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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.


Thursday, November 21, 2019
IMO Headquarters london
Shipping News

Interview: IMO’s Edmund Hughes Talks IMO 2020

Interview by Paul González-Morgan (Marine Strategy) – Edmund Hughes is Head, Air Pollution and Energy Efficiency in the Marine Environment Division of the

November 21, 2019
Total Views: 123

Sea Machines to Serve as Leading Expert on Autonomous-Command & Advanced Perception Technology during 2019 WorkBoat Show
Press Releases

Sea Machines to Serve as Leading Expert on Autonomous-Command & Advanced Perception Technology during 2019 WorkBoat Show

Company Will Also Host Live Demonstrations of its SM300 System from Booth #3137 Press Release – Boston-based Sea Machines will serve as the

November 21, 2019
Total Views: 73

Wednesday, November 20, 2019
ponant cruise ship
Shipping News

Ponant Returns to Fincantieri for Two Luxury Cruise Ships

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has signed a deal to design and construct two luxury cruise ships for French cruise operator PONANT. The deal, which is

November 20, 2019
Total Views: 89

Monday, November 11, 2019
nana provider grounding
Shipping News

Alaska Marine Lines Barge Aground in British Columbia

A container barge will spend another night aground on Quadra Island in British Columbia, Canada. The barge, named Nana Provider, was being towed by the

November 11, 2019
Total Views: 512

Friday, November 8, 2019
Bunker Spill in Honolulu Harbor
Shipping News

Bunker Spill in Honolulu Harbor

The U.S. Coast Guard repsonded to a bunker fuel discharge from a Matson containership near Pier 19 in Honolulu on Thursday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector

November 8, 2019
Total Views: 221

Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Christening Ceremony of TundRA 3600-H Hybrid Tug VILJA
Press Releases

Christening Ceremony of TundRA 3600-H Hybrid Tug VILJA

Press Release – On Tuesday the 20th of August in the Port of Luleå, Sweden, the most powerful ice-breaking tug of this size, TundRA

November 5, 2019
Total Views: 113

New Robert Allan Ltd. TRAktor 3000-Z Design for Bukser og Berging
Press Releases

New Robert Allan Ltd. TRAktor 3000-Z Design for Bukser og Berging

Press Release – Robert Allan Ltd. has completed the design of a new TRAktor 3000-Z escort tug for Bukser og Berging of Lysaker, Norway who have

November 5, 2019
Total Views: 93

Monday, November 4, 2019
container ship underway at sea
Shipping News

Global Maritime Trade Suffers Amid US-China Trade Tensions and Uncertainty, Major UN Report Says

World maritime trade lost momentum in 2018 as heightened uncertainty, escalating trade tensions between the US and China, and mounting concerns over other

November 4, 2019
Total Views: 32

Friday, November 1, 2019
sincerity ace fire
Interesting

MARAD Presents Rare Gallant Ship Citation Award for Sincerity Ace Rescue

The crew of the U.S.-flagged ship M/V Green Lake has been presented with the U.S. Maritime Administration’s Gallant Ship Citation in recognition of their

November 1, 2019
Total Views: 303

Monday, October 28, 2019
Bernhard Schulte, MidOcean Form U.S. Offshore Wind Joint Venture
Shipping News

Bernhard Schulte, MidOcean Form U.S. Offshore Wind Joint Venture

U.S-based MidOcean Wind has teamed up with offshore wind veteran Bernhard Schulte Offshore to build and operate support vessels for the U.S. offshore wind

October 28, 2019
Total Views: 166

Thursday, October 24, 2019
Elliott Bay Design Group Selected to Design Hybrid-Electric Ferry for Washington State
Press Releases

Elliott Bay Design Group Selected to Design Hybrid-Electric Ferry for Washington State

Press Release – Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) was recently selected by Vigor Fab as the engineering firm that will provide functional design for the

October 24, 2019
Total Views: 151

Tom Garber Aboard Ship
Press Releases

Sea States – A New Film About Shipping

Sea States, a new documentary film on the importance of the shipping industry is now under production by Third Wave Films. Endorsed by the Connecticut Maritime

October 24, 2019
Total Views: 103

Tuesday, October 22, 2019
lng carrier eduard toll
Shipping News

Teekay’s Icebreaking LNG Carriers No Longer Considered ‘Blocked’ Under U.S. Sanctions

The joint venture operating icebreaking LNG carriers for Yamal LNG have been exempted from U.S. sanctions against COSCO tanker units, Russian natural gas

October 22, 2019
Total Views: 180

Friday, October 18, 2019
total lng bunkering vessel
Shipping News

World’s Largest LNG Bunkering Vessel Launched in China

Total has announced the launching of its first large LNG bunkering vessel that will be used to fuel gas-powered ships in the Northern Europe.  The

October 18, 2019
Total Views: 262

Photos: Cruise Ship Cut in Half, ‘Stretched’ in Italy
Shipbuilding

Photos: Cruise Ship Cut in Half, ‘Stretched’ in Italy

Fincantieri has cut Windstar Cruise’s Star Breeze in half as part of a $250 million project to “stretch” three cruise ships. The final cut in the hull of

October 18, 2019
Total Views: 377

Nederland Reefer
Shipping News

Liberian Shipping Companies to Pay $1.8 Million for Environmental Crimes in U.S.

Two Liberia-based shipping companies pled guilty today in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, to failing to notify the U.S. Coast Guard of a hazardous

October 18, 2019
Total Views: 139

Wednesday, October 16, 2019
IMB: Piracy Incidents Down in 2019, But Gulf of Guinea Risks Remain
Shipping News

IMB: Piracy Incidents Down in 2019, But Gulf of Guinea Risks Remain

The number of piracy and armed robbery at sea incidents was down in first nine months of 2019, but  piracy hotspots like the Gulf of Guinea continue to

October 16, 2019
Total Views: 111

Monday, October 14, 2019
bourbon rhode
Shipping News

ITF Calls on France to Continue Search for Bourbon Rhode Crew

The International Transport Workers’ Federation has joined Ukrainian and Croatian maritime unions in demanding that the search for seven missing Bourbon

October 14, 2019
Total Views: 84

Incat Crowther 45 Takes Azam Partnership to Double Figures
Press Releases

Incat Crowther 45 Takes Azam Partnership to Double Figures

Press Release – Incat Crowther is pleased to announce the launch of Kilimanjaro VII, a 45m catamaran passenger ferry for Azam Marine of Tanzania, Africa.

October 14, 2019
Total Views: 144

Sunday, October 13, 2019
bluetech-summit-sea-ahead-nyc
Finance

DeSiloing The Maritime Industry – Notes From The Global Bluetech Summit

Last week SeaAhead’s Global Bluetech Summit in New York City brought together high-level stakeholders from around the world to discuss and support

October 13, 2019
Total Views: 100