Mike Schuler

Mike Schuler is the Managing Editor of gCaptain, where he oversees daily news coverage on global shipping, maritime security, offshore energy, and industry policy. He is a key contributor to gCaptain’s editorial content, frequently writing about major maritime incidents, regulatory changes, and geopolitical developments affecting the shipping industry. Schuler has built a reputation for delivering timely and insightful maritime news, often breaking key stories that influence industry discussions. His reporting is recognized for its clarity, accuracy, and ability to distill complex maritime issues for a broad audience. You can reach him at [email protected] or follow him on X at @MikeSchuler.


Tuesday, November 24, 2020
NTSB Cites Pilot Error in Tugboat’s Allision with Wharf
Accidents

NTSB Cites Pilot Error in Tugboat’s Allision with Wharf

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has issued a marine accident brief related to its investigation into last year’s accident involving the

November 24, 2020
Total Views: 9130

Containership Grounds Next to Wrecked Containership in Singapore Strait
Accidents

Containership Grounds Next to Wrecked Containership in Singapore Strait

A bizarre incident in the Singapore Strait this week as a containership apparently grounded next to (and possibly struck) a second grounded containership that

November 24, 2020
Total Views: 30386

Tug Crew Member Missing After Falling Overboard During Transfer
Accidents

Tug Crew Member Missing After Falling Overboard During Transfer

A 42-year-old man is missing after failing overboard while transferring from a commercial tug to a barge near Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida on Sunday.

November 24, 2020
Total Views: 6456

ship's bridge
Shipping

U.S. Charges 31 Alleging Bribes to Fix Coast Guard Mariner Credentialing Test Scores

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged 31 individuals, including three former Coast Guard employees, related to a test score-fixing scheme at a United

November 24, 2020
Total Views: 11685

Monday, November 23, 2020
Ocean Infinity Orders Eight Remote-Operated Ships at VARD
Shipbuilding

Ocean Infinity Orders Eight Remote-Operated Ships at VARD

U.S.-based subsea exploration company Ocean Infinity has signed shipbuilding contracts for eight shore-controllable vessels in what is being described as a

November 23, 2020
Total Views: 7018

HM Coastguard Ends Search for Two Missing Fishermen Off England’s Coast
Accidents

HM Coastguard Ends Search for Two Missing Fishermen Off England’s Coast

The HM Coastguard has ended a major search and rescue operation for two missing fisherman after their vessel sank Saturday morning off Newhaven, England. A

November 23, 2020
Total Views: 2693

Four Missing After Commercial Fishing Vessel ‘Emmy Rose’ Sinks Off Massachusetts; Search to Continue Overnight
Accidents

Four Missing After Commercial Fishing Vessel ‘Emmy Rose’ Sinks Off Massachusetts; Search to Continue Overnight

Update – The search is continuing on Tuesday. The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for four fishermen after their vessel’s EPIRB went off

November 23, 2020
Total Views: 14479

Sunday, November 22, 2020
Update: Passenger Ferry Viking Grace Refloated in Aland Islands
Accidents

Update: Passenger Ferry Viking Grace Refloated in Aland Islands

Update: A rescue tug was able to pull the Viking Grace from the rocks early Sunday morning at around 3:40 a.m. The vessel later docked in Mariehamn where

November 22, 2020
Total Views: 17870

Friday, November 20, 2020
Port of Los Angeles Reports Busiest Month Ever on Loaded Imports, Empty Exports
Ports

Port of Los Angeles Reports Busiest Month Ever on Loaded Imports, Empty Exports

The Port of Los Angeles processed a little over 980,000 twenty-foot equivalent containers in October to set a new record for the busiest month in the

November 20, 2020
Total Views: 3222

CMA CGM Reports Strong Performance Amid Shipping Recovery
Shipping

CMA CGM Reports Strong Performance Amid Shipping Recovery

French shipping group CMA CGM has reported $567 million in profit in the third quarter of 2020 amid a “marked recovery” in container volumes. CMA

November 20, 2020
Total Views: 2399

Thursday, November 19, 2020
Havyard’s Hydrogen Propulsion System Could Be Ready in 2021
Shipbuilding

Havyard’s Hydrogen Propulsion System Could Be Ready in 2021

Norwegian shipbuilding group Havyard has announced that its new hydrogen propulsion system for large ocean-going ships should be completed next year as the

November 19, 2020
Total Views: 7968

USCGC Stratton Returns Home Amid Shipboard COVID Outbreak
Defense

USCGC Stratton Returns Home Amid Shipboard COVID Outbreak

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton has returned to its homeport in Alameda, California after 11 crew members tested positive for COVID-19 during its

November 19, 2020
Total Views: 2048

Nichols Brothers Launches Latest ASD-90 Tug for Foss Maritime
Shipbuilding

Nichols Brothers Launches Latest ASD-90 Tug for Foss Maritime

The third of four ASD-90 Class tugs for Foss Maritime has been launched at Nichols Brothers Boat Builders yard in Freeland, Washington this week. The 100’ x

November 19, 2020
Total Views: 2783

Wednesday, November 18, 2020
VIDEO: Containership Capsizes Dockside in Indonesia
Accidents

VIDEO: Containership Capsizes Dockside in Indonesia

Video shows the moment the cargo ship MV Mentari Crystal capsized and partially sank at the Teluk Lamong Terminal at the Port of Tanjung Perak in Indonesia on

November 18, 2020
Total Views: 35174

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Italian Navy Airlifts Injured Seafarer After Pirate Attack in Gulf of Guinea -PHOTOS
Piracy

Italian Navy Airlifts Injured Seafarer After Pirate Attack in Gulf of Guinea -PHOTOS

The Italian Navy came to the rescue of an injured crewman aboard a heavy lift ship after the vessel was attacked by pirates in international waters in the Gulf

November 17, 2020
Total Views: 7176

Monday, November 16, 2020
geared bulk carrier
Piracy

Pirates Kidnap 19 in Two Separate Incidents in Gulf of Guinea -Dryad

A total of nineteen seafarers have been kidnapped in two separate incidents in the Gulf of Guinea as piracy surges in the region. The first incident involved

November 16, 2020
Total Views: 3290

ship's bridge
Shipping

Australia to Return to Pre-Covid Maximum Shipboard Service Limits for Seafarers

Australia is set to end interim regulations that have allowed seafarers to work beyond the maximum time limits set out in international maritime labor

November 16, 2020
Total Views: 786

Offshore Patrol Cutter Drawing
Defense

GAO Study Finds Significant Risks in Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter Program

The U.S. Government Accountability Office says the Coast Guard accepted significant risk with the Offshore Patrol Cutter program after Hurricane Michael hit

November 16, 2020
Total Views: 9372

IMO greenhouse gas emissions
Environment

Shipping Industry Proposes $5 Billion Program to Help Decarbonize Shipping

The global shipping industry is urgently calling on governments to move forward on a proposal for a $5 billion industry-financed research and development

November 16, 2020
Total Views: 857

Hurricane Iota Reaches Catastrophic Category 5 Strength as it Barrels Toward Nicaragua
Environment

Hurricane Iota Reaches Catastrophic Category 5 Strength as it Barrels Toward Nicaragua

Hurricane Iota reached category 5 strength on Monday, the latest category 5 on record for the Atlantic basin, according to the NOAA NWS National Hurricane

November 16, 2020
Total Views: 364