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.


Friday, May 6, 2022
FMC Tightens Grip on Carriers as Wan Hai Settles Claim
Shipping

FMC Tightens Grip on Carriers as Wan Hai Settles Claim

By Nick Savvides (The Loadstar) – Regulators in the US are slowly tightening their grip on the ocean shipping and inland supply chain market amid

May 6, 2022
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Thursday, May 5, 2022
FILE PHOTO: General view of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool, Britain
Offshore

Ørsted and NABTU Sign ‘Historic’ Project Labor Agreement for U.S. Offshore Wind

Offshore wind developer Ørsted and North America’s Building and Trade Unions (NABTU) have agreed to a “historic” national project labor

May 5, 2022
Total Views: 2808

offshore wind farm
Offshore

BOEM Review Finds ‘No Significant Impact’ from Offshore Wind Leasing in Northern California

The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has found “no significant impact” in its environmental review

May 5, 2022
Total Views: 1694

United Grain and ILWU Reach Labor Deal at Major Pacific Northwest Grain Export Terminal
Shipping

United Grain and ILWU Reach Labor Deal at Major Pacific Northwest Grain Export Terminal

The negotiating committees representing Longshore workers from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 4 union and management from the

May 5, 2022
Total Views: 1474

Hornblower Wins Federal Grant for Green Hydrogen Bunker Fueling Station in San Francisco
Environment

Hornblower Wins Federal Grant for Green Hydrogen Bunker Fueling Station in San Francisco

U.S.-based Hornblower Group has received an $8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to design, construct and operate a first-of-its-kind

May 5, 2022
Total Views: 2548

FMC Announces New Reporting Requirements for Ocean Carrier Alliances
Shipping

FMC Announces New Reporting Requirements for Ocean Carrier Alliances

The three global ocean carrier alliances and each of their member companies will now be required to provide pricing and capacity information to the Federal

May 5, 2022
Total Views: 2004

Wednesday, May 4, 2022
File photo of an oil tanker at sea
Uncategorized

Navios Purchases Four LR2 Tankers for $250 Million

Angeliki Frangou’s Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE: NMM) has agreed to purchase four newbuild 115,000 dwt LR2 tankers. The vessels are being acquired for

May 4, 2022
Total Views: 4101

blockchain technology in shipping
Shipping

Maritime Software Consolidation: Veson Nautical Acquires Q88

Maritime freight software firm Veson Nautical on Wednesday announced its acquisition of Q88, an information management and software platform for the maritime

May 4, 2022
Total Views: 942

DEME Partners With Barge Master on New Jones Act Feeder Barge Solution for Offshore Wind
Offshore

DEME Partners With Barge Master on New Jones Act Feeder Barge Solution for Offshore Wind

DEME Offshore US, part of Belgium-based DEME Group, has announced a long-term partnership with Dutch company Barge Master to develop the motion compensation

May 4, 2022
Total Views: 1655

APM terminals los angeles
Shipping

Maersk Sees Best Earnings Quarter in Company History as High Rates Offset Falling Volumes

A.P. Moller – Maersk, owner of the world’s number two shipping line, reported its best earnings quarter ever in Q1 2022 as strong rates more than

May 4, 2022
Total Views: 1587

Tuesday, May 3, 2022
chevron logo on the side of a glass building
Offshore

Chevron Joins Gulf of Mexico Carbon Capture and Storage Project

Chevron will join Talos Energy and Carbonvert in developing the Bayou Bend CCS offshore carbon capture and sequestration project in the Gulf of Mexico off the

May 3, 2022
Total Views: 1672

COSCO Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Awarded ABS Approval In Principle
Offshore

COSCO Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Awarded ABS Approval In Principle

Classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) for the design of a wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV)

May 3, 2022
Total Views: 2875

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Reports Strong Start to 2022 Despite Challenges
Shipping

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Reports Strong Start to 2022 Despite Challenges

Leading roll-on/roll-off shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen is reporting a strong start to 2022 driven by performance in its shipping segment. The company

May 3, 2022
Total Views: 2555

QUICKSINK exercise in the Gulf of Mexico in 2022. Courtesy Air Force Research Laboratory
Defense

U.S. Air Force Tests New Ship-Sinking Bomb in Gulf of Mexico

The U.S. Air Force has demonstrated a lethal new weapon that could provide a low-cost and more widely-available alternative to sinking ships than with

May 3, 2022
Total Views: 47165

USS The Sullivans Righted
Uncategorized

USS The Sullivans Righted

The effort to “Save The Sullivans” at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park will transition to the next phase response as the USS The

May 3, 2022
Total Views: 3241

Stock image of an MSC containership
Shipping

Filipino Seafaer Pleads Guilty in Gruesome Murder of Crew Member on LA-Bound Containership

A Filipino seafarer is facing up to life in U.S. jail for fatally stabbing his supervisor on board an MSC containership en route from Shanghai to Los Angeles.

May 3, 2022
Total Views: 8255

port of los angeles
Shipping

Port Snarls Point to Worsening Global Supply Chain, Royal Bank of Canada Says

By Marc Jones LONDON, May 3 (Reuters) – Global supply chain problems look to set to worsen, a new report published on Tuesday said, as

May 3, 2022
Total Views: 1974

Monday, May 2, 2022
FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind container cranes at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 14, 2021. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
Ports

West Coast Port Employers Laud Automation Ahead of Labor Talks

By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — Employers at West Coast ports at the center of the U.S. supply-chain crisis released a study extolling the benefits

May 2, 2022
Total Views: 3014

An illustration of Great Lakes Dredge and Docks' Jones Act-compliant rock installation vessel that will support the growing U.S. offshore wind industry. Illustration courtesy Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
Shipping

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Awarded First Contract for New Jones Act Rock Installation Vessel

A consortium between Houston-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD) and Netherlands-based Van Oord has been awarded a contract for the

May 2, 2022
Total Views: 3706

NYK Orders Six LNG Carriers for Long-Term Charter to CNOOC
Shipping

NYK Orders Six LNG Carriers for Long-Term Charter to CNOOC

Japanese shipping company NYK has announced its first long-term time charters with China’s state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation, or CNOOC,

May 2, 2022
Total Views: 2462