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VIDEO: The New Panama Canal – How It Works
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John Konrad
Captain John Konrad is the founder and CEO of gCaptain, one of the world’s most-read maritime news websites, and a member of the Pentagon Press Corps. He holds a USCG Master Unlimited license. John studied naval architecture at the U.S. Naval Academy before graduating from SUNY Maritime College with a degree in Marine Transportation. He is also a Y Combinator Startup School alumnus. His decade at sea included service aboard Military Sealift Command-operated ships, crude-oil supertankers running to Valdez, and dynamically positioned drillships supporting deepwater projects. In industry leadership roles, he participated in major offshore exploration and drilling campaigns, including the KG-D6 discovery with Reliance Industries and world record-setting deepwater work with Chevron. On April 20, 2010, John had finished overseeing the $750 million Deep Ocean Ascension newbuild project for BP when the Deepwater Horizon exploded. His seven years at Transocean and personal ties to members of the Horizon crew drove him to investigate the disaster, resulting in Fire on the Horizon (HarperCollins, 2011). In 2025, he co-authored Returning from Ebb Tide: Renewing the United States Commercial Maritime Enterprise for Marine Corps University Press. John has contributed to publications including Forbes, CIMSEC, Lloyd’s List, and the U.S. Coast Guard Compass, and has appeared on outlets including NPR and the BBC. He has also consulted for major newsrooms and public institutions on maritime reporting and offshore industry topics. His reporting draws on primary documents, official maritime records, and on-the-record sources cultivated over two decades in the industry. He is an Associate Fellow of the Nautical Institute and a member of the Council of American Master Mariners and the Navy League of the United States. His work has been recognized with the U.S. Navy Combined Maritime Forces Naval Support Award and SUNY Maritime’s Distinguished Alumnus of the Year award.
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Blog
When, Where, And How Technology Will Disrupt Shipping
By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) According to the World Bank, no other industry has pulled more people out of poverty worldwide. And if the world’s ships
Thursday, June 27, 2019
Blog
Hong Kong Joins The Maritime Startup Revolution
by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Last week we asked the gCaptain community Are Maritime Startups Ready To Accelerate Change? and shared a handful of new
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Blog
Are Maritime Startups Ready To Accelerate Change?
by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Next week Marine Money is launching a maritime startup accelerator program in New York City. But what is an accelerator, and
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Blog
2019’s Top 10 Women To Watch In Shipping
by John Konrad (gCaptain) Last week, YoungShip officially announced the 10 Women to Watch 2019 with a formal ceremony at Norshipping. YoungShip believes that
Sunday, June 9, 2019
Blog
Women Unite Announces Keynote Speaker
The 2nd Annual Women Offshore UNITE Conference in Houston will bring together female leaders from the maritime and offshore energy industries. For two days in
Sunday, June 2, 2019
Blog
Short Sea Distribution Featured In Sunday New York Times
Today’s New York Times features Harbor Harvest’s first SSEADIS – Short Sea Distribution – Vessel. What if there were a way to reduce
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Defense
Sad = The Last T-5 Tanker Gets Mothballed
The Champion class T-5 petroleum tanker, USNS Lawrence H. Gianella, completed its final underway mission for the U.S. Navy last week and is preparing for
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Blog
The End Of Crab Trap Entanglements?
Ashored Technologies, a new company based in Halifax, Canada, has just been accepted into the prestigious startup accelerator Masschallenge.
Monday, May 13, 2019
USCG
Former USCG Commandant Thad Allen Joins HudsonAnalytix
Cynthia Hudson, CEO of HudsonAnalytix, announced today that Admiral Thad Allen, U.S. Coast Guard retired, has joined their operation as a Senior Executive
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Environment
Seabury Secures Wind Farm Port Financing
The state of Connecticut has reached an agreement to develop an offshore wind facility at State Pier in New London. Seabury Maritime, the global maritime and
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Environment
Short Sea Distribution, New York’s $40+ Million Shipping Prize
by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) A perfect storm of new challenges and spiraling cost for truck drivers in New York City has resulted in a tsunami of
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Navy
VT Halter Marine Wins $745 Million Icebreaker Contract
Yesterday, the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy awarded VT Halter Marine Inc., Pascagoula, Mississippi, a contract for the Detail Design and Construction of the
Defense
Time-Lapse Video: Resupplying Thule Air Base, America’s Northernmost Military Installation
Located 207 km north of the Arctic Circle, on the northwest coast of the island of Greenland, Thule Air Base is the US military’s northernmost
Monday, April 15, 2019
Blog
Women Offshore To Unite In Houston
gCaptain is thrilled to help promote the 2nd Annual UNITE Women Offshore Conference! Women Offshore, the empowering website created by Ally Cedeno, connects
Monday, March 4, 2019
Shipping
VIDEO: An Important Message From IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim
“Empowering Women in the Maritime Community” has been selected as the World Maritime Day theme for 2019. This video from the IMO Secretary-General,
Sunday, February 24, 2019
Blog
Hull Cracks & Oil Spills From El Faro’s 46 Year Old Sister Ship
Thursday morning, shortly after mooring in Oakland, the hull of the 1,727 TEU Matson containership S/S Matsonia cracked spilling heavy fuel oil into San
Navy
Why Will All US Navy Ships Start Flying The Union Jack?
A US Navy order released on Thursday directs all ships of the fleet to start flying the union jack. Not to be confused with the national flag of the
Friday, February 22, 2019
Shipping News
Repsol To Supply Brittany Ferries’ New LNG Ship
Brittany Ferries has signed an agreement with Spanish energy company Repsol for the delivery of Liquefied Natural Gas to its Spanish operations. A letter of
Thursday, November 29, 2018
Blog
Sexual Assault And The Jones Act – What Are The Victim’s Rights?
With the increase in public discussions on sexual abuse aboard ships we sat down with Steve Gordon, of Gordon Elias Seely, a Jones Act lawyer with experience
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