About John Konrad

Captain John Konrad is the founder and CEO of gCaptain and author of the book Fire On The Horizon. He is licensed to captain the world's largest ships and has sailed from ports around the world. John has built some of the world's most advanced ships and managed billion-dollar offshore construction projects in some of the world's harshest marine environments. John is a distinguished alumnus of New York Maritime College.

Is Today World Maritime Day Or Maritime Fail Day?

September 24, 2020 by John Konrad

Today is World Maritime Day, and a search of Google News reveals that the IMO has failed during what - because of the fact that more than 300,000 seafarers are currently stranded onboard ships - maybe the most important World Maritime Day ever. They have failed because not one major publication has, so far, picked up on the story. World Maritime Day is a United Nations … [Read more...]

Does The IMO ‘Intend’ To Do Nothing At All?

September 23, 2020 by John Konrad

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) In the fifteen years of running gCaptain, we have reached out to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), several times and even traveled to their beautiful London headquarters to stop by (uninvited) and introduce ourselves. We have also offered to help report on their important issues. But we never really hear back from them. Being a … [Read more...]

This Is How Important Articles About The Maritime Industry Are Researched And Written

September 22, 2020 by John Konrad

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Today at 05:15 after waking up, after adjusting the heat, after donning a warm wool sweater, after grinding my favorite beans, after french pressing a pot, after bulletproofing the brew, I walked to my charger and grabbed my iPhone and was met with dozens of notifications about my recent article on increasing funding at Kings Point. For the next hour, … [Read more...]

It’s Time For Kings Point To Step Up To The Plate

September 21, 2020 by John Konrad

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point (KP), New York is our nation’s only service academy dedicated to an industry but, because their midshipman have served in every major conflict since World War II, is the only academy authorized to carry a military battle standard. At times calls for the closure of USMMA have … [Read more...]

WATCH: Marine Finance And The Power Of Dumb Questions

September 20, 2020 by John Konrad

https://youtu.be/R-KPxR_OR8Q By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) In our article "THIS IS NOT A DRILL" we sounded the alarm on the failure of the US Merchant Marine. We followed that article with a video titled "PAN PAN - An Impassioned Call For Change" A video in which I cried (literally) for help from Congress to conduct a Truman Committee type look into the US Navy and US … [Read more...]