Rob Almeida

While at the Connecticut Maritime Association Conference this year, I was invited to speak to the audience about the topic of social media and its influence

During the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association Annual Conference today, His Majesty King Harald of Norway presented the 2014 Heyerdahl Award to Rolls-Royce

A consortium consisting of Malaysian offshore oil services company, Bumi Armada Bhd and Angoil Bumi JV Limitada1 has received a Letter of Intent from ENI

Private-sector shipyards such as Rongsheng Heavy Industries and China Ocean Shipbuilding Industry Group Ltd report another very tough year of losses in 2013

While at the Connecticut Maritime Association conference in Stamford, Connecticut last week, one of the common threads tying many of the discussions together

The Helix Producer 1 (HP-1), a former Baltic Sea train ferry, now floating production unit in the Gulf of Mexico, was forced to hit the emergency disconnect

For the past nine years or so, the U.S. Army has been using giant bladders to store the fuel needed to run their vehicles in Afghanistan.  Exposed to the

In February, Norwegian marine service provider Buksér og Berging refueled their new LNG-powered tugboat, M/T Borgøy at the Belgian port of Zeebrugge. Ever

After less than 8 years as a shipbroker at RS Platou, Tor-Øyvind Bjørkli has been chosen to take over as CEO of platform supply vessel operator, Nordic

With only 79 bulk carriers currently under construction, Scorpio Bulkers decided today that a few more were needed for their growing fleet. Five new Capesize

Dutch offshore vessel owner/operator Oceanteam Shipping and Mexican energy contractor Grupo Diavaz announced today the formation of a new shipping firm, DOT

6 months after being detained (captured) by Indian authorities, maritime security contractors from the Seaman Guard Ohio have been released on bail according

In a recent conversation with Wim Knoester, Director of Propulsion at Wartsila Ship Power, he described a new thruster design that his company has been

BW Offshore announced today the signing of an interim agreement with Addax Petroleum Exploration, a Sinopec Group affiliate, for a possible six year extension

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works will be cutting steel again soon for another very large liquefied petroleum gas

Star Reefers, a subsidiary of Siem Shipping has announced today that four of their STAR-Class ships have gained 4.5 year charters with Chiquita's Great White

In early January, Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski announced her support to help end the prohibition of crude exports from the United States. “We need to act

London-based Navig8 Tankers is well on their way to achieving a significant position in the evolving tanker market as they continue to head to Asian shipyards

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) notes the search for the missing Malaysia airliner has concluded for the second day in a row.  No trace of the

According to data obtained by gCaptain, a dozen newly-built offshore drilling rigs will commence operations in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) this year while five