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, March 24, 2026
?Tanker Platanos underway
Accidents

Pilot’s Tug Mix-Up Caused Tanker Pier Strike in California

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that a simple but critical error by a harbor pilot led to a tanker striking a refinery pier

March 24, 2026
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A wind turbine Dominion Energy’s two turbine Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project. Photo: Dominion Energy
Offshore

Dominion’s $11.5B Virginia Offshore Wind Project Delivers First Power After Legal Fight, Cost Surge

Dominion Energy’s massive Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project has delivered its first electricity to the grid, marking a major milestone for the

March 24, 2026
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View from a Libyan tug towing the damaged LNG carrier Arctic Metagaz at sea, with the vessel visibly scorched and under control as it is pulled away from the coast.
Shipping

Report: Damaged Russian LNG Tanker Arctic Metagaz Secured After Weeks Adrift

Libyan authorities have reportedly taken control of the damaged Russian LNG carrier Arctic Metagaz, boarding the vessel and securing it to a tug as efforts

March 24, 2026
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Tankers are seen off the coast of the Fujairah amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran
Shipping

IRGC Commander: Iran Turns Back Containership in Hormuz as ‘Permission to Transit’ Policy Emerges

A containership sailing from the United Arab Emirates toward Pakistan was forced to reverse course at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz, offering one of the

March 24, 2026
Total Views: 2821

Monday, March 23, 2026
Greenpeace activists confront the deep sea mining vessel Hidden Gem.
Offshore

Trump Administration Quietly Expands Pacific Seabed Mining Area as Environmental Review Begins

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has advanced the next phase of potential offshore mineral leasing near the Commonwealth of the

March 23, 2026
Total Views: 1311

National Security Multi-Mission Vessels (NSMV) under construction at Hanwha Philly Shipyard
Shipbuilding

60 Minutes Catches Up to America’s Shipbuilding Crisis Long Flagged by Maritime Industry

The U.S. shipbuilding crisis broke into the national spotlight this week as 60 Minutes took a closer look at the growing gap between American

March 23, 2026
Total Views: 4798

Wind turbines off of Block Island
Offshore

Trump Administration Reimburses TotalEnergies $928M to Scrap Offshore Wind Leases, Pivot to LNG

The Trump administration has struck a $928 million deal with TotalEnergies to abandon two major U.S. offshore wind leases and redirect the capital into LNG and

March 23, 2026
Total Views: 2028

Saturday, March 21, 2026
File photo of an oil tanker at sea
Shipping

U.S.-Flagged Ships Stuck in Persian Gulf as Senator Demands Action for American Crews

Multiple U.S.-flagged commercial vessels critical to America’s sealift capability are effectively stranded inside the Persian Gulf amid the U.S.-Israel

March 21, 2026
Total Views: 4087

Fire-damaged LNG tanker Arctic Metagaz drifting at sea with visible hull damage and discoloration in the Mediterranean near Libya.
Shipping

Libya Contracts Salvage Firm to Secure Explosive LNG Carrier Drifting Towards Coast

Libya's National Oil Corporation said on Saturday that it had contracted a specialist company to handle a damaged Russian tanker carrying LNG that is

March 21, 2026
Total Views: 2625

Friday, March 20, 2026
Luojiashan tanker sits anchored in Muscat, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, in Muscat
Shipping

Trump Administration Unlocks Sanctioned Iranian Oil at Sea as Hormuz Crisis Strains Markets

The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday issued a new general license authorizing the delivery and sale of Iranian-origin crude

March 20, 2026
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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a round table on collegiate sports in the White House in Washington, D.C.
Shipping

Trump Signals Endgame in Iran, Says Hormuz Security Will Fall on ‘Nations Who Use It’

President Donald Trump on Friday signaled that U.S. military objectives against Iran are nearing completion, outlining a sweeping set of goals that include

March 20, 2026
Total Views: 1532

Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

Seafarers Trapped By Hormuz Crisis Face Growing Humanitarian Emergency

A mounting humanitarian crisis is unfolding at sea as tens of thousands of seafarers remain trapped aboard vessels across the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and

March 20, 2026
Total Views: 1678

French Navy helicopter deploying boarding team onto oil tanker Deyna at sea during interception operation in the Mediterranean.
Shipping

France Boards Another ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker as Macron Escalates Maritime Crackdown

French naval forces with the support of the UK have intercepted and boarded another vessel tied to Russia’s so-called shadow fleet in the Mediterranean,

March 20, 2026
Total Views: 531

Thursday, March 19, 2026
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) arrives in Los Angeles, Calif., March 27, 2020. Mercy deployed in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts
Shipping

Trump’s Greenland Hospital Ship Arrives at West Coast Shipyard as Humanitarian Mission Narrative Fades

The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy has arrived in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday according to the latest Automatic Identification System (AIS) data,

March 19, 2026
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Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

UN Shipping Body Pushes ‘Safe Maritime Corridor’ Plan to Evacuate Ships Trapped West of Hormuz

The UN International Maritime Organization is moving to establish a safe-passage framework for commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, as thousands of

March 19, 2026
Total Views: 8824

IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez speaks at the 36th Extraordinary IMO Council session in London addressing threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz
News

‘Inaction Is Not an Option’: IMO Condemns Hormuz Attacks as Crisis Deepens

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has issued a forceful condemnation of attacks on commercial shipping in the Middle East, warning that the

March 19, 2026
Total Views: 713

tanker underway at sea from the bridge
Shipping

Trump Administration Shuts Down Export Ban Rumors as Trump Moves to Cool Oil Prices

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum moved swiftly to quash speculation that Washington could restrict energy exports, issuing

March 19, 2026
Total Views: 750

yantian port china
Shipping

WTO Warns Middle East Conflict Could Cut Global Trade Growth as Energy, Shipping Risks Mount

The World Trade Organization is warning that global trade growth will slow sharply in 2026—and could weaken further if elevated energy prices tied to the

March 19, 2026
Total Views: 390

Satellite image of Safeen Prestige burning in the Strait of Hormuz after suspected second strike, with nearby unidentified vessel
Shipping

Second Strike? Safeen Prestige Reported Burning Near Hormuz

A containership already at the center of one of the deadliest incidents in the Strait of Hormuz crisis may have been struck again, with early reports

March 19, 2026
Total Views: 1468

A worker on a container crane at the Port of Los Angeles
Shipping

Container Spot Rates Edge Higher: Transpacific Leads Gains, Hormuz Crisis Pushes Costs Higher

The Drewry World Container Index (WCI) rose 2% this week to $2,172 per 40-foot container, marking a third consecutive weekly increase as strength on

March 19, 2026
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