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, 2015
Video: Offshore Rig Worker Films Unbelievable Shark Frenzy
News

Video: Offshore Rig Worker Films Unbelievable Shark Frenzy

An offshore rig worker in the Gulf of Mexico caught some spectacular footage of a shark frenzy – quite literally hundreds of sharks – in the waters

March 24, 2015
Total Views: 1589

Teekay’s Petrojarl Knarr FPSO Hit by ‘Small Fire’
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Teekay’s Petrojarl Knarr FPSO Hit by ‘Small Fire’

Teekay's Petrojarl Knarr FPSO has been hit by a small fire less than a week after producing its first oil from the Knarr field in the North Sea offshore

March 24, 2015
Total Views: 143

Monday, March 23, 2015
Video: Irish Bulk Carrier Sideways Launched at Ferus Smit
Shipbuilding

Video: Irish Bulk Carrier Sideways Launched at Ferus Smit

The Ferus Smit yard in Westerbroek, Netherlands has marked the launch of the sixth and final general cargo/bulk carrier for Arklow Shipping of Arklow, Ireland.

March 23, 2015
Total Views: 142

MSC Oliver – Giant 19,224 TEU Boxship Readied for Delivery
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MSC Oliver – Giant 19,224 TEU Boxship Readied for Delivery

The 19,224 TEU MSC Oliver returned from sea trials this weekend ahead of this month’s expected delivery to Mediterranean Shipping Company from the DSME

March 23, 2015
Total Views: 130

One Dies in High Speed Ferry Fire at Greek Shipyard
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One Dies in High Speed Ferry Fire at Greek Shipyard

One person has died following a fire aboard a Greek high speed ferry while docked at a shipyard in Drapetsona, Greece. Hellenic Seaways confirmed the fire

March 23, 2015
Total Views: 166

Sunday, March 22, 2015
MSC Containership, Bulk Carrier Attacked Off Indonesia
News

MSC Containership, Bulk Carrier Attacked Off Indonesia

A MSC containership and a bulk carrier have been attacked in two separate but possibly related incidents in Southeast Asia waters off the coast of Indonesia,

March 22, 2015
Total Views: 147

Friday, March 20, 2015
Crowley Picks Up Slack After Horizon Lines’ Puerto Rico Exit
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Crowley Picks Up Slack After Horizon Lines’ Puerto Rico Exit

Crowley Maritime Corporation says that it doing a good job of picking up the slack following Horizon Lines’ sudden departure from the Jones Act U.S.

March 20, 2015
Total Views: 101

Boskalis Ups Fugro Stake: ‘No offer coming, it’s just an interesting company’
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Boskalis Ups Fugro Stake: ‘No offer coming, it’s just an interesting company’

Dutch maritime services provider Royal Boskalis Westminster has once again increased its holding in Fugro N.V., but again insists that is not a step towards

March 20, 2015
Total Views: 35

Kiel Canal Gate Severely Damaged in Ship Collision [Incident Video]
Interesting

Kiel Canal Gate Severely Damaged in Ship Collision [Incident Video]

A major blow for shipping through Germany’s Kiel Canal today after a cargo ship crashed into a floodgate as it entered the north chamber of the lock

March 20, 2015
Total Views: 433

Video: Big Wave Surfer Jumps Ship, Gets HUGE Air
Blog

Video: Big Wave Surfer Jumps Ship, Gets HUGE Air

Well, this happened. All that sandsliding as a kid finally paid off. Use the launch ????. I piss myself laughing watching this now, but we were all pretty

March 20, 2015
Total Views: 410

Port of Auckland Fined Over Stevedore’s Fall from Maersk Containership
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Port of Auckland Fined Over Stevedore’s Fall from Maersk Containership

New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland Ltd (POAL) has been fined NZD$55,000 (US$41,000) and ordered to pay NZD$25,000 in reparation to a stevedore who was

March 20, 2015
Total Views: 85

Seventeen Cruise Ship Passengers Killed in Tunis Terrorist Attack – Update 2
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Seventeen Cruise Ship Passengers Killed in Tunis Terrorist Attack – Update 2

Update 2: Costa Cruises has confirmed that five of its guests were also among those killed in yesterday’s terrorist attack in Tunis, Tunisia, bringing

March 20, 2015
Total Views: 920

Thursday, March 19, 2015
Product Tanker Hijacked Off Indonesia – IMB Piracy Centre
Piracy

Product Tanker Hijacked Off Indonesia – IMB Piracy Centre

The ICC International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Centre has confirmed the hijacking of a product tanker earlier this month off the coast of

March 19, 2015
Total Views: 52

Towing Vessel Sinks in Ohio River
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Towing Vessel Sinks in Ohio River

The U.S. Coast Guard has reported the capsize and sinking of a towing vessel on the Ohio River near Golconda, Illinois, Wednesday night. Coast Guard Sector

March 19, 2015
Total Views: 45

Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Fire-Hit Ro-Ro Towed Back to New York
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Fire-Hit Ro-Ro Towed Back to New York

The U.S. Coast Guard and local agencies in New York were working Wednesday to extinguish a fire aboard a Panamanian-flagged roll-on/roll-off vessel at Homeport

March 18, 2015
Total Views: 115

Ultra-Modern ‘MSC Seaside’ to Sail Out of Miami Starting 2017
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Ultra-Modern ‘MSC Seaside’ to Sail Out of Miami Starting 2017

MSC Cruises revealed Wednesday that the MSC Seaside, the first of the ultra-modern Seaside-class ships, will be the first ship in the MSC Cruises' fleet to be

March 18, 2015
Total Views: 98

Tuesday, March 17, 2015
‘General Zalinski’ Fuel Oil Removal – A Looming Environmental Disaster Averted in Canada [VIDEO]
Accidents

‘General Zalinski’ Fuel Oil Removal – A Looming Environmental Disaster Averted in Canada [VIDEO]

In September 1946, the WWII-era U.S. Army Transport ship General M. G. Zalinski sank after running aground some 100 kilometers south of Prince Rupert, Canada

March 17, 2015
Total Views: 102

ABB Wins Repeat Azipod Order from Norwegian Cruise Lines
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ABB Wins Repeat Azipod Order from Norwegian Cruise Lines

Swiss-based power and automation technology company ABB says it has been awarded a contract worth $60 million to deliver Azipod propulsion and power systems to

March 17, 2015
Total Views: 142

ClassNK Retakes Top Classification Spot
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ClassNK Retakes Top Classification Spot

International classification society ClassNK has retaken the top spot as the world’s largest classification society. ClassNK Chairman and President Noboru

March 17, 2015
Total Views: 29

Monday, March 16, 2015
New Ship Routing Measures to Protect Australia’s Coral Sea Agreed by IMO
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New Ship Routing Measures to Protect Australia’s Coral Sea Agreed by IMO

New ship routing measures aimed at protecting environmentally sensitive areas in Coral Sea, home to the Great Barrier Reef, have been agreed by the IMO

March 16, 2015
Total Views: 136