John Konrad

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

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

“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

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

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

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

“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’

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

A few weeks ago the Port of Long Beach reported its busiest April on record as dockworkers and terminal operators moved 746,188 twenty-foot equivalent units in

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Do you like very long voyages and eating steak tartare while getting battered about in the Roaring 40s, Furious 50s, and Screaming

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Royal Caribbean’s luxury brand Silversea Cruises has announced new summer voyages in Alaska, Iceland, Greece and the Galápagos

The new documentary film Black Trail offers a look into the environmental impacts of the shipping industry, a sector which the film’s producers claim “is

by John Konrad (gCaptain) In two weeks, at the docks of Greenwich London, a new figurehead will be installed on the famous 1860s tea clipper ship, Cutty Sark.