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.
A 760-foot Wallenius Wilhelmsen car carrier ran aground in Chesapeake Bay early Tuesday as it departed the Port of Baltimore, but the vessel was refloated
The salvage and wreck removal of the capsized Golden Ray will continue for “several more months” in St. Simons Sound, Georgia, now more than a year
The U.S. Navy has accused Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessels of harrassing U.S. Coast Guard ships in international waters in the southern Arabian (Persian)
The U.S. Coast Guard has established a Unified Command to oversee the salvage and wreck removal and pollution response to the capsized SEACOR Power lift boat
Danish shipping conglomerate A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S announced a big upgrade to its full year guidance for the year due to the “exceptional market
Finnish technology firm Norsepower has completed testing of one of its “Rotor Sails” onboard the Viking Grace. Installed in 2018, the MS Viking
The Biden Administration will push International Maritime Organization Member States to to adopt a goal of achieving “zero emissions” from
The wife of a missing worker from the SEACOR Power lift boat has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $25 million in damages for gross negligence and violations
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) delivered a heartfelt speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Thursday addressing the capsizing of the SEACOR Power last
A federal jury in the Northern District of California has convicted a former engineer of aiding and abetting an environmental crime and obstruction of justice
The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating a reported pier allision and vessel grounding involving the tug boat Don Jaime and the deck barge Marilin H in Culebra,
Norwegian shipping group Wilhelmsen has announced a $500 million investment to accelerate the growth of its maritime services related to renewable energy and
Several of the world’s major shipping organizations are calling on world leaders to urgently examine the role of so-called market-based measures (MBMs)
International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) respresentatives boarded the Ever Given in the Suez Canal’s Great Bitter Lake on Sunday for a welfare
Poor barge loading resulted in the loss of 21 cargo containers into the ocean off the coast of Hawaii last year, the National Transportation Safety Board said
President Biden has nominated Vice Admiral Linda L. Fagan to serve as Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. If confirmed, Vice Adm. Fagan would be the first
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Louisiana has announced two more guilty pleas in a test score-fixing scheme at a U.S. Coast Guard exam
Norwegian exhaust gas scrubber company Yara Marine Technologies is joining forces with British-based BAR Technologies to offer commercial-scale wind-assisted
Bollinger Shipyards announced today it has acquired the shipyard facilities of Gulf Island Fabrication (NASDAQ:GIFI). Lockport, Lousianna-based Bollinger
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for the remaining missing SEACOR Power lift boat crew members 8 miles south of Port Fourchon. Eight crew
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