gCaptain » Mike Schuler

The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating a vessel collision between a sailboat and barge near Hibiscus Island in Miami, Florida, that resulted in the deaths of two children and others...

https://gcaptain.com/two-children-dead-after-sailboat-and-barge-collide-near-miami/

Venture Global has announced a final investment decision (FID) and successful closing of $15.1 billion in project financing for Phase 1 of its CP2 LNG facility, marking a significant milestone...

https://gcaptain.com/venture-global-secures-record-15-1-billion-financing-for-cp2-lng-project/

Crew members of the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier ETERNITY C have appeared in what maritime security experts describe as a heavily scripted propaganda video following their kidnapping by Houthi m...

https://gcaptain.com/houthi-militants-release-video-of-kidnapped-eternity-c-crew-members/

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has appointed Eric Stolzenberg as the new director of its Office of Marine Safety, effective July 27, 2025. The Office of Marine Safety is...

https://gcaptain.com/ntsb-appoints-stolzenberg-to-lead-marine-safety-investigations/

A fully loaded bulk carrier narrowly avoided disaster when its rudder completely broke off during departure from a New Zealand port, highlighting critical failures in maintenance procedures that ...

https://gcaptain.com/critical-rudder-failure-bulk-carrier-narrowly-avoids-grounding-after-maintenance-error/

After nearly a decade of inactivity following one of California’s worst oil spills in recent history, production has resumed at the Santa Ynez Unit (SYU) in the Pacific. The restart...

https://gcaptain.com/oil-production-resumes-at-santa-ynez-unit-after-decade-long-shutdown-following-major-california-spill/

Sri Lanka’s highest court on Thursday ordered a Singaporean shipping firm to pay US$1 billion in damages for the island’s worst marine pollution caused by its sunken vessel. The Supreme...

https://gcaptain.com/sri-lankan-court-orders-1-billion-payment-for-x-press-pearl-disaster/

Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement to create a global powerhouse in energy services. The resulting entity, to be named Saipem7, will combine the two companies’ complement...

https://gcaptain.com/energy-giants-saipem-and-subsea7-announce-23-billion-merger-deal/

French shipping group CMA CGM marked a major milestone with the official reflagging of the CMA CGM Phoenix under the U.S. flag in Charleston, South Carolina. At 9,300 TEU capacity,...

https://gcaptain.com/cma-cgm-phoenix-becomes-largest-containership-ever-to-fly-u-s-flag/

Equinor has reported a significant impairment of $763 million related to its Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project and South Brooklyn Marine Terminal development in its second quarter 2025 financia...

https://gcaptain.com/equinor-reports-763-million-impairment-on-empire-wind-amid-regulatory-setbacks/

The White House announced Wednesday that Japan has agreed to a $550 billion package of U.S.-bound investment and loans as part of a new trade deal with the United States....

https://gcaptain.com/japan-commits-550-billion-to-u-s-industries-including-strategic-shipbuilding-investment/

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD) has launched the Acadia at Hanwha Philly Shipyard, marking a significant milestone in the U.S. offshore wind and maritime industry. The vessel...

https://gcaptain.com/first-jones-act-offshore-rock-installation-vessel-launched-in-philadelphia/