Rob Almeida

Dolphin Geophysical continues their steady streak of contract wins today building their work backlog for winter 2014 and Q2 2015. The company announced today

On Sunday night, the U.S. Navy halted its search for the pilot of an F/A-18C Hornet that crashed approximately 250 nautical miles off the coast of Wake Island

Intermarine chairman Andre Grikitis cited lack of operational experience last month as one of reasons many shipowners encountered troubles after taking

Lots of announcements in Hamburg this week during SMM.  Here’s the latest, in no particular order: New Engine for Rolls-Royce: For the first time in 10

Bermuda-based crude oil shipping firm DHT Holdings announced today that it has acquired Samco Shipholding Pte. Ltd, a Singapore firm that owns and operates a

Within 20 minutes of arriving in Hamburg yesterday I was sitting at my first press conference of the week, the first of many I will attend this week while

Super-viral video of a dog that knows exactly where the ocean is: Video shot at Siracusa,

Sister vessel to the Island Performer, the Island Constructor was built in 2008 by Ulstein Verft for Island Offshore and is an offshore construction and well

Update: The 1978-built American Spirit freighter has been refloated and cleared to continue to its next port of call after running aground Thursday in the

Steven Newman, Chief Executive of deepwater drilling firm Transocean scored a big victory today, both for his company and most certainly on a personal level as

Ridgebury Tankers’ Suezmax Ridgebury Astari participated in a 3-vessel rescue operation on Tuesday, 2 September while operating in the Ionian Sea.  95

Video removed. See here http://vimeo.com/104875223 The Jaya Cavalier, an 8,000 horsepower anchor handling tug and supply (AHTS) vessel owned by Jaya Holdings

Ever had to pull apart one of ABB’s Azipods? The following video might look familiar then.  These huge externally-mounted high voltage thrusters

LPG shipper StealthGas INC. (Nasdaq:GASS) announced today it has exercised newbuild options for two 22,000 cubic meter semi-refrigerated LPG carriers from an

Ctrip.com International, a top online travel service provider and cruise agency based in Shanghai announced today that it has agreed to acquire the cruise ship

The world’s top classification societies continue to grow and diversify via acquisition today.  French class society, Bureau Veritas (BV) announced the

This past weekend, New Zealanders Robyn and Graeme Hart were in Ulsteinvik, Norway to witness the launch of their 107 meter-long yacht at Kleven Verft

More than 747 vessels were built at the four Richmond Kaiser Shipyards on the west coast of the United States during World War II. These yards sent a new

SapuraKencana Petroleum Bhd announced today a major gas discovery offshore Malaysia within the SK408 Production Sharing Contract area.  The discovery

The U.S. Coast Guard reported last night that rescue crews from Point Allerton, a station near Boston, responded to a ferry that ran aground in Lynn Harbor,