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, July 8, 2015
ABS to Class Maersk’s ‘New’ Triple-E
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ABS to Class Maersk’s ‘New’ Triple-E

  International classification society ABS has been selected to class 11 ultra-large containerships (ULCs) for Denmark’s Maersk Line A/S. Maersk

July 8, 2015
Total Views: 198

World’s First ‘Widened’ Containership Re-Enters Service – Ship Photos of the Day
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World’s First ‘Widened’ Containership Re-Enters Service – Ship Photos of the Day

  After successful sea trials, the world’s first widened containership – MSC Geneva – re-entered service this month sailing between

July 8, 2015
Total Views: 306

Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Shell Arctic Icebreaker Suffers Hull Damage in Alaska
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Shell Arctic Icebreaker Suffers Hull Damage in Alaska

  One of two icebreakers that will support Shell’s arctic drilling in the Chukchi Sea this summer is now stuck in Dutch Harbor after an underwater

July 7, 2015
Total Views: 166

Ship Photos of the Day – Docking a Triple-E
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Ship Photos of the Day – Docking a Triple-E

Today’s ship photos come to us from Bremerhaven Pilots docking a Maersk Triple-E containership at the Port of Bremerhaven. The tugs seen are

July 7, 2015
Total Views: 16

Prelude FLNG Taking Shape – Bird’s-Eye-View of Largest Floating Structure Ever Built
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Prelude FLNG Taking Shape – Bird’s-Eye-View of Largest Floating Structure Ever Built

Here’s the latest update from Shell on its massive Prelude FLNG (floating liquefied natural gas) facility currently under construction at Samsung Heavy

July 7, 2015
Total Views: 590

Jack-Up Collapses at Maersk-Operated Al Shaheen Field Off Qatar
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Jack-Up Collapses at Maersk-Operated Al Shaheen Field Off Qatar

  A jack-up barge was badly damaged this week after it collapsed offshore Qatar at the Maersk Oil-operated Al Shaheen field in the Persian Gulf. Gulf

July 7, 2015
Total Views: 980

Monday, July 6, 2015
Cabotage Unraveled – Striking Tanker Crew Gains Support in Australia
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Cabotage Unraveled – Striking Tanker Crew Gains Support in Australia

  About 200 people took to the streets of Devonport, Tasmania Monday in support of the Australian crew of an oil tanker who are refusing to sail after

July 6, 2015
Total Views: 59

Ship Photos of the Day – MV Hai Yang Shi You 525, Asia’s First LNG-Powered Tug
Shipping News

Ship Photos of the Day – MV Hai Yang Shi You 525, Asia’s First LNG-Powered Tug

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has taken delivery of Asia’s first tugboat Hai Yang Shi You 525, designed to operate solely on liquefied

July 6, 2015
Total Views: 87

Wednesday, July 1, 2015
INCIDENT PHOTOS – Ship Carrying Fertilizer Hard Aground in Turkey’s Dardanelles Strait
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INCIDENT PHOTOS – Ship Carrying Fertilizer Hard Aground in Turkey’s Dardanelles Strait

A 7,600 DWT general cargo ship carrying ammonium sulfate is hard aground in Turkey’s Dardanelles strait. Turkey’s General Directorate of

July 1, 2015
Total Views: 75

Hong Kong’s New Low-Sulphur Regulations Enter Into Force
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Hong Kong’s New Low-Sulphur Regulations Enter Into Force

  July 1, 2015 – Beginning today, ocean going vessels berthed in Hong Kong are required to use cleaner burning fuels or be faced with steep fines.

July 1, 2015
Total Views: 44

Bahri Returns to Hyundai Samho for Five More VLCCs
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Bahri Returns to Hyundai Samho for Five More VLCCs

  The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia, aka Bahri, has returned to South Korea’s Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for five newbuild Very

July 1, 2015
Total Views: 54

Tuesday, June 30, 2015
NYK Fined $8.5 Million in South Africa Price-Fixing Scheme
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NYK Fined $8.5 Million in South Africa Price-Fixing Scheme

  South Africa’s competition watchdog says it has reached a settlement with Japanese shipping firm Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha Ltd (NYK) for price

June 30, 2015
Total Views: 147

Monday, June 29, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – Quantum of the Seas Arrives in China
Shipping News

Ship Photos of the Day – Quantum of the Seas Arrives in China

  Royal Caribbean International’s Quantum of the Seas arrived at its new homepage in Shanghai, China last week where it will sail three- to

June 29, 2015
Total Views: 86

navigator aries collision damage
Shipping News

LPG Tanker ‘Navigator Aries’ Damaged in Collision with Containership in Indonesia

  A Navigator Gas LPG tanker was badly damaged in a collision Monday with a containership in Indonesia’s Java Sea. Photos show the

June 29, 2015
Total Views: 303

Saturday, June 27, 2015
Cruise Ship and Tanker Collide in Turkey’s Dardanelles Strait
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Cruise Ship and Tanker Collide in Turkey’s Dardanelles Strait

A Celestyal cruise ship was involved in a collision with a tanker carrying flammable naphtha early Saturday morning in the Dardanelles strait near Gallipoli,

June 27, 2015
Total Views: 266

Friday, June 26, 2015
NASSCO Cuts Steel on Second LNG-Ready Product Tanker for SEA-Vista
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NASSCO Cuts Steel on Second LNG-Ready Product Tanker for SEA-Vista

General Dynamics NASSCO signaled the start of construction for the second of three 50,000 deadweight ton, 330,000 barrel cargo capacity product tankers for

June 26, 2015
Total Views: 31

Fincantieri Launches Two Notable Cruise Ships in Italy
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Fincantieri Launches Two Notable Cruise Ships in Italy

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri on Thursday celebrated the launching of two new cruise ships at two of the the group's shipyards in

June 26, 2015
Total Views: 61

Former Sea Shepherd Flagship Sinks in Nova Scotia
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Former Sea Shepherd Flagship Sinks in Nova Scotia

  The vessel that was once considered the flagship of the controversial marine conservation group Sea Shepherd is now threatening the Nova Scotia

June 26, 2015
Total Views: 287

Thursday, June 25, 2015
Harvey Gulf Expands Into Shipbuilding with Acquisition of Gulf Coast Shipyard Group
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Harvey Gulf Expands Into Shipbuilding with Acquisition of Gulf Coast Shipyard Group

  Harvey Gulf International Marine has launched a new affiliate, Harvey Shipyard Group, to manage its shipbuilding assets, which now includes Gulf

June 25, 2015
Total Views: 286

Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Costa Concordia Captain to Release Book About 2012 Disaster
Shipping News

Costa Concordia Captain to Release Book About 2012 Disaster

  Francesco Schettino, the former captain of the Coast Concordia, has written about the 2012 disaster in a new 600-page book that promises to

June 24, 2015
Total Views: 600