Rob Almeida

Rob Almeida is Partner and Chief Marketing Officer at gCaptain. Rob can be reached at [email protected]. Connect with him via his LinkedIn Page or via Google Plus


Wednesday, January 28, 2015
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Multimedia

Video: A Day in the Life Offshore

William Skogland, a student at Bergen Maritime Well Technology created the following film from clips provided by North Sea operator Nexen (a CNOOC subsidiary)

January 28, 2015
Total Views: 71

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Engineering News

Wärtsilä Dual Fuel Engines to Power New Tugs for Østensjø Rederi

Finnish engine manufacturer Wärtsilä reports today three new escort tugs under construction for Norwegian tug operator Østensjø Rederi will feature their

January 28, 2015
Total Views: 102

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News

Chevron Announces Major Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Exploration Plans

Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) today announced its subsidiary, Chevron U.S.A. Inc., will work with BP and ConocoPhillips to explore and appraise 24

January 28, 2015
Total Views: 171

Tuesday, January 27, 2015
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News

Yinson Holdings to Operate FPSO at Ghana’s OCTP Project

Malaysian offshore operator Yinson Holdings Bhd has announced today it will be converting the Ulriken, a 1998-built VLCC into a Floating Production Storage

January 27, 2015
Total Views: 104

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Grounding Incidents

Reefer Ship Runs Aground in Delaware Bay [UPDATE]

The U.S. Coast Guard reports today a 470-foot cargo ship full of fresh produce is aground in the middle of Delaware Bay near Miah Maull Shoal.  The

January 27, 2015
Total Views: 188

Monday, January 26, 2015
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Interesting

Sea Shepherd Heads to Damen After Winning the Jackpot

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society won a ridiculous donation tonight at the annual Goed Geld Gala (Good Money Gala) in Amsterdam, enough they say to build

January 26, 2015
Total Views: 751

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Multimedia

Maersk Stockholm Arrives in Genoa with Wrecked Hull of Team Vestas Wind

Not sure if all the king’s horses and all the king’s men can put Team Vestas Wind back together again… but we hope they do. The hull arrived

January 26, 2015
Total Views: 62

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News

Marlow Navigation: No Paycheck for Crimean Seafarers

Marlow Navigation, the Cyprus-based crew management firm says “there is presently no possibility to arrange any transfer of funds to seafarers and / or

January 26, 2015
Total Views: 110

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News

Rep. Garamendi Pushes for U.S.-Flagged LNG Carriers as Gazprom Signs Supply Deal

While President Obama met with India last week to discuss clean energy and climate change mitigation initiatives, Russian energy giant Gazprom was signing

January 26, 2015
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Sunday, January 25, 2015
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Incidents

Fred Olsen Cruise Ship Suffers Engine Room Fire Off Morocco

The cruise ship Boudicca, owned by Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, suffered a fire in her engine room at around 4am this morning while sailing off the coast of

January 25, 2015
Total Views: 163

Friday, January 23, 2015
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Collision

Fire on the Water After Offshore Supply Vessel Hits Production Platform

The 260-foot DP2 offshore supply vessel Connor Bordelon allided with the fixed production platform at South Timbalier (ST) Block 27IA this morning roughly 5

January 23, 2015
Total Views: 286

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Incidents

11 Rescued After Tug Sinks Off Hawaii

The U.S. Coast Guard reports the 95-foot tug Nalani unexpectedly sank on the afternoon of Thursday, 23 January in waters approximately 2,200 feet deep (670

January 23, 2015
Total Views: 130

Thursday, January 22, 2015
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Blog

Ship Identification 101

Containership and tanker are not and interchangeable words for a specific vessel... If it's a tanker, it's not a containership, and vice

January 22, 2015
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News

Gas Export Restarted Offshore Scotland as Maersk Curlew FPSO Isolated

Following a gas leak from a subsea pipeline in the vicinity of the Curlew FPSO in the North Sea, Shell UK reports today divers have isolated the

January 22, 2015
Total Views: 90

Wednesday, January 21, 2015
EPA Releases Sulfur Emissions Enforcement Policy for Ships
News

EPA Releases Sulfur Emissions Enforcement Policy for Ships

On 15 January, Phillip Brooks from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Air Enforcement division released the EPA’s policy for assessing

January 21, 2015
Total Views: 47

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Grounding Incidents

Watch Japanese Tugs Free Grounded Containership MOL Express

A spectator on shore captured the following high quality video of Japanese tugboats working together to free the containership MOL Express after she ran

January 21, 2015
Total Views: 63

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Marine Salvage

Hoegh Osaka Salvage: List Cut in Half as Good Progress Continues to be Made

The UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) reports “good progress continues to be made” today as salvors aboard the Hoegh Osaka

January 21, 2015
Total Views: 64

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News

Shell’s Curlew FPSO on Alert After Subsea Gas Leak Detected

Shell UK says there are no plans to evacuate the Curlew FPSO after a gas leak was detected late Monday night.  In an emailed statement, Shell says a release

January 21, 2015
Total Views: 161

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News

Wärtsilä to Supply LNG Reliquefaction Plants for Chinese Newbuilds

Finnish engine manufacturer Wärtsilä has won a major order for their LNG reliquefaction plants and gas handling systems which will be installed aboard four

January 21, 2015
Total Views: 28

Tuesday, January 20, 2015
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Incidents

Sembcorp Marine and ABS Acknowledge Deaths in Chinese Tug Sinking

In a follow-up statement today on last week’s deadly tugboat sinking in the Yangtze River, Sembcorp Marine Ltd confirmed three of their employees were

January 20, 2015
Total Views: 209