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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.


Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Shell Marine Awarded Global Lubricants Contract with Carnival Corporation
Press Releases

Shell Marine Awarded Global Lubricants Contract with Carnival Corporation

Carnival to offset the carbon dioxide emissions from its marine lubricants Press Release – Shell Marine has been awarded a multi-year contract to provide

January 12, 2021
Total Views: 409

Cargotec’s MacGregor concludes a settlement agreement on the TTS marine and offshore businesses purchase price
Press Releases

Cargotec’s MacGregor concludes a settlement agreement on the TTS marine and offshore businesses purchase price

Press Release – Further to completion of the acquisition of the marine and offshore businesses of TTS Group ASA (now Nekkar ASA) on 31 July 2019,

January 12, 2021
Total Views: 203

Monday, January 11, 2021
Inchcape shows strong leadership in response to cruise crisis
Press Releases

Inchcape shows strong leadership in response to cruise crisis

Cruise industry veteran and entrepreneur Holmes joined Inchcape Shipping Services in 2014 tasked with developing a comprehensive cruise strategy to harness the

January 11, 2021
Total Views: 557

Friday, January 8, 2021
lng carrier
Shipping

Interview: WinGD Discusses New Engine Tech to Help Tackle Methane Slip

With International Maritime Organization targeting a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from ships by 2050, focus is shifting to which alternative fuels

January 8, 2021
Total Views: 1967

Will Roberts named President of Foss Maritime
Press Releases

Will Roberts named President of Foss Maritime

Press Release – Foss Maritime is pleased to announce the appointment of Will Roberts as the organization’s next president. Roberts brings to the

January 8, 2021
Total Views: 1356

Thursday, January 7, 2021
YXNEY MARITIME SIGNS UP AS NEW INMARSAT FLEET DATA APPLICATION PROVIDER
Press Releases

YXNEY MARITIME SIGNS UP AS NEW INMARSAT FLEET DATA APPLICATION PROVIDER

Press Release – Norwegian-based scale-up Yxney Maritime and Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, have signed an

January 7, 2021
Total Views: 211

U.S. Coast Guard type approval for previous-generation Alfa Laval PureBallast 2 systems
Press Releases

U.S. Coast Guard type approval for previous-generation Alfa Laval PureBallast 2 systems

Press Release – On 30 December 2020, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) issued its type approval for Alfa Laval PureBallast 2. Most owners of Alfa Laval’s

January 7, 2021
Total Views: 741

Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Interview: SailPlan Founder Discusses Intelligent Navigation for Ships
Shipping

Interview: SailPlan Founder Discusses Intelligent Navigation for Ships

Jacob Ruytenbeek is Founder and CEO of SailPlan, a newly launched intelligent navigation platform for ships that promises to make seafaring safer and ship

January 6, 2021
Total Views: 3007

Tuesday, January 5, 2021
containership underway
Shipping

Navios Maritime Partners and Navios Maritime Containers Seal Merger Deal

U.S.-listed Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (NYSE: NMM) and Navios Maritime Containers L.P. (NASDAQ: NMCI) have announced a definitive merger agreement in which

January 5, 2021
Total Views: 978

Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific adopts Kongsberg Digital’s simulation-based eLearning solutions
Press Releases

Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific adopts Kongsberg Digital’s simulation-based eLearning solutions

Kongsberg Digital reports that the Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP) has adopted its new K-Sim eLearning solution, as well as commissioning

January 5, 2021
Total Views: 712

Intellian’s large VSAT products gain approval from ANATEL
Press Releases

Intellian’s large VSAT products gain approval from ANATEL

Press Release – Intellian is pleased to announce that it has received approval for its v240MT 2, v240M 2, v240M and v150NX antennas from the Brazilian

January 5, 2021
Total Views: 396

Monday, January 4, 2021
Modernizing A Fishing Vessel For Optimal Performance
Press Releases

Modernizing A Fishing Vessel For Optimal Performance

Press Release – Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) is supporting O’Hara Corporation as they modernize their 204′ factory trawler, ALASKA SPIRIT.

January 4, 2021
Total Views: 5205

ClassNK releases Guideline for Survey and Facilities/Equipment of LNG Bunkering Ships
Press Releases

ClassNK releases Guideline for Survey and Facilities/Equipment of LNG Bunkering Ships

Press Release – Leading Classification Society ClassNK released its Guideline for Survey and Facilities/Equipment of LNG Bunkering Ships, which outline

January 4, 2021
Total Views: 268

Announcement of new research and innovation project Current Direct
Press Releases

Announcement of new research and innovation project Current Direct

Press Release – Current Direct, a new research and innovation project funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 program, will revolutionize the

January 4, 2021
Total Views: 579

Tuesday, December 22, 2020
‘Matsonia’ Delivered to Matson, Completing Hawaii Fleet Renewal
Shipbuilding

‘Matsonia’ Delivered to Matson, Completing Hawaii Fleet Renewal

U.S. carrier Matson Inc. has taken delivery of the M/V Matsonia, the second of two new Kanaloa Class “con-ro” ships built for Matson by General

December 22, 2020
Total Views: 6879

The Great Lakes Towing Company Christens<br>New Tugs PENNSYLVANIA and WISCONSIN in Virtual Ceremony
Press Releases

The Great Lakes Towing Company Christens
New Tugs PENNSYLVANIA and WISCONSIN in Virtual Ceremony

On Wednesday, December 16, The Great Lakes Towing Company and Great Lakes Shipyard’s employees joined together at the Company’s Cleveland facilities to

December 22, 2020
Total Views: 2324

Liberia Maintains Position as Top Performing Ship Registry of 2020
Press Releases

Liberia Maintains Position as Top Performing Ship Registry of 2020

Press Release – Liberia finishes off 2020 as the world’s fastest growing flag State for the second year in a row. In late 2018 Liberia became the

December 22, 2020
Total Views: 1571

Wärtsilä helps Wintershall Noordzee mitigate offshore hazards with next-gen marine traffic monitoring system
Press Releases

Wärtsilä helps Wintershall Noordzee mitigate offshore hazards with next-gen marine traffic monitoring system

Press Release – Wärtsilä Voyage has successfully completed its first commercial installation of the state-of-the-art Wärtsilä Navi-Harbour WebVTS

December 22, 2020
Total Views: 509

Thursday, December 17, 2020
bourbon reorganization
Offshore

Bourbon Emerges from Reorganization Proceedings

French offshore services provider Bourbon Maritime has emerged from reorganization after eliminating 1.5 billion euros in debt. Bourbon’s recovery plan

December 17, 2020
Total Views: 1421

Poor Bridge Resource Management Cited in American Liberty Accident -NTSB Report
Accidents

Poor Bridge Resource Management Cited in American Liberty Accident -NTSB Report

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has determined that poor bridge resource management and miscommunication between the pilot and master was the

December 17, 2020
Total Views: 9345