Mike Schuler

Mike Schuler is the Managing Editor of gCaptain, where he has led editorial operations since June 2008. He oversees daily news coverage on global shipping, maritime security, offshore energy, and industry policy, and has built a reputation for delivering timely and insightful maritime news—often breaking key stories that influence industry discussions. Mike holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a focus on Financial Management from The Catholic University of America, and a certificate in Data Analytics and Visualization from the University of Arizona. Before joining gCaptain, he held positions at Intrawest Hospitality Management and Union Beer Distributors. His expertise spans supply chain and logistics, energy policy, global trade dynamics, and maritime security. Mike's reporting is known for its clarity, accuracy, and ability to explain complex maritime topics to broad audiences.


Tuesday, October 20, 2026
a seafarers enters an enclosed space on board a ship
Accidents

After 354 Accidents, Shipping Industry Urged to Rethink Enclosed Space Safety

A new survey of more than 900 seafarers has exposed a persistent gap between safety procedures and the realities of working aboard ships, prompting renewed

October 20, 2026
Total Views: 1380

A satellite image of side-by-side ships at sea, off the coast of Sohar, Oman, June 9, 2026
News

Kpler Expands ‘Dark Fleet’ Tracking With Airbus Satellite Deal

Maritime data provider Kpler has reached an agreement with Airbus to expand its ability to track vessels that disappear from conventional ship-tracking

October 20, 2026
Total Views: 642

Arctic community
News

EU Puts Icebreakers, Shipping Security at Center of New Arctic Strategy

The European Union unveiled a new Arctic strategy Tuesday aimed at strengthening maritime security, expanding icebreaker capacity and protecting critical

October 20, 2026
Total Views: 710

Monday, October 19, 2026
Soho Square, a crude oil tanker, is at anchor in the Galveston Bay
News

Jones Act Waiver Faces New Scrutiny Over Foreign Crews, Taxes

Congressional scrutiny of the Trump administration’s Jones Act waiver is growing, with Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.) demanding answers about whether

October 19, 2026
Total Views: 1930

Polymetallic nodules pictured on the sea floor
News

U.S. Sets First Deep-Sea Mining Lease Sale for November

The Trump administration has scheduled the first offshore mineral lease sale in U.S. history, opening more than 31 million acres of seabed near American Samoa

October 19, 2026
Total Views: 1612

Friday, October 16, 2026
Airbus RoRo vessel Spirit of Toulouse docked in Shanghai with six towering white Norsepower rotor sails installed along its deck.
News

Wind-Assisted Shipping Gains Ground as Airbus RoRo Adds Rotor Sails

French shipowner LD Armateurs has completed the installation of six towering rotor sails aboard Spirit of Toulouse, a new roll-on/roll-off vessel being built

October 16, 2026
Total Views: 3809

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas
Featured

Fog of War Deepens in Hormuz as UKMTO Says Most Ship Attacks Go Unreported

Conflicting traffic figures and competing claims of control are making it increasingly difficult to establish what’s happening in the Strait of Hormuz,

October 16, 2026
Total Views: 2405

Aerial photo of an oil tanker at anchor. Stock Photo: Nickeo23/Shutterstock
News

International Seaways Adds to VLCC Fleet with $370 Million Bruton Deal

Deal adds four modern crude tankers as International Seaways reports sharply higher spot earnings entering the fourth quarter. International Seaways has agreed

October 16, 2026
Total Views: 713

A OOCL containership docks at the Port of Long Beach
News

Southern California Ports Shatter Cargo Records as Imports Surge

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach both set all-time monthly cargo records in September, handling a combined 2.04 million twenty-foot equivalent units

October 16, 2026
Total Views: 860

A COSCO ship at the port of long beach
News

Lawmakers Seek to Strip COSCO Ships of U.S. Port Inspection Privileges Over Espionage Claims

Three senior House Republicans are calling on the Department of Homeland Security to revoke special inspection privileges granted to vessels operated by

October 16, 2026
Total Views: 1651

Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
News

IEA Moves to Accelerate Oil Reserve Releases as Hormuz Crisis Drags On

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has agreed to accelerate the release of approximately 100 million barrels of emergency oil stocks, including more than 20

October 16, 2026
Total Views: 506

Thursday, October 15, 2026
ontainer ship listing heavily in the water with thick black smoke pouring from its superstructure as a tugboat operates alongside.
News

U.S. Claims Control of Hormuz as Ship Attacks Hit New High

U.S. Central Command says the United States and its regional partners control the Strait of Hormuz, citing more than 40 commercial ships moving through the

October 15, 2026
Total Views: 2892

NATO warships moored alongside a pier in Kiel, Germany, during a multinational naval exercise.
Defense

Five Arrested in NATO Warship Services Fraud Probe

Five people have been arrested in Norway as part of an international investigation into suspected fraud and bribery involving a company providing port services

October 15, 2026
Total Views: 2143

Aerial view of the tanker Smyrtos underway at sea, flanked at a distance by a Royal Navy warship and a helicopter following a UK enforcement operation in the English Channel.
News

UK Tightens Russian Oil Sanctions as U.S. Weighs Relief

Britain has expanded its sanctions against Russia’s oil industry, targeting two more energy companies, a dozen shadow-fleet tankers and financial

October 15, 2026
Total Views: 537

U.S. military helicopter crew monitors the sanctioned oil tanker Bertha in the Indian Ocean during a maritime interdiction and boarding operation targeting shadow fleet oil shipments.
News

Trump Weighs Lifting Shadow Fleet Sanctions as Tanker Rates Soar

By Timothy Gardner and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) – The Trump administration is considering easing sanctions on so-called shadow fleet

October 15, 2026
Total Views: 730

Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Dhow engulfed in flames in the Gulf of Oman, sending a massive plume of thick black smoke into the sky following a U.S. military strike on October 6, 2026.
Defense

U.S. Forces Destroy Iranian-Linked Dhow Accused of Targeting Navy Ships

U.S. forces destroyed an Iranian-affiliated dhow in the Gulf of Oman on October 6 after determining that the vessel was conducting surveillance and helping

October 14, 2026
Total Views: 3665

Rendering shows the future three berth Savannah Container Terminal pictured at the top, and the two berth Ocean Terminal facility across the river, adding five big ship container berths to meet future demand.
News

Port of Savannah Wins Approval for $2.3 Billion Container Terminal

Georgia Ports has secured federal approval for a $2.3 billion container terminal that will add 3.5 million TEUs of capacity at the Port of

October 14, 2026
Total Views: 1311

Shipping containers are seen at the port of Barcelona, Spain, October 3, 2024
News

U.S. Shipping Regulator Proposes $200,000 Fees on Spanish Ships Over Port Ban

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is proposing $200,000 fees on Spanish-flagged vessels entering American ports, along with restrictions on billions

October 14, 2026
Total Views: 1853

A National Security Multi-Mission vessel pictured at Hanwha Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Shipbuilding

JPMorganChase Names Shipbuilding Leaders Under $1.5 Trillion Industrial Initiative

JPMorganChase has appointed two senior leaders to help expand its support for U.S. shipbuilding and the maritime industry under its $1.5 trillion Security and

October 14, 2026
Total Views: 3364

ontainer ship listing heavily in the water with thick black smoke pouring from its superstructure as a tugboat operates alongside.
News

Containership Sinks as Hormuz Attacks Spiral Out of Control

A Singapore-flagged containership has sunk after being struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, as a widening series of attacks on merchant shipping

October 14, 2026
Total Views: 6115