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.


Friday, April 8, 2016
WATCH: Float-On Megayacht Transport with Super Servant 4
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WATCH: Float-On Megayacht Transport with Super Servant 4

Aerial footage of DYT Yacht Transport’s semi-submersible yacht carrier Super Servant 4 loading vessels using the float-on/float-off

April 8, 2016
Total Views: 228

MOL Unveils Energy-Saving Rounded Bow for its Next-Generation Car Carriers
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MOL Unveils Energy-Saving Rounded Bow for its Next-Generation Car Carriers

Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has revealed the hull design for its next-generation car carrier with a rounded bow said to reduce wind

April 8, 2016
Total Views: 96

Wednesday, April 6, 2016
MSC Cruises Plans to Build World’s Largest LNG-Powered Cruise Ships for $4.5 Billion
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MSC Cruises Plans to Build World’s Largest LNG-Powered Cruise Ships for $4.5 Billion

Swiss-based MSC Cruises has revealed major plans to build up to four new LNG-powered cruise ships exceeding more than 200,000 gross tons. The announcement

April 6, 2016
Total Views: 70

Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Horrifying Video Shows Fatal Tugboat Sinking on Hudson River
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Horrifying Video Shows Fatal Tugboat Sinking on Hudson River

GRAPHIC WARNING: This video may be disturbing to some viewers. Some horrifying new video has been released showing last month’s fatal sinking of the

April 5, 2016
Total Views: 337

Drought Brings Second Round of Panama Canal Draft Restrictions
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Drought Brings Second Round of Panama Canal Draft Restrictions

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced a second round of draft restrictions for all vessels using the waterway as this winter’s strong

April 5, 2016
Total Views: 123

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Stena Line Orders “World’s Most Efficient” RoPax Ferries

European ferry operator Stena Line has announced that it has signed a contract for four of the world’s most fuel efficient RoPax ferries to be delivered

April 5, 2016
Total Views: 143

Monday, April 4, 2016
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MV Rena Wreck No Longer a Hazard to Navigation

The wreck of the MV Rena on Astrolabe Reef no longer poses a hazard to navigation nearly four and a half years after the containership ran aground resulting in

April 4, 2016
Total Views: 202

Friday, April 1, 2016
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Guy Behind ‘Boaty McBoatface’ Asked to Name Royal Caribbean Ship

The guy behind the hilarious idea to name the UK’s new $300 million Antarctic research RRS Boaty McBoatface may have just landed

April 1, 2016
Total Views: 116

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Maersk Drillship Spuds World’s Deepest Well

A Maersk drillship has broken the world record for the deepest water depth for an offshore oil rig after spudding a well located more than two miles

April 1, 2016
Total Views: 1803

WATCH: San Diego Harbor Cruise Plows Into Pier Right in Front of Tourists
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WATCH: San Diego Harbor Cruise Plows Into Pier Right in Front of Tourists

A scary moment captured on video Thursday as a harbor cruise ship slammed into a crowded pier in San Diego, sending waiting tourists scrambling to get out of

April 1, 2016
Total Views: 100

Thursday, March 31, 2016
Your First Look at the Pentagon’s New Unmanned Sub Chaser
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Your First Look at the Pentagon’s New Unmanned Sub Chaser

The U.S. Department of Defense has released the first footage of its prototype unmanned anti-submarine ship being developed to track quiet diesel-electric

March 31, 2016
Total Views: 240

Two Killed in Tanker Explosion in Germany
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Two Killed in Tanker Explosion in Germany

At least two people were killed in what has been described as a large explosion aboard an inland tanker berthed in Duisburg, Germany. Local media reports says

March 31, 2016
Total Views: 65

Amazing Drone Video of Once Forgotten Arthur Kill Ship Graveyard
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Amazing Drone Video of Once Forgotten Arthur Kill Ship Graveyard

Some cool drone footage by Youtuber Jersey Drone of ships left abandoned at Staten Island’s Arthur Kill ship graveyard, eerily located on the Arthur Kill

March 31, 2016
Total Views: 454

Wednesday, March 30, 2016
WATCH: LNG-Powered Engine Placed On Crowley ConRo
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WATCH: LNG-Powered Engine Placed On Crowley ConRo

VT Halter Marine has set the main engine onto the first of two LNG-powered combination container and Roll/On-Roll/Off cargo ships being built for Crowley

March 30, 2016
Total Views: 121

Pirates Release Four Crew Kidnapped From Tanker Off Nigeria
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Pirates Release Four Crew Kidnapped From Tanker Off Nigeria

Four crew members kidnapped from a chemical tanker earlier this month off the coast of Nigeria have been released in good health, the International Maritime

March 30, 2016
Total Views: 67

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Tappan Zee Tugboat Captain Dies on Hudson River
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Tappan Zee Tugboat Captain Dies on Hudson River

The captain of a tugboat involved in the construction of the new span of the Tappan Zee Bridge has died after suffering a medical emergency aboard the vessel.

March 29, 2016
Total Views: 204

Damen Wants You to Convert Your Laid-Up Platform Supply Vessels
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Damen Wants You to Convert Your Laid-Up Platform Supply Vessels

With the increasing number of laid up platform supply vessels due the downturn in the offshore oil and gas industry, Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards

March 29, 2016
Total Views: 138

Monday, March 28, 2016
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TS Taipei Grounding: Drone Video Shows Environmental Disaster Unfolding in Taiwan

A new video of the TS Taipei shipwreck shows the extent of the disaster that is unfolding in northern Taiwan as the vessel continues to break up and spill

March 28, 2016
Total Views: 664

Drunk Captain Runs Ship Aground in Germany
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Drunk Captain Runs Ship Aground in Germany

The captain of a Dutch-flagged cargo ship has found himself in some hot water after running his ship aground while drunk at the German port of Rostock. 

March 28, 2016
Total Views: 145

Saturday, March 26, 2016
Taiwan Dealing with Major Oil Spill from Fractured TS Taipei Cargo Ship
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Taiwan Dealing with Major Oil Spill from Fractured TS Taipei Cargo Ship

Heavy fuel oil that has leaked from a hull fracture in the stranded containership TS Taipei has contaminated approximately 1.24 miles of water in northern

March 26, 2016
Total Views: 187