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.


Monday, February 10, 2014
U.S. to Drop Charges Against CEC Future Pirate Negotiator
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U.S. to Drop Charges Against CEC Future Pirate Negotiator

U.S. federal prosecutors are dropping their case against a Somali man who was accused of negotiating a $1.7 million ransom payment for the release of the CEC

February 10, 2014
Total Views: 478

Crew Rescued From Sinking Cargo Ship in Black Sea
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Crew Rescued From Sinking Cargo Ship in Black Sea

A general cargo ship carrying timber from Romania to Turkey has sunk in the Black Sea but not before all eleven crewmembers safely abandoned the vessel in life

February 10, 2014
Total Views: 32

Sunday, February 9, 2014
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the World’s Largest Ship – INFOGRAPHIC
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the World’s Largest Ship – INFOGRAPHIC

Check out this infographic from A.P. Moller – Maersk Group about their record breaking Triple-E

February 9, 2014
Total Views: 1145

Friday, February 7, 2014
Former Royal Navy Destroyers Being Sold for Scrap
Navy

Former Royal Navy Destroyers Being Sold for Scrap

The U.K. Ministry of Defense is inviting interested parties to bid on two former Royal Navy destroyers being sold for

February 7, 2014
Total Views: 205

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Piracy

INTERPOL Investigation Points to Piracy in MT KERALA Disappearance

An ongoing investigation into the January 18 disappearance of a Liberian-flagged product tanker offshore Angola has determined that the vessel was in fact

February 7, 2014
Total Views: 73

Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Edison Chouest Offshore Acquires Bee Mar PSVs
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Edison Chouest Offshore Acquires Bee Mar PSVs

Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) has acquired the remaining assets from the fleet of Broussard, LA-based Bee Mar LLC, The Times-Picayune has confirmed citing a

February 4, 2014
Total Views: 112

Drone Gives Bird’s-Eye View of Costa Concordia Wreck Site – VIDEO
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Drone Gives Bird’s-Eye View of Costa Concordia Wreck Site – VIDEO

Here's some video of the Costa Concordia wreck site as it appeared in early January 2014, approximately two years after the Costa Concordia ran aground at

February 4, 2014
Total Views: 90

NTSB: BAE Knew About Poor Mooring Bollards Prior to Carnival Triumph Breaking Free
Interesting

NTSB: BAE Knew About Poor Mooring Bollards Prior to Carnival Triumph Breaking Free

The National Transportation Safety Board says that BAE Systems knew about the poor condition of multiple mooring bollards at its Mobile shipyard prior to when

February 4, 2014
Total Views: 124

Monday, February 3, 2014
RNLI Crew Rescues Six Fishermen From 30 Foot Seas
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RNLI Crew Rescues Six Fishermen From 30 Foot Seas

A volunteer rescue crew with the Royal National Lifeboat Institute this weekend assisted in the rescue of 6 fisherman forced to abandon their trawler in waves

February 3, 2014
Total Views: 90

Real Life Castaway Says He Survived 13 Months Lost At Sea
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Real Life Castaway Says He Survived 13 Months Lost At Sea

Efforts are underway to confirm the identity (and story) of a mystery castaway who washed up last week on a Marshall Islands atoll after allegedly surviving

February 3, 2014
Total Views: 104

Sunday, February 2, 2014
VIDEO: Sea Shepherd and Japanese Whaling Vessels Collide in Southern Ocean
Interesting

VIDEO: Sea Shepherd and Japanese Whaling Vessels Collide in Southern Ocean

Check out this video released today by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society showing a aggressive confrontation between the Sea Shepherd and Japanese whaling

February 2, 2014
Total Views: 91

Friday, January 31, 2014
Nose Job Leads to Big Savings for Clipper Multi-Purpose Vessel
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Nose Job Leads to Big Savings for Clipper Multi-Purpose Vessel

International shipping company, Clipper Group, says it has achieved an overall fuel savings of about 8.5% from a new bulbous bow recently installed on a

January 31, 2014
Total Views: 152

Dockwise Wins ‘Cat J’ Transport Contracts
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Dockwise Wins ‘Cat J’ Transport Contracts

Heavy lift owner/operator Dockwise, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Netherlands-based Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis), has ended the first month of

January 31, 2014
Total Views: 42

Rolldock’s Newest Semi-Submersible Heavy Lift Ro-Ro Launched in Germany
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Rolldock’s Newest Semi-Submersible Heavy Lift Ro-Ro Launched in Germany

On January 31, 2014, the semi-submersible heavy lift Ro-Ro "Rolldock Storm" (Yard No. 759) was launched before a crowd at Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft

January 31, 2014
Total Views: 255

Stinky Situation: Livestock Carrier Spends 72 Hrs. Adrift with 42,000 Sheep, Cows
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Stinky Situation: Livestock Carrier Spends 72 Hrs. Adrift with 42,000 Sheep, Cows

Australia’s largest livestock exporter, Wellard Rural Exports, said Thursday that their flagship carrier, the MV Ocean Drover, broke down in the Indian Ocean

January 31, 2014
Total Views: 1246

Vigor In Talks to Buy Seward, Alaska Shipyard
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Vigor In Talks to Buy Seward, Alaska Shipyard

The owner of Seward Ship’s Drydock has signed a letter of intent to sell the assets of the Seward, Alaska, shipyard company to Vigor

January 31, 2014
Total Views: 93

Ever Wonder What It’s Like to Work On A Livestock Carrier?
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Ever Wonder What It’s Like to Work On A Livestock Carrier?

Earlier this morning news of a broken down livestock ship got many people wondering what it's like to work on such a ship. Well, here's a

January 31, 2014
Total Views: 742

Thursday, January 30, 2014
Suspected Pirates Arrive in Seychelles
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Suspected Pirates Arrive in Seychelles

Five suspected pirates arrived in Seychelles on Wednesday to be prosecuted following an unsuccessful attack in the Gulf of Aden earlier this

January 30, 2014
Total Views: 68

Two Collisions, Two Spills in Singapore
Shipping News

Two Collisions, Two Spills in Singapore

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore is coordinating the containment and clean-up of two oil spills following two separate collisions south of Jurong

January 30, 2014
Total Views: 106

Wednesday, January 29, 2014
WATCH: (Another) Heavy Seas Med Moor in Greece
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WATCH: (Another) Heavy Seas Med Moor in Greece

You may remember a video we showed you last year of a high-risk docking maneuver, called Mediterranean mooring, performed by a Ro/Ro passenger ferry at the

January 29, 2014
Total Views: 231