Here are the latest 25 of 310 jobs currently posted on the gCaptain Job Board as of 23 October 2013. If you are an employer and interested in using gCaptain to promote your job postings to nearly 1 million unique visitors per month, please click HERE. Or, if you would like a copy of gCaptain's media kit, please email [email protected] Sr. LNG Advisor Engineering … [Read more...]
Latest Maritime and Offshore Industry Jobs: Week of 18 – 23 March 2012
123 new jobs were posted on gCaptain this week... here they are: Ships Operations Officer - Chief Mate - Galveston, TX Marine Surveyor- Nigeria Business Development Manager - US Gulf FSO Technical Superintendent - United States Assistant Project Manager - Miami Maritime Recruitment Associate - Pompano Beach, FL Senior LNG Technical Advisor (Leadership) - … [Read more...]
The Great Crew Change: NPR Takes a Look at The Skills Gap Facing Offshore Oil Industry
On today's Anniversary of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, NPR has an interesting story looking at a staffing problem facing the offshore oil and gas industry known as "the Great Crew Change". As offshore oil workers begin to age and technology increasingly develops, is the offshore oil and gas industry is facing a skills gap that could leave the industry with a lack of … [Read more...]
Weekly Maritime and Offshore Industry Jobs Update
Here is the list of jobs currently posted on the gCaptain job board. If you are an employer and would like your open positions listed on this weekly post next week, please register for free by clicking here. If you would be interested in sponsoring this weekly post, or would like to discuss other advertising options on our site, please email [email protected] for more … [Read more...]
Aker Solutions adding 500 new jobs in UK
International oil services company Aker Solutions says it is will be creating up to 500 new jobs in the UK over the next year as the company looks to grow its business in places like the North Sea and Brazil. The announcement comes after a successful start to 2011. Since January 1st, Aker has increased its order backlog by 19% and says the market outlook for both the UK and … [Read more...]
Joining a New Vessel as DPO
Joining a new vessel can be a very exciting time. There are new people to meet, tasks to complete & food to eat! You may already have experience with the type of work that vessel performs, or it may be completely new to you. Either way, it is up to you to become familiar with the ship and the onboard culture as quickly as possible. Here are some of the points that you … [Read more...]
Advancing in Your Seagoing Career – Accelerated Development
Accelerated development? On his first day offshore, a recent graduate from a top-notch university approached a rig hand, and introduced himself as a future Rig Manager. Not impressed by this newbie's vision of self-importance and status, the Rig Hand calmly stood there while being questioned about his academic background. “Wow, you graduated high school, that's … [Read more...]