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.


Thursday, September 5, 2013
DON’T MISS: High-Def Google Street View from Inside a Ship
Blog

DON’T MISS: High-Def Google Street View from Inside a Ship

This summer Google took their cameras on board Schmidt Ocean Institute’s 272-foot research vessel, Falkor, while on a visit to the San Francisco

September 5, 2013
Total Views: 235

Call the Midwife… Coast Guard Delivers Baby at Sea
Blog

Call the Midwife… Coast Guard Delivers Baby at Sea

The U.S. Coast Guards says it was called upon Monday to assist with the delivery of a baby aboard a cargo ship about 100 miles southwest of San

September 5, 2013
Total Views: 45

Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Construction of New San Francisco Bay Bridge in 4 Minutes – Timelapse Video
Blog

Construction of New San Francisco Bay Bridge in 4 Minutes – Timelapse Video

This high-definition timelapse was compiled from the nearly 2 million images taken from live streaming video and construction cameras which have been on site

September 4, 2013
Total Views: 110

Navy Cutbacks Force Huntington Ingalls to Close Gulfport Composites Facility
Navy

Navy Cutbacks Force Huntington Ingalls to Close Gulfport Composites Facility

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced Wednesday that it will be closing its Gulfport, Mississippi facility as a result of cuts in U.S. Navy

September 4, 2013
Total Views: 1241

Heavy Fuel Oil Removed from MV Smart Wreck
Marine Salvage

Heavy Fuel Oil Removed from MV Smart Wreck

Salvors in South Africa have removed all heavy fuel oil from the capesize bulk carrier MV Smart, which ran aground and broke up on a sand bar on August 19

September 4, 2013
Total Views: 119

Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Ocean Rig Orders Ninth Drillship from Samsung Heavy
News

Ocean Rig Orders Ninth Drillship from Samsung Heavy

International deepwater drilling contractor Ocean Rig UDW (NASDAQ: ORIG) on Tuesday announced that it has signed a contract to construct a ninth ultra

September 3, 2013
Total Views: 284

Monday, September 2, 2013
D.C. Police Boat Slams on Gas, Slams Into Boats [VIDEO]
Interesting

D.C. Police Boat Slams on Gas, Slams Into Boats [VIDEO]

Not exactly sure what this officer was thinking here, but it didn’t end well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-r7eEfcV2s While i was walking by Potomac

September 2, 2013
Total Views: 53

Friday, August 30, 2013
ClassNK: Release of MOL Comfort Investigation Report Pushed Back

ClassNK: Release of MOL Comfort Investigation Report Pushed Back

International classification society ClassNK said Friday that they will be delaying the release of the findings from the ClassNK Casualty Investigation

August 30, 2013
Total Views: 96

Thursday, August 29, 2013
Ship Photos of The Day – World’s First Offshore-Moored FSRU Delivered Offshore Livorno
Offshore

Ship Photos of The Day – World’s First Offshore-Moored FSRU Delivered Offshore Livorno

The world's first offshore-moored floating, storage and re-gasification unit (FSRU), the FSRU Toscana, has been successfully delivered and permanently moored

August 29, 2013
Total Views: 195

Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Nigerian Navy Kills 6 Pirates in Latest Crackdown
Piracy

Nigerian Navy Kills 6 Pirates in Latest Crackdown

Nigeria’s navy killed six pirates and injured one other in a gun battle late Sunday off the coast of Calabar in Nigerian and Cameroonian

August 28, 2013
Total Views: 187

Tuesday, August 27, 2013
WATCH: Libyan Forces Fire on the Crude Oil Tanker ‘A-Whale’
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WATCH: Libyan Forces Fire on the Crude Oil Tanker ‘A-Whale’

The Libyan Marine Special Forces are seen, in a video posted on their Facebook page, firing upon the "A Whale" crude oil tanker as it attempted to enter,

August 27, 2013
Total Views: 66

Costa Concordia Salvage Makes Progress
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Costa Concordia Salvage Makes Progress

Salvors with the Titan-Micoperi consortium on Tuesday announced the completion of another important step towards the parbuckling -or uprighting- of the Costa

August 27, 2013
Total Views: 116

Monday, August 26, 2013
NOAA Maps 170 Years of Tropical Cyclones
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NOAA Maps 170 Years of Tropical Cyclones

The Environmental Visualization Lab at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released images depicting data for a total of 11,967 cyclones

August 26, 2013
Total Views: 60

Sunday, August 25, 2013
U.S.’s First Modern-Day Pirate Prosecutor to Step Down
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U.S.’s First Modern-Day Pirate Prosecutor to Step Down

U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Neil H. MacBride, helped secure the U.S.'s first high-seas piracy convictions since 1820 for a total of 26

August 25, 2013
Total Views: 100

Saturday, August 24, 2013
RNLI Crews Recover Helicopter Wreckage Off Shetland [VIDEO]
Offshore

RNLI Crews Recover Helicopter Wreckage Off Shetland [VIDEO]

New video shows RNLI crews recovering the oilfield services Super Puma helicopter that crashed in the North Sea Friday

August 24, 2013
Total Views: 60

Friday, August 23, 2013
Four Killed When Offshore Services Helicopter Ditches In North Sea [UPDATE]
Interesting

Four Killed When Offshore Services Helicopter Ditches In North Sea [UPDATE]

Search underway for 3 missing after helicopter carrying 18 people from the Borgsten Dolphin drilling rig in the North Sea ditched into the sea west of the

August 23, 2013
Total Views: 86

Captains Suspended Following Philippines Ferry Disaster
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Captains Suspended Following Philippines Ferry Disaster

Officials in the Philippines have suspended the captains and all crew members of the cargo ship and ferry involved in last week's fatal collision near Cebu

August 23, 2013
Total Views: 169

Thursday, August 22, 2013
Ship Photos of The Day – U.S. Navy’s JHSV-1 Hits 40 Knots
Navy

Ship Photos of The Day – U.S. Navy’s JHSV-1 Hits 40 Knots

The Military Sealift Command joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) this week conducted high-speed trials off the coast of Virginia, reaching speeds

August 22, 2013
Total Views: 138

Pirates Move Hijacked Fishing Vessel to Somali Coast
Piracy

Pirates Move Hijacked Fishing Vessel to Somali Coast

A hijacked fishing vessel that could be housing dozens of hostages is once again on the move and has been spotted close to the Somali coast, the European

August 22, 2013
Total Views: 130

Wednesday, August 21, 2013
MV SMART Salvage Kicks Into High Gear
Marine Salvage

MV SMART Salvage Kicks Into High Gear

It's been just two days since the bulk carrier MV Smart ran aground on a South African beach, but the incident is already being coined as the biggest salvage

August 21, 2013
Total Views: 143