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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. @JohnKonrad


Sunday, July 25, 2021
Indian seafarers ship bridge
Ports

Indian Union Accuses China Of Unofficial Seafarer Ban

Today Indian media reported that Beijing has imposed an unofficial ban on ships crewed by Indian seafarers. The Times of India, which is the largest selling

July 25, 2021
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Saturday, July 24, 2021
It’s About Stimulus Checks Not Ocean Carriers Like Maersk Says White House Source
Finance

It’s About Stimulus Checks Not Ocean Carriers Like Maersk Says White House Source

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Earlier this month, the Biden Administration signed an order cracking down on anti-competitive behavior in the shipping

July 24, 2021
Total Views: 6478

United Shipbuilding Corporation CEO Alexei Rakhmanov.
Maritime News

Putin Reviews New Short Sea Shipping Plans To Bypass Suez Canal

This week Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the country’s shipbuilding executives to review plans to prioritize short sea shipping with the hope

July 24, 2021
Total Views: 5282

Thursday, July 15, 2021
maersk containership
Video

Watch How Maersk Has Handled The 2021 Covid Cargo Surge

How did Maersk CEO Søren Skou navigate his company from unprecedented levels of cargo contraction last year to today’s surge in demand? With vaccine

July 15, 2021
Total Views: 2188

Wednesday, July 14, 2021
U.S. Navy Admirals Change of Command
Navy

New Senate Report Says US Navy Puts Toxic Culture Over Seamanship

“China could never have dreamt up a way to do this much damage to the U.S. Navy,” U.S. Navy Pacific Command Staff by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) A

July 14, 2021
Total Views: 11817

Monday, July 12, 2021
bow wave of a ship in fog
Blog

Advice For A Young Ship’s Officer

by John Konrad (gCaptain) A new ship can be an intimidating place for a deck officer, so here are a few tips to get you started and to remind

July 12, 2021
Total Views: 12447

Sunday, July 11, 2021
Transair Flight 810 Underwater Photo
Salvage

Marine Salvage Team Finds Ditched 737 Cargo Plane Off Oahu

by John Konrad (gCaptain) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators have found the Boeing 737-200 cargo plane that made an emergency water

July 11, 2021
Total Views: 12080

Thursday, July 8, 2021
Frank Coles CEO
Blog

‘I Am Ashamed,’ Says Former Maritime CEO Frank Coles

“I am ashamed to be an executive in the maritime industry!” said Frank Coles in a recent LinkedIn post. This statement was in regard to his recent

July 8, 2021
Total Views: 19026

Monday, July 5, 2021
mud-volcano-caspian
Fire Incidents

A Violent Mud Volcano Erupts In The Caspian Sea

King Neptune must be angry. Last week a crazy fire-eye ignited in on Mexico’s gulf coast, and last night a towering pillar of fire erupted in

July 5, 2021
Total Views: 7103

Friday, July 2, 2021
OSG ATB
Finance

OSG Stock Soars After Saltchuk Takeover News

Shares of Overseas Shipholding Group (NYSE:OSG) soared almost forty percent in early morning trading after they announced that Saltchuk is interested in

July 2, 2021
Total Views: 4272

Oil Spill Golden Ray
Oil Spill

More Oil Spills From Golden Ray Salvage

For almost two years residents of Brunswick Georgia have enjoyed court-side seats to one of the most botched salvage operations in recent memory. With a simple

July 2, 2021
Total Views: 4347

Thursday, July 1, 2021
Captain Thomas Lindegaard Madsen
Blog

Listen: Drag Queen Interviews Captain Thomas, The World’s Most Famous LGBTI+ Master Mariner

“I went to sea knowing I was gay… I thought that it (being gay) would go away at sea and I would get an education in becoming a ‘real’

July 1, 2021
Total Views: 8103

Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Captain John Konrad, gCaptain Founder & CEO
gCaptain

A Thank You Letter From Our Founder Plus gCaptain’s 2021 Reader Survey

We know you felt stressed and uncertain in 2020 and hope gCaptain helped lift the fog with accurate and timely maritime news. Moving forward gCaptain is

June 29, 2021
Total Views: 1124

Monday, June 28, 2021
seafarer
Maritime News

Coles Launches Seafarer “Green Channel Travel” Petition

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Frank Coles is turning into a one-man force to be reckoned with. Articles are written by the ex-group CEO at Wallem, and CEO Transas,

June 28, 2021
Total Views: 1666

ABS Just Took One Step Closer To 3D Printed Ships
Shipbuilding

ABS Just Took One Step Closer To 3D Printed Ships

A record broke last week when naval architects at Robert Allan Ltd. and ABS completed the first fully end-to-end 3D vessel construction plans for a US

June 28, 2021
Total Views: 2896

Friday, June 25, 2021
Day Of The Seafarer – Death, Cancer, Suicide, and Maersk
Blog

Day Of The Seafarer – Death, Cancer, Suicide, and Maersk

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? What if a seafarer is raped? by Captain John

June 25, 2021
Total Views: 18664

Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Laila Linares, MARAD
Maritime News

Who Will Be The Next MARAD Chief?

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Last November, Forbes published a series of articles claiming that the most critical nomination Biden will make for the

June 23, 2021
Total Views: 7826

Monday, June 21, 2021
Frank Coles CEO
Shipping

Seafarers Need To Strike, Says Frank Coles

By John Konrad (gCaptain) Last week maritime influencer Lena Göthberg published the 165th episode of her popular Shipping Podcast, and the content was

June 21, 2021
Total Views: 16072

Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries
Finance

Hyundai Heavy IPO Is Coming In Hot

South Korean shipyards and shipowners will raise billions of dollars via new stock market listings later this year. The yards hope to capitalize on the start

June 16, 2021
Total Views: 1977

Monday, June 7, 2021
Container Terminal Shenzhen in Guangdong
Shipping

China’s Ocean Imports Grow At Fastest Pace In Decades

by Liangping Gao (Reuters) China’s imports grew at their fastest pace in 10 years in May, fuelled by surging demand for raw materials, although export

June 7, 2021
Total Views: 1231
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