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.
The Chief Engineer of a foreign flagged bulk carrier has been sentenced to a year plus one day in prison for deliberately discharging oil-contaminated bilge
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says more need to be done to implement safety recomendations in wake of the Conception dive boat fire. Now
The broken bulk carrier OS 35 is leaking heavy fuel oil just off the east coast of Gibraltar. The oil spill was reported Thursday and some has escaped the
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The Northern Lights joint venture has signed the world’s first commercial agreement on cross border CO2 transportation and storage, describing the milestone
Dutch marine services company Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) and Curaçao-based HAL Holding have reached an agreement on an increased offer price
Finnish technology company Wärtsilä has been selected to supply the propulsion package for the world’s largest aluminum catamaran ferry. The ferry is
Israeli-based shipping line ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE: ZIM) has signed a ten-year sales and purchase agreement with Shell for the supply of LNG
Elon Musk’s Starlink has landed its first cruise industry customer. Royal Caribbean announced a plan on Tuesday to use SpaceX’s Starlink internet
The U.S. Navy has taken back one its unmanned surface vessel drones that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) had captured and tried to
Rhode Island-based Atlantic Wind Transfers (AWT) has placed an order for six Jones Act-compliant crew transfer vessels at St. Johns Ship Building in Palatka,
A bulk carrier suffered significant damage and is partially sunk following a collision with an LNG carrier off the coast of Gibraltar on Monday. A survey
APM Terminals (APMT), a leading port operator and part of A.P. Moller – Maersk, has announced an agreement to divest its minority stake in Global Ports
Maersk and China International Marine Containers (CIMC) have abandoned plans for the sale of Maersk’s reefer container business to CIMC after a U.S.
Some billionaire just had a really bad day. Or as the ol’ joke goes, maybe it was one of the best—who knows? A 40-meter superyacht sank off the coast
Global towage operator Svitzer, part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, is launching a new global initiative that will limit the speed of its tugs in order help reduce
A cargo ship and bulk carrier sustained damage following a collision in Sabine Pass ship channel over the weekend after one of the vessels suffered a loss of
International classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has verified the design of a Foss harbor tug outfitted with an autonomous self-piloting
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