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, January 6, 2026
The Maersk containership Venta Maersk transits the Northern Sea Route on a one-off trial run of the Arctic route
News

South Korea Accelerates Arctic Shipping Push With September Trial Run to Europe

South Korea plans to send a containership through Arctic waters from Busan to Rotterdam this September, marking its first concrete step toward opening a faster

January 6, 2026
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A U.S. Coast Guard Research Vessel built by Metal Shark
Uncategorized

Magnet Defense Acquires Metal Shark to Power U.S. ‘Golden Fleet’ Program

Magnet Defense has completed its acquisition of Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark, a move the company says will give it the production muscle needed to

January 6, 2026
Total Views: 372

Monday, January 5, 2026
Supertanker Ceres I detained in Malaysia
Accidents

Fatal South China Sea Collision: Fatigue and Disabled Alarms Behind Deadly Tanker Crash

A catastrophic collision between two tankers in the South China Sea in 2024 has revealed a troubling chain of failures involving crew fatigue, disabled safety

January 5, 2026
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First us oil exports on Theo T tanker
News

White House Shifts Deepwater Port Licensing to MARAD in Bid to Accelerate Energy Exports

The Trump administration is revamping how offshore oil and gas export terminals are approved, handing control of the deepwater port licensing process from the

January 5, 2026
Total Views: 1686

Sunday, January 4, 2026
Finnish authorities repel from a helicopter onto the deck of the M/V Fitburg
Defense

Finland Says Ship Dragged Anchor for ‘Tens of Kilometers’ Before Baltic Sea Cable Break

Finnish investigators probing last week’s disruption to a key telecommunications cable in the Gulf of Finland say they have found clear signs that a ship’s

January 4, 2026
Total Views: 3348

Photo of the MT Qendil aground in Turkey
News

Shadow Fleet Tanker ‘Qendil’ Runs Aground in Turkey Following Ukrainian Drone Strike

The Russian “shadow fleet” oil tanker Qendil ran aground off Turkey’s Bozcaada island on Sunday while transiting from Alia?a to Yalova,

January 4, 2026
Total Views: 7785

Friday, January 2, 2026
Visualizations of the Empire Wind offshore wind farm. Image courtesy Equinor
Offshore

Equinor Files Lawsuit to Save Empire Wind Project From Second Trump Suspension

Empire Offshore Wind LLC filed a civil suit in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday, challenging the Department of the Interior’s

January 2, 2026
Total Views: 746

A U.S. military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard, days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers
Shipping

Russia Asks U.S. to Halt Pursuit of Tanker After Crew Claims Russian Flag, NY Times Reports

Russia has formally requested that the United States cease its pursuit of an oil tanker fleeing Coast Guard vessels in the Atlantic Ocean, according to the New

January 2, 2026
Total Views: 51847

General view of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool, Britain.
Offshore

Ørsted Sues Trump Administration Over Halted $5B Revolution Wind Project

Denmark's Orsted said on Friday it was challenging the U.S. government's suspension of the lease for its Revolution Wind joint venture and would seek a court

January 2, 2026
Total Views: 669

Product Tanker Loading Gasoline In Venezuela Port
Shipping

U.S. Targets Venezuela’s Shadow Fleet in Final 2025 Sanctions Blitz on Maduro Regime

The U.S. Treasury Department this week imposed sanctions on four companies and identified four oil tankers as blocked property in the latest escalation of

January 2, 2026
Total Views: 565

Tuesday, December 30, 2025
An aerial view shows the oil tanker named Boracay (also called Pushpa)
News

Year in Review: The Maritime Stories That Defined 2025

When historians chronicle 2025, they won’t remember it as the year shipping got more efficient or cleaner. They’ll remember it as the year the

December 30, 2025
Total Views: 1690

FILE PHOTO: A member of staff at satellite communications company Inmarsat poses in front of a section of the screen showing the southern Indian Ocean to the west of Australia, at their headquarters
Engineering News

Ocean Infinity Resumes Hunt for MH370 in Remote Indian Ocean

More than a decade after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 vanished with 239 people aboard, a renewed search effort has officially begun in one of the

December 30, 2025
Total Views: 1427

Monday, December 29, 2025
rench Navy operating under Saudi-led Combined Task Force 150 Interdict a dhow carrying drugs in the Arabian Sea
Defense

French Frigates Seize $142 Million in Drugs in Arabian Sea

Two French Navy frigates operating under the Saudi-led Combined Task Force 150 have intercepted more than $142 million worth of illicit drugs from multiple

December 29, 2025
Total Views: 2110

A rendering of the Arctic Security Cutter to be built by Bollinger
Defense

Coast Guard Awards Landmark Arctic Security Cutter Contracts in U.S.-Finland Partnership

The U.S. Coast Guard has announced the award of two contracts to build up to six Arctic Security Cutter icebreakers in a joint U.S.-Finland production

December 29, 2025
Total Views: 2938

Coral Adventurer passenger vessel
Accidents

Australian Cruise Ship Detained in Papua New Guinea Following Reef Grounding

The Australian-flagged cruise ship Coral Adventurer remains aground off the coast of Papua New Guinea after running into a reef early Saturday

December 29, 2025
Total Views: 2628

A photo of turbines as the South Fork Wind offshore wind farm
Offshore

Billions in Limbo: Offshore Wind Industry Reels as Trump Administration Halts Major Projects

The Trump administration’s abrupt decision this week to suspend construction on five major offshore wind projects has sent shockwaves through the energy

December 29, 2025
Total Views: 2938

Friday, December 26, 2025
A cargo ship full of shipping containers is seen at the port of Oakland, California
News

Container Shipping Rates Extend Gains as Year-End Demand Surges

Global container shipping rates climbed 1% this week to $2,213 per 40-foot container, marking the fourth consecutive weekly increase as carriers capitalized on

December 26, 2025
Total Views: 1267

Tuesday, December 23, 2025
The LNG-powered CMA CGM Jacques Saade transits the Suez Canal, December 3, 2025
News

Big Boxships Return to Suez After Two-Year Hiatus

After nearly two years of disruption, ships from two of the world’s biggest container lines are once again sailing through the Suez Canal—a small but

December 23, 2025
Total Views: 2271

U.S. Coast Guard Station Los Angeles-Long Beach crew members maintain a security zone a half mile around the ONE Henry Hudson container ship, off the coast of San Pedro, California, Nov. 24, 2025
Accidents

Water Discharge Operations Halt Cargo Recovery at Fire-Stricken ONE Henry Hudson

Ocean Network Express has suspended cargo discharge operations aboard the fire-damaged containership ONE Henry Hudson at the Port of Los Angeles as crews work

December 23, 2025
Total Views: 2202

Monday, December 22, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement about the Navy's "Golden Fleet", as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of the Navy John Phelan listen, at Mar-a-lago in Palm Beach
Defense

President Trump Unveils ‘Trump-Class’ Battleships

President Donald Trump announced Monday the creation of a new battleship class for the U.S. Navy, marking an unexpected return to a vessel type that last saw

December 22, 2025
Total Views: 5023