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


Monday, June 2, 2014
great lakes dredge and dock
News

$25 Million Delaware River Dredging Contract Awarded

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. a $25,376,872 firm fixed-price contract to dredge the main channel of the Delaware

June 2, 2014
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Talleres Navales del Golfo shipyard
News

Talleres Navales del Golfo Begins Construction of 22-Vessel Fleet for PEMEX

On 26 May, Talleres Navales del Golfo (TNG) shipyard laid the keel of a 31.5 meter, 50 ton bollard pull azimuth stern drive tugboat. This event marked the

June 2, 2014
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News

Seadrill Breathes Sigh of Relief After Winning $1.1 Billion Charter Deal

Seadrill’s West Jupiter, the second of eight 6th generation drilling rigs being built for Seadrill over the next two years has just signed a $1.1

June 2, 2014
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Sunday, June 1, 2014
gravifloat lng terminal
News

Sembcorp Invests in Gravity-Based LNG Terminal Concept

Singapore-based shipbuilder Sembcorp Marine announced today a $4 million investment to acquire a 12 percent stake in GraviFloat AS, a Bergen-based firm that

June 1, 2014
Total Views: 127

swiber
News

Swiber Wins Subsea EPIC Contract Off Latin America

Swiber, the Singapore-based offshore contractor announced today the winning of a USD $80 million Engineering, Procurement, Installation and Construction (EPIC)

June 1, 2014
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Friday, May 30, 2014
le sheng collision
Collision

Bulk Carrier Left With Smashed Up Bow After Collision Near Gibraltar

Over a week ago, the Chinese-flagged geared bulk carrier Le Sheng and the capesize bulker Cape Med were involved in a collision near Gibraltar that that left

May 30, 2014
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precious shipping benjamas naree
Finance

Precious Shipping’s Plan to Expand Fleet by 1 Million Deadweight Gains Financing

Thai dry bulk shipping firm Precious Shipping (PSL) announced today the executing of a USD 81.50 million Term Loan Facility with Export-Import Bank of

May 30, 2014
Total Views: 64

corpus christi liquefaction
News

Cheniere Signs 20-Year LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement with Iberdrola

Cheniere Energy announced today that its subsidiary, Corpus Christi Liquefaction has entered into a 20-year sale and purchase agreement (SPA)

May 30, 2014
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News

Kirby Tug Crew Awakened by New York City Firefighters

A Kirby Offshore Marine tugboat caught fire just after midnight last night while moored at their dock on the north shore of Staten Island. According to local

May 30, 2014
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Thursday, May 29, 2014
buckau flettner rotors
Engineering News

For Sea Captains, Flettner Rotors May Make Their Job More Tactical in Nature

In February 1925, the Buckau, a schooner outfitted with cylindrically-shaped, rotating masts 15 meters tall and 3 meters in diameter, crossed the North Sea

May 29, 2014
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robert allan art 100-37 rotortug
News

ASL Shipyard to Support Prelude FLNG with New Tugs

Singapore-based ASL Shipyard Pte announced today the receipt of new shipbuilding contracts worth approximately S$91 million for the construction of three ART

May 29, 2014
Total Views: 198

Wednesday, May 28, 2014
slngaz
News

Stolt-Nielsen JV to Bring Small-Scale LNG to Eastern Canada

In support of mining and other industries in northeast Canada, Stolt-Nielsen Gas Ltd (SNG) has joined forces with SunLNG Holding and LNGaz in a new joint

May 28, 2014
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News

New Technology Installed at OOCL’s Long Beach Container Terminal

Giant new container handling cranes have recently arrived at the Long Beach Container Terminal in California, awkwardly perched aboard a Shanghai Zenhua

May 28, 2014
Total Views: 395

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News

Kevin Mackay to Assume Lead Role at Teekay Tankers

Kevin Mackay, the head of Phillips 66′ global marine business unit has been recruited by Teekay Tankers to take over the role of CEO following the

May 28, 2014
Total Views: 117

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Shipping News

Eastern Pacific Shipping Orders LPG Carriers as Positive Sentiment Abounds

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard’s backlog of LPG carrier newbuilds has grown to 21 today as two more were added to the list by Eastern Pacific Shipping.  The

May 28, 2014
Total Views: 126

Tuesday, May 27, 2014
greatdrill chaaya super 116 E jack up
News

Shelf Drilling Wins Long-Term Contracts Offshore Thailand

Shelf Drilling announced today their global fleet of 37 jack-up rigs will grow by two in conjunction with the recent award of a pair of 5-year offshore

May 27, 2014
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searoad lng ferry
News

SeaRoad Orders LNG-Powered RoRo for Bass Strait Run

Flensburger-Shiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) signed a contract today with Australian shipping company SeaRoad for a new LNG-powered 181-meter RoRo ferry. This marks

May 27, 2014
Total Views: 89

greenpeace Transocean Spitsbergen
News

Greenpeace Boards Transocean Spitsbergen Rig

15 Greenpeace activists boarded the Transocean Spitsbergen semi-submersible drilling rig this morning in protest of Statoil’s arctic drilling plans and

May 27, 2014
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Monday, May 26, 2014
SAL Wins Tricky Heavy Lift Contract from BAM Clough
News

SAL Wins Tricky Heavy Lift Contract from BAM Clough

SAL Heavy Lift announced today the signing of a major new contract with Australian marine jetty specialist BAM Clough for the shipping and deployment of LNG

May 26, 2014
Total Views: 79

borwin2 siemens
Engineering News

High Tech Yellow Boxes Transmit Germany’s Wind Power to Shore

Off the North Sea coast of Germany is an impressive array of wind farms that feed an enormous amount of renewable energy to the European power grid. Due to

May 26, 2014
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