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. @JohnKonrad


Friday, July 29, 2022
Zelenskiy Ship Odessa
News

Lloyds To Insure War Grain Ships In Ukraine Sea Corridor

By Carolyn Cohn (Reuters)  Lloyd’s of London insurer Ascot and broker Marsh  on Friday launched marine cargo and war insurance for

July 29, 2022
Total Views: 4381

Thursday, July 28, 2022
Finance

Scorpio Says Russian Oil Ban Will Supercharge Tanker Market

Scorpio Tankers (NYSE: $STNG) reported the biggest quarterly profit in its history on Thursday, and said that tonne-miles will go “through the

July 28, 2022
Total Views: 5357

Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Bosphorus Strait
News

Turkey To Open Shipping Coordination Center For War Grain

Turkey will open a new joint shipping coordination center in Istanbul tomorrow to oversee Ukrainian grain exports. This comes only four days after a Russian

July 26, 2022
Total Views: 896

Boarding of the MV Victory RoRo
Navy

EU Naval Force Stops Smuggling Ship Off Libya

Last week, the UN Panel of Experts on Libya learned that the ship MV Victory RoRo was transporting vehicles in breach of the UN arms embargo. In response,

July 26, 2022
Total Views: 4717

MS-Arkona
Cruise Ships

Saudi Cruiseship Mega-Yacht Conversion Project Scrapped As Economy Turns

This year has been tough for the world’s biggest yachts. Earlier this month, Rotterdam said it wouldn’t take apart a bridge to let Jeff Bezos sail

July 26, 2022
Total Views: 4694

Monday, July 25, 2022
Energy Crisis Spokesman
Shipping

Shipping’s New ESG Rules Could Starve Millions

by John Konrad (gCaptain) A new report found that more than 75% of ships will not meet the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) new Environmental

July 25, 2022
Total Views: 6635

Sunday, July 24, 2022
Ports

Australia & New Zealand  Get Slammed By Container Rates

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Long-term rates for shipping containers to New Zealand and Australia have soared in the past few years, and are now at record highs.

July 24, 2022
Total Views: 7479

FBI Cyber-security agent
Ports

Port of LA Fights 40 Million Cyber Attacks Every Month

by John Konrad (gCaptain) The Port of Los Angeles is the victim of approximately 40 million cyber attacks per month, mostly from Europe and Russia including

July 24, 2022
Total Views: 4624

Saturday, July 23, 2022
Nancy Pelosi with American Flags
News

Pelosi Trip Could Escalate Tensions In The Taiwan Strait 

China has threatened to take “strong measures” if Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan and US security experts

July 23, 2022
Total Views: 2278

two tankers conduct ship-to-ship transfer
News

Dark Tanker Market Gets Competitive

Data from Vortexa, a platform in the energy industry, shows that Iran, Russia, and Venezuela are all vying to sell oil to Asia. According to the analysis,

July 23, 2022
Total Views: 3933

Tanker docks at marine terminal
News

Shrinking Oil Tanker Fleet May Deepen The Energy Crisis

by John Konrad (gCaptain) A dwindling oil tanker fleet could deepen the global energy crisis over the next three years as energy companies try to increase

July 23, 2022
Total Views: 11026

Friday, July 22, 2022
Navy

US Navy Ships Stay Home As NATO Flexes Black Sea Muscle

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Every year, the US Navy sails warships into the Black Sea as part of Sea Breeze 2022 an annual joint military exercise with Romania

July 22, 2022
Total Views: 31348

Sunday, July 17, 2022
Fire Incidents

Peruvian Navy Ship Catches Fire During Massive Military Exercise Near Hawaii

Updated with Peruvian Navy ship name and details. by John Konrad (gCaptain) US Navy crews are responding to “reports of an engine room fire and potential

July 17, 2022
Total Views: 15052

Friday, July 15, 2022
Ports

EU Allows Cargo To Flow Via Russian Port Of Kaliningrad

by John Konrad (gCaptain) On Wednesday, the European Commission released guidance aimed at reducing tensions with Moscow over cargo shipments between the port

July 15, 2022
Total Views: 2463

Tuesday, July 12, 2022
USNS Mercy Hospital Ship
MSC

US Navy Hospital Ship XO Removed For Sexual Assault

by John Konrad (gCaptain) This weekend the United States Navy removed the second in command of the Hospital Ship, USNS Mercy, while federal agents investigate

July 12, 2022
Total Views: 16640

Friday, July 8, 2022
ship loads grain at the port of Odessa, Ukraine
Navy

U.S. Urges Russia To Unblock Grain Ports

By Pavel Polityuk (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Western allies on Friday urged Russia to allow Kyiv to ship grain out to the world as the four-month-old

July 8, 2022
Total Views: 2032

Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Port
Navy

Zelenskyy Blasts Greek Ship Owners For Moving Russian Oil

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Yesterday at an Economist forum in Athens, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blamed Greek tanker owners for undermining

July 6, 2022
Total Views: 9540

Adm. James Stavridis
Navy

Admiral Stavridis’ Has A Plan To Avoid Famine

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Today the UN reported that The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, an

July 6, 2022
Total Views: 2209

Finance

U.S.-Listed Shipping Stocks Fall Ahead Of Federal Reserve Meeting

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Today shares of most shipping stocks are lower despite the market being mostly flat ahead of the important US Federal Reserve minutes

July 6, 2022
Total Views: 844

Monday, July 4, 2022
US Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal
MSC

We Remember The US Merchant Marine’s Bravest Sailors This 4th Of July

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) The United States Merchant Marine does not have a Medal of Honor or Navy Cross but can issue awards for bravery. Currently,

July 4, 2022
Total Views: 3822