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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.


Monday, October 29, 2018
Powerful Harbor Tug Bering Wind Coming to Anchorage
Press Releases

Powerful Harbor Tug Bering Wind Coming to Anchorage

5,000 HP workhorse to enter Alaska service this month Press Release – Foss Maritime – ANCHORAGE, October 29, 2018 – The Bering Wind, a powerful

October 29, 2018
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Friday, October 26, 2018
container ship
Shipping News

BIMCO Analyst Peter Sand: Cool Down Of Globalisation Will Make Us All Poorer – Interview

Interview by Paul González-Morgan Peter Sand is Chief Shipping Analyst at BIMCO, the world’s largest international shipping association, with 2,000

October 26, 2018
Total Views: 79

Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Trump Signs Bill Authorizing Construction of Second Poe-Sized Lock in Great Lakes
Shipping News

Trump Signs Bill Authorizing Construction of Second Poe-Sized Lock in Great Lakes

President Trump has signed into law sweeping bipartisan legislation that authorizes federal funding for a wide range of water infrastructure projects across

October 24, 2018
Total Views: 91

world's oldest intact shipwreck
Shipping News

Oldest Intact Shipwreck Known to Man Discovered in Black Sea

An international team scientists led by researchers from the University of Southampton in the UK have discovered the world’s oldest intact shipwreck lying in

October 24, 2018
Total Views: 125

shipping container port
Shipping News

The UK Needs a Brexit Deal, Not Chartered-In Ships, Says Shipping Group

The UK needs a Brexit deal, not chartered in ships, says the UK Chamber of Shipping after reports that Britain is looking at chartering ships to

October 24, 2018
Total Views: 17

Tuesday, October 23, 2018
NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown
Shipping News

NOAA Research Vessel Completes Around-the-World Science Mission After 243 Days at Sea

(NOAA) – NOAA’s largest oceanographic research vessel, NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown, steamed into its Charleston, South Carolina, home port yesterday,

October 23, 2018
Total Views: 114

Monday, October 22, 2018
Metal Shark 120 x 35 River Towboat
Shipping News

Metal Shark Enters U.S. Towboat Market with Three-Vessel Order

U.S. aluminum boatbuilder Metal Shark has officially entered the inland towboat market with a contract to built three 120′ river towboats Florida

October 22, 2018
Total Views: 64

Metal Shark 120 x 35 River Towboat
Press Releases

Metal Shark Alabama “Open for Business” with New Appointments and a Major Towboat Contract with Florida Marine Transporters, Inc.

Bayou La Batre, AL – October 22, 2018 USA shipbuilder Metal Shark has announced its entry into the towboat market with a contract to build three 120’ x

October 22, 2018
Total Views: 54

Thursday, October 18, 2018
MAIB Says Lack of Communication to Blame for CMA CGM Centaurus Hitting Pier Wall in Jebel Ali
Accidents

MAIB Says Lack of Communication to Blame for CMA CGM Centaurus Hitting Pier Wall in Jebel Ali

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch has released its report on the UK-registered CMA CGM Centaurus’ heavy contact with the pier and two shore

October 18, 2018
Total Views: 431

msc cruises
Shipping News

MSC Cruises Enters Ultra-Luxury Market with Four-Ship Order at Fincantieri

MSC Cruises on Thursday announced it will be entering the ultra-luxury cruise sector with an order for four more cruise ships from Italian shipbuilder

October 18, 2018
Total Views: 45

Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Damen Shipyards Galati hands over 74-metre Fishery Research Vessel to Angolan Government
Press Releases

Damen Shipyards Galati hands over 74-metre Fishery Research Vessel to Angolan Government

Press Release – Damen Shipyards Galati has made provisional delivery of the 74-metre Fishery Research Vessel Baía Farta to the Angolan Ministry of

October 17, 2018
Total Views: 59

Friday, October 12, 2018
Photos: Venta Maersk’s Passage of the Northern Sea Route
Interesting

Photos: Venta Maersk’s Passage of the Northern Sea Route

On 22 August 2018, the Maersk Line feeder ship Venta Maersk departed from the port of Vladivostok in Russia for its maiden voyage to northern Europe, where it

October 12, 2018
Total Views: 685

pier t long beach
Ports

Port of Long Beach Tops 8 Million TEU in FY2018

The Port of Long Beach closed out its 2018 fiscal year having handled 8,000,929 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) during the previous 12 months. This figure

October 12, 2018
Total Views: 112

Thursday, October 11, 2018
U.S. Maritime Administration Seeking a Construction Manager for New National Security Multi-Mission Vessel
Interesting

U.S. Maritime Administration Seeking a Construction Manager for New National Security Multi-Mission Vessel

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) today issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking a   construction manager to deliver the new National

October 11, 2018
Total Views: 140

U.S. Coast Guard Rescues 10 from Disabled Cargo Ship in Atlantic Ocean
Accidents

U.S. Coast Guard Rescues 10 from Disabled Cargo Ship in Atlantic Ocean

The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued 10 crew members who were stranded aboard a disabled cargo ship for almost 20 days in the middle of the Atlantic. The 10

October 11, 2018
Total Views: 439

File photo of a product tanker underway at sea
Shipping News

Gas Pipeline Explosion in Canada May Drive Jones Act Waiver Requests

By Don Martin – An explosion on October 9 to the Enbridge natural gas pipeline in Canada near Prince George B.C. threatens natural gas distribution to

October 11, 2018
Total Views: 91

panama canal tonnage record
Shipping News

Panama Canal Sets New Annual Tonnage Record

The Panama Canal closed its 2018 fiscal year (FY 2018) with a record tonnage of 442.1 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS), marking a 9.5 percent increase from

October 11, 2018
Total Views: 51

Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Cajun Navy to the Rescue: Here’s How the Volunteer Relief Group Got Its Roots
Shipping News

Cajun Navy to the Rescue: Here’s How the Volunteer Relief Group Got Its Roots

(Southern Boating) – The Cajun Navy has entered popular vernacular, but what do we know about the group? The famed Cajun Navy came to be when a Former

October 10, 2018
Total Views: 172

Star Bulk Secures ‘Pioneering Green Loan’ for Scrubber Systems
Shipping News

Star Bulk Secures ‘Pioneering Green Loan’ for Scrubber Systems

Global dry bulk shipping company Star Bulk (Nasdaq: SBLK, Oslo: SBLK?R) has announced it has entered into a $310 million loan agreement, of which $70 million

October 10, 2018
Total Views: 1184

Vancouver to Welcome Two New Cheoy Lee Built RAstar 3200 Escort Tugs for SAAM SMIT Towage Canada
Press Releases

Vancouver to Welcome Two New Cheoy Lee Built RAstar 3200 Escort Tugs for SAAM SMIT Towage Canada

Robert Allan Ltd. is very pleased to announce that SAAM SMIT TOWAGE CANADA Inc. (SST Canada), a joint venture partnership between Boskalis of the Netherlands

October 10, 2018
Total Views: 139