by John Konrad (gCaptain) In a significant and long-awaited move that could reshape the trajectory of American maritime policy, retired U.S. Navy Captain Brent Sadler, a former submariner, has been...
Editor’s Note: April Fool’s, if you haven’t figured that out already. WASHINGTON, D.C. (gCaptain) In a move that shocked defense circles and thrilled meme lords everywhere, deep sources inside the...
A Liberian-flagged coal carrier erupted in an explosion on Monday while transiting the Patapsco River near the demolition site of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. The 751-foot W Sapphire, which had...
Call it the quiet surrender. Ørsted, an oil giant that once had a market cap greater than BP, then pivoted from oil and gas into offshore wind with swagger, is...
In July 1989, coal miners in Russia’s Kuzbass Basin walked off the job in what would become one of the most significant labor strikes in Soviet history, a rebellion that...
At SNA, the CNO Talked Ships, Lasers — and Finally Answered the Merchant Marine Question By John Konrad (gCaptain) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Navy Association conference is usually where...
Royal Caribbean just ordered its new Discovery class ships plus 10 more Celebrity river vessels. The timing follows record Q4 revenues of $4.3 billion.
The U.S. Navy admitted it cannot guarantee merchant ship safety across the Persian Gulf after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran triggered immediate retaliation. Oil majors have suspended shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
By Captain John Konrad (Opinion) – The Strait of Hormuz is twenty-one miles wide. Two shipping channels, each two miles across, separated by a two-mile buffer. There is no alternative....
