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.


Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Viking Ocean Cruises Makes it Six at Fincantieri
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Viking Ocean Cruises Makes it Six at Fincantieri

The new ocean-going fleet of Viking Cruises will increase to six ships by 2020 with the company returning to Fincantieri for two

November 11, 2015
Total Views: 76

DSME shipyard
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DSME Told to Stop Work on LPG Ships After Fatal Fire

The Korean Government has ordered Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering to halt work on five LPG carriers under construction at DSME’s Okpo

November 11, 2015
Total Views: 56

Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Largest STS Crane in North America Commissioned in Houston
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Largest STS Crane in North America Commissioned in Houston

  The Port of Houston Authority has commissioned the first of four new Super Post-Panamax STS cranes at its Barbours Cut Container Terminal. The four

November 10, 2015
Total Views: 454

DSME Shipyard South Korea
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Another Fire at DSME Kills One, Injures Seven

  A fire onboard a ship under construction at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering’s Okpo shipyard killed one and injured seven others

November 10, 2015
Total Views: 104

Monday, November 9, 2015
WATCH: Huge Sideways Launch at Poland’s Remontowa Shipyard
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WATCH: Huge Sideways Launch at Poland’s Remontowa Shipyard

The 110-meter hull of the sail training ship El-Mellah was launched over the weekend at the Remontowa shipyard in Gdansk, Poland. The El-Mellah is

November 9, 2015
Total Views: 144

Navy Provides More Details on Missile Test Flight That Had Everyone Freaking Out This Weekend
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Navy Provides More Details on Missile Test Flight That Had Everyone Freaking Out This Weekend

  The U.S. Navy provided some more information into Saturday night’s missile test launch that had many on the west coast and across the nation

November 9, 2015
Total Views: 82

Friday, November 6, 2015
Susitna ferry
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A Borough In Alaska is So Close to Finally Selling the ‘World’s Most Ridiculous Ship’

They say that two happiest days of boat owner’s life are the day they buy the boat and the day they sell it. For a small borough of 88,000 outside

November 6, 2015
Total Views: 393

bulk carrier Los Llanitos aground
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Salvage Gets Underway for Bulk Carrier Wrecked in Mexico

Mexican officials are just getting to work on the effort to clean up and scuttle a bulk carrier that wrecked along the country’s rocky Pacific coastline

November 6, 2015
Total Views: 223

Cargo Ship Aground in Turkey’s Dardanelles Strait
Shipping News

Cargo Ship Aground in Turkey’s Dardanelles Strait

Some more trouble to report Friday in Turkish waters with the Gibraltar-flagged cargo ship MV Schillig running aground while transiting the Dardanelles

November 6, 2015
Total Views: 127

Passenger Falls Overboard from Oasis of the Seas in Bahamas
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Passenger Falls Overboard from Oasis of the Seas in Bahamas

  The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a man who fell overboard from Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas Friday morning approximately 80 nautical

November 6, 2015
Total Views: 336

Thursday, November 5, 2015
WATCH: Three of the World’s Largest Cranes Arrive in Mexico
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WATCH: Three of the World’s Largest Cranes Arrive in Mexico

Three of the world’s largest ship-to-shore cranes have arrived onboard the heavy lift ship ZHEN HUA 26 at APM Terminals Lázaro Cárdenas (TEC2) located

November 5, 2015
Total Views: 85

WATCH: World’s First LNG-Powered Dry Cargo Vessel Launched
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WATCH: World’s First LNG-Powered Dry Cargo Vessel Launched

Ferus Smit recently celebrated the launch of the Greenland, the world’s first dry cargo vessel to be fueled by clean-burning liquified natural gas. The

November 5, 2015
Total Views: 311

Tuesday, November 3, 2015
ss el faro
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NTSB: El Faro Wreck Missing Bridge and Voyage Data Recorder

  A major disappointment announced today in the investigation into the El Faro sinking with the NTSB now saying that the wreck of the ship was discovered

November 3, 2015
Total Views: 118

aker philadelphia shipyard
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U.S. Shipbuilding and Repair Contributed $37 Billion to U.S. Economy in 2013

  The U.S. shipbuilding and repair industry supported more than 110,000 jobs and contributed $37.3 billion in overall annual gross domestic product to the

November 3, 2015
Total Views: 105

El Faro’s LNG-Powered Replacement Arrives in Jacksonville
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El Faro’s LNG-Powered Replacement Arrives in Jacksonville

  The TOTE Maritime LNG-powered newbuild MV Isla Bella arrived at its new homeport in Jacksonville, Florida late Monday night following a roughly two week

November 3, 2015
Total Views: 131

Monday, November 2, 2015
ss el faro
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El Faro Found – Wreckage Confirmed to Be Missing American Cargo Ship

  The National Transportation Safety Board has confirmed that the wreckage found Saturday off the coast of the Bahamas at a depth of about 15,000

November 2, 2015
Total Views: 84

MSC Oscar
Shipping News

CSCL Confirms Charters for Six 21,000 TEU Containerships

  A unit of China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) has entered into bareboat charter agreements for the leasing of six ultra-large containerships with a

November 2, 2015
Total Views: 50

Ship Photos of the Day – Long-Haul Ocean Towing
Shipping News

Ship Photos of the Day – Long-Haul Ocean Towing

On October 24th, the Netherlands-flagged ALP Centre successfully delivered the semi-submersible drilling rig Songa Equinox to Bergen, Norway almost four months

November 2, 2015
Total Views: 394

Major Damage Reported After Giant APL Containership Hits Crane at Port Said – UPDATE
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Major Damage Reported After Giant APL Containership Hits Crane at Port Said – UPDATE

  UPDATE (Nov 2) – As of Monday, the APL Temasek remained alongside the pier at which the incident occurred. A spokesperson for SCCT tells us that

November 2, 2015
Total Views: 348

Sunday, November 1, 2015
ss el faro
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NTSB: Wreckage Believed to be Missing Ship El Faro Found

  A search team on board a U.S. Navy tug has found what they believe is the wreckage of the missing American cargo ship El Faro in the search

November 1, 2015
Total Views: 95