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, September 30, 2026
Saronic breaks ground on its next-generation shipyard, Port Alpha
Shipbuilding

Saronic Starts Construction on $3 Billion Texas Shipyard

Saronic Technologies has broken ground on its planned $3 billion Port Alpha shipyard in Brownsville, moving one of the largest new U.S. shipbuilding projects

September 30, 2026
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Two tankers with Saudi oil exit Red Sea over weekend, data shows
News

Three More Tanker Attacks Surface in Delayed Hormuz Reports

Three more attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz have surfaced through delayed reports from UK Maritime Trade Operations, adding to growing uncertainty

September 30, 2026
Total Views: 1223

Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Saronic Marauder MUSV lowered into the water on a 500-ton Marine Travelift mobile boat hoist at the Franklin, Louisiana shipyard
Defense

Saronic Wins Navy Production Contract for 180-Foot Autonomous Surface Vessel

Saronic Technologies has won a U.S. Navy production contract for its 180-foot Marauder autonomous surface vessel after completing an at-sea

September 29, 2026
Total Views: 5036

Cheniere's sabine pass commissioning cargo is loading on an LNG tanker, marking the start of US LNG exports
News

Cheniere Signs 22-Year LNG Supply Deal With Petrobras

Cheniere Energy has signed a 22-year agreement to supply Brazil’s Petrobras with U.S. liquefied natural gas, adding another long-term customer as the company

September 29, 2026
Total Views: 761

Tangier Maersk at the Port of Mobile
News

Maersk Expands Fuel Options With First U.S. Ethanol Bunkering

A.P. Moller-Maersk has bunkered one of its dual-fuel containerships with 100% U.S.-produced corn ethanol, marking what the company says is the first

September 29, 2026
Total Views: 646

Oil tanker Al Shaffiah sails at the sea near the Omani coast, as seen from Musandam
News

Fog of War Deepens in Hormuz as Ship Attacks Go Unreported for Days

The maritime picture in the Strait of Hormuz is becoming harder to verify, with another delayed report of a vessel strike raising questions over how much of

September 29, 2026
Total Views: 1765

carnival magic in cozumel
Cruise Ships

Carnival Posts Record $1.9 Billion Profit as 2027 Bookings Hit New High

Carnival Corporation reported record third-quarter revenue and net income on Tuesday as strong cruise demand and lower-than-expected operating costs helped

September 29, 2026
Total Views: 1165

First cargo departs LNG Canada in Kitimat, June 30, 2025
News

LNG Canada Greenlights Phase 2, Doubling Export Capacity

The partners behind LNG Canada have approved a major expansion of the British Columbia export terminal, clearing the way to double its production capacity to

September 29, 2026
Total Views: 557

Monday, September 28, 2026
Cargo ship Sofrana Surville rescues sailors from a life raft after their yacht struck a whale north of Norfolk Island.
News

CMA CGM Ship Rescues Four After Yacht Strikes Whale in South Pacific

Four sailors have been rescued from a life raft in the South Pacific after their yacht struck a whale and began taking on water about 250 nautical miles north

September 28, 2026
Total Views: 2715

An aerial view of a containership in the Panama Canal's neopanamax locks
News

Panama Canal Adds Transit Capacity as Rainfall Brings Relief

The Panama Canal is easing restrictions on vessel draft and daily transits after improved rainfall and water-saving measures helped stabilize conditions in the

September 28, 2026
Total Views: 2778

Aerial view of the Port of Rauma in Finland, showing cargo terminals, warehouses, cranes, containers and ships alongside under cloudy skies.
Ports

A.P. Moller Capital Takes Majority Stake in Euroports

A.P. Moller Capital has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Euroports Group, adding one of Europe’s largest bulk and breakbulk terminal operators to its

September 28, 2026
Total Views: 899

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam
News

NBC News: Eight Marines Injured in Previously Undisclosed Iranian Attack in Hormuz

Eight U.S. Marines were injured when an Iranian cruise missile struck a vessel they were operating aboard in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month, according

September 28, 2026
Total Views: 3207

Friday, September 25, 2026
ARC Freedom, a U.S.-flagged large car and truck carrier, docked alongside a terminal after reflagging.
Defense

ARC Freedom Expands U.S.-Flag Fleet With New Sealift Capacity

American Roll-On/Roll-Off Carrier Group has added the ARC Freedom to its U.S.-flag fleet, bringing another large vehicle carrier into the Maritime Security

September 25, 2026
Total Views: 2399

Fishing vessel Argos Georgia underway before its fatal sinking near the Falkland Islands in July 2024.
Commercial Fishing

Hatch Failure Triggered Deadly Fishing Vessel Sinking That Killed 13, MAIB Finds

A line-hauling hatch that opened unexpectedly in heavy seas triggered the flooding and eventual sinking of the fishing vessel Argos Georgia off the

September 25, 2026
Total Views: 2746

Thursday, September 24, 2026
Empire State VII
Defense

Federal Training Ship Empire State VII Ordered to Norfolk Ahead of U.S. Navy Mission

SUNY Maritime College’s training ship Empire State VII has been ordered to depart New York on September 30 for Norfolk, Virginia, where it will

September 24, 2026
Total Views: 8728

A tanker ship is seen in the English Channel at sunrise, near Dover, Britain, August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
News

DNV: Shipping’s Fuel Future Hinges on What Regulators Do Next

Regulatory uncertainty is becoming a major factor in shipowners’ investment decisions as the industry weighs vessels and fuel systems that will remain in

September 24, 2026
Total Views: 639

A sailor observes the oil tanker HELGA
Featured

Bahrain Leads Countries’ Call for Full Reopening of Strait of Hormuz Without Tolls

A Bahrain-led group backed by 80 countries has called for the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, demanding safe and unimpeded passage for commercial

September 24, 2026
Total Views: 6591

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz
News

World Maritime Day 2026: IMO Warns Shipping Rules Are Under Strain as Seafarers Face Deadly Attacks

The global maritime industry is marking World Maritime Day on Thursday with an unusually immediate backdrop: merchant ships under attack, seafarers being

September 24, 2026
Total Views: 586

OOCL Portugal container ship transiting the Suez Canal in Egypt.
News

Container Rates Edge Lower Ahead of Golden Week as Suez Traffic Returns

The Drewry World Container Index edged lower this week as falling Asia-Europe rates outweighed firmer pricing on the Transpacific, with carriers preparing

September 24, 2026
Total Views: 1681

Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB 21) conduct helicopter operations with an MH60-Jayhawk helicopter air crew from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, while underway in the Gulf of Alaska
Defense

Coast Guard Awards $315 Million Kodiak Pier Contract to Support Arctic Fleet Expansion

The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a $315 million contract to Tutor Perini Corp. to build a new fuel pier and major cutter mooring at Base Kodiak, Alaska, as

September 23, 2026
Total Views: 1832