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.


Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Kongsberg Digital in new partnership with Blue Water
Press Releases

Kongsberg Digital in new partnership with Blue Water

Kongsberg Digital is pleased to announce a new partnership with Blue Water, to offer complete voyage optimization solutions to Vessel Insight customers. Blue

December 1, 2020
Total Views: 467

UK Hydrographic Office to host virtual ADMIRALTY Blue Data Conference on 26 January 2021
Sponsored

UK Hydrographic Office to host virtual ADMIRALTY Blue Data Conference on 26 January 2021

Event will bring together leading experts to address some of the defining questions for our ocean industries and the marine environment The UK Hydrographic

December 1, 2020
Total Views: 874

KONGSBERG’s new EM 304 MKII multibeam echo sounder offers major range and swath improvements
Press Releases

KONGSBERG’s new EM 304 MKII multibeam echo sounder offers major range and swath improvements

Press Release – Kongsberg Maritime is pleased to announce the launch of the EM 304 MKII, the newest addition to its portfolio of deep-water multibeam

December 1, 2020
Total Views: 344

Wärtsilä selects Shell as test oil partner for factory testing
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Wärtsilä selects Shell as test oil partner for factory testing

The technology group Wärtsilä and Shell will further strengthen their partnership through Shell becoming Wärtsilä’s test oil partner for engines during

December 1, 2020
Total Views: 297

VIKING spearheads testing of life-saving marine firefighting foam
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VIKING spearheads testing of life-saving marine firefighting foam

Press Release – VIKING Life-Saving Equipment is driving more investment into its marine fire service business. The inauguration of VIKING’s Foam Lab

December 1, 2020
Total Views: 196

Monday, November 30, 2020
Training Resources Limited Announces Launch of SeaLogTM Mariner Credential Tracking App
Press Releases

Training Resources Limited Announces Launch of SeaLogTM Mariner Credential Tracking App

Press Release – Training Resources Limited., Inc., (“TRLMI”) today announced that it  has launched a new app called SeaLogTM for mariners to be able

November 30, 2020
Total Views: 854

Wallem Group selects ARI cloud-based Simulators to provide training for its crew
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Wallem Group selects ARI cloud-based Simulators to provide training for its crew

Press Release – Wallem Group, a leading provider of technology driven maritime solutions, has selected cloud-based simulation from ARI Simulation to make

November 30, 2020
Total Views: 421

METIS lands Neptune Lines fleet deal for AI-powered analytics
Press Releases

METIS lands Neptune Lines fleet deal for AI-powered analytics

Press Release – METIS Cyberspace Technology S.A. has secured a fleet-wide contract from Neptune Lines to implement its data acquisition and advanced

November 30, 2020
Total Views: 431

Friday, November 27, 2020
U.S. Coast Guard Completes Unmanned Surface Vehicles Test Off Hawaii
Defense

U.S. Coast Guard Completes Unmanned Surface Vehicles Test Off Hawaii

The U.S. Coast Guard has completed a 30-day demonstration and evaluation of unmanned surface vehicles off Oahu. The focus of the test, which wrapped up in

November 27, 2020
Total Views: 3448

Kongsberg Maritime supply SIMRAD sonar equipment for 75m Pelagic trawler ‘Artemis’
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Kongsberg Maritime supply SIMRAD sonar equipment for 75m Pelagic trawler ‘Artemis’

Press Release – Kongsberg Maritime is pleased to announce that it will be supplying a portfolio of SIMRAD sonar equipment for a new 75m Pelagic trawler,

November 27, 2020
Total Views: 1141

Automated ship reporting service launched by NCA as part of KONGSBERG’s Sesame Solution II project
Press Releases

Automated ship reporting service launched by NCA as part of KONGSBERG’s Sesame Solution II project

Press Release – The SESAME Solution II project successfully completed a major milestone when the Norwegian Coastal Administration released the first

November 27, 2020
Total Views: 756

Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Wallem Shipmanagement signs global crisis media deal with Navigate Response
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Wallem Shipmanagement signs global crisis media deal with Navigate Response

Press Release – Wallem Shipmanagement – one of the largest and most experienced providers of ship management services – has appointed

November 25, 2020
Total Views: 1508

Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Damen delivers FCS 1204 to Total Offshore
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Damen delivers FCS 1204 to Total Offshore

Press Release – Damen Shipyards Group delivered a Fast Crew Supplier 1204 to Total Offshore B.V. The crew transfer vessel is the first in the company’s

November 24, 2020
Total Views: 787

Vard Electro Canada Expands into USA
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Vard Electro Canada Expands into USA

Vancouver, BC – Release: November 24, 2020. For Immediate Release. With Vard Electro Canada’s continuous growth, the company is pleased to announce the

November 24, 2020
Total Views: 1048

Monday, November 23, 2020
Eidsvaag Opal conversion
Shipbuilding

Damen Completes Conversion of PSV into Fish Feed Carrier

Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group has recently completed the unusual conversion of a platform supply vessel into a fish feed carrier at Damen Shiprepair

November 23, 2020
Total Views: 5640

Incat Crowther Releases Details of Next ShadowCAT Concept
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Incat Crowther Releases Details of Next ShadowCAT Concept

Press Release – The team behind the World Superyacht Award-winning support vessel Hodor has unveiled a new COVID-19  inspired shadow vessel concept

November 23, 2020
Total Views: 1744

Friday, November 20, 2020
IMO Headquarters london
Shipping

IMO Approves Amendments to Cut Ship Emissions -Full Briefing

The International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) met virtually for its 75th session this week to consider (and

November 20, 2020
Total Views: 3870

Thursday, November 19, 2020
Major Nigerian Vessel Owner Upgrades Onboard EFMS To The Fueltrax Standard
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Major Nigerian Vessel Owner Upgrades Onboard EFMS To The Fueltrax Standard

Press Release – A major Nigerian vessel owner and operator for fast crew boats and security vessels has upgraded two of their onboard Electronic Fuel

November 19, 2020
Total Views: 894

Inchcape launch boat lives on as UAE’s top dive spot
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Inchcape launch boat lives on as UAE’s top dive spot

Press Release – From ferrying vessel crews on top of the waves, to housing rare aquatic life beneath them, Inchcape 1 continues to serve a unique

November 19, 2020
Total Views: 1963

Wärtsilä 14 EU Stage V compliant engines selected for Swiss Inland ferries
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Wärtsilä 14 EU Stage V compliant engines selected for Swiss Inland ferries

Press Release – The technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to supply the engines and related emissions control after-treatment systems for two new

November 19, 2020
Total Views: 674