28, 2021
Total Views: 271

Wallem implements Ocean Technologies Learning Platform
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Wallem implements Ocean Technologies Learning Platform

Press Release – Wallem has signed an agreement with the Ocean Technologies Group to implement its recently launched OCEAN Learning Platform. The OCEAN

January 28, 2021
Total Views: 381

WinGD’s biggest X-DF dual-fuel engine awarded GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® power title
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WinGD’s biggest X-DF dual-fuel engine awarded GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® power title

Press Release – Since the first 12X92DF engine was built in 2019, WinGD has been confident in calling it the world’s most powerful dual-fuel engine.

January 28, 2021
Total Views: 1853

Wärtsilä wins major order to provide 36 dual-fuel engines for six new LNG carrier vessels
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Wärtsilä wins major order to provide 36 dual-fuel engines for six new LNG carrier vessels

Press Release – The technology group Wärtsilä will supply the dual-fuel engines for six new 172,500 cbm LNG carrier vessels being built to serve the

January 28, 2021
Total Views: 541

Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Tidewater accelerates digitalisation strategy with Fleet Xpress
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Tidewater accelerates digitalisation strategy with Fleet Xpress

Press Release – Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has secured a fleet-wide agreement with offshore support vessel

January 27, 2021
Total Views: 520

ClassNK updates “Guidelines for Remote Surveys”
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ClassNK updates “Guidelines for Remote Surveys”

Press Release – Leading Classification Society ClassNK has released “Guidelines for Remote Surveys Ver. 2.0” including a class notation requirement

January 27, 2021
Total Views: 300

Optimarin follows strong 2020 with fight for Norway’s Smartest Business title
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Optimarin follows strong 2020 with fight for Norway’s Smartest Business title

Press Release – Ballast Water Treatment (BWT) specialist Optimarin is fighting for the title of Norway’s Smartest Business, capping a year that has

January 27, 2021
Total Views: 171

Monday, January 25, 2021
Over 300 Entities Sign Declaration to Help Resolve the Crew Change Crisis at Sea
Shipping

Over 300 Entities Sign Declaration to Help Resolve the Crew Change Crisis at Sea

More than 300 companies and organizations from around the world are throwing their support behind efforts to resolve the ongoing crew change crisis by signing

January 25, 2021
Total Views: 5294

David Evans Uses Sea Machines’ Autonomy Systemto Survey Galveston Bay for NOAA
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David Evans Uses Sea Machines’ Autonomy Systemto Survey Galveston Bay for NOAA

DEA Marine Services, a division of David Evans and Associates, Inc. (DEA), in Vancouver, Wash., is leveraging a Sea Machines

January 25, 2021
Total Views: 1093

KONGSBERG technology will secure green footprint of new next-generation Wind Turbine Installation Unit
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KONGSBERG technology will secure green footprint of new next-generation Wind Turbine Installation Unit

Press Release – Kongsberg Maritime (KM) technology is at the centre of an ambitious new project to build a next-generation Wind Turbine Installation Unit

January 25, 2021
Total Views: 591

METIS and Hivecell agree to lead maritime digitalization from the edge
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METIS and Hivecell agree to lead maritime digitalization from the edge

Press Release – Maritime data analytics specialist METIS Cyberspace Technology has completed proof of concept trials to confirm that edge computing from

January 25, 2021
Total Views: 204

Wärtsilä participating in EU-funded project to decarbonise long-distance shipping
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Wärtsilä participating in EU-funded project to decarbonise long-distance shipping

Press Release – The technology group Wärtsilä, as part of a consortium led by the University of Vaasa in Finland, will play a major role in an

January 25, 2021
Total Views: 425

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Environment

NOAA Needs Help Predicting The New Magnetic North

NOAA is offering $30,000 in prizes to citizens who can help them better forecast changes in Earth’s magnetic field. The efficient transfer of energy from

January 25, 2021
Total Views: 4848

Thursday, January 21, 2021
Inmarsat passes 10,000 vessel Fleet Xpress installation milestone as data demand accelerates maritime digitalisation
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Inmarsat passes 10,000 vessel Fleet Xpress installation milestone as data demand accelerates maritime digitalisation

With ship data consumption doubling during 2020, Inmarsat launches new ‘Fleet Data Academy’ with partners and shipowners to understand full benefits of

January 21, 2021
Total Views: 505

Wednesday, January 20, 2021
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NOAA

U.S. Finalizes 2025 Blue Economy Strategy

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) yesterday released its Blue Economy Strategic Plan for 2021-2025, laying out a roadmap for new

January 20, 2021
Total Views: 1295