Rob Almeida is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy with a B.S. in Naval Architecture. He served 6.5 years as a Surface Warfare Officer, earning his qualification aboard USS Paul F. Foster (DD 964) during a Persian Gulf deployment in 2001 and later serving as Training Officer on USS Antietam (CG 54). After leaving the Navy, he entered Transocean's Accelerated Operations Management Program, working as roustabout, floorhand, dynamic positioning operator, derrickhand, and assistant driller on sixth-generation deepwater drillships. He served as gCaptain's Partner and Chief Marketing Officer from 2010 to 2015.
Changes are underway at McDermott International, the Houston-based offshore engineering and construction company which reported an eye-watering fourth quarter
Under contract by Statoil since 2013, Diamond Offshore’s Ocean Vanguard semi-submersible drilling rig has commenced drilling an appraisal well today at
Iran, India and Oman are preparing to begin official negotiations surrounding the delivery of the Iranian natural gas to the Indian market through a landmark,
STX Offshore and Shipbuilding has won a 746 billion won (US$696.5 million) order today to build 13 crude oil tankers including three Suezmax and ten
Update: On Sunday 2 March, USS Chosin successfully took HMCS Protecteur under tow. Earlier Following a major fire on board the HMCS Protecteur off Hawaii late
20 crew members have sustained injuries on board the Canadian warship HMCS Protecteur after a fire broke out at 10:20PM last night while returning home to
Johannes Neteland, the former head of marine and offshore industry supplier TTS Group, has been appointed CEO of NorYards AS effective 1 March 2014. For
Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE) confirmed today that their semi-submersible drilling rig, the Noble Paul Wolff, experienced a ballast control incident at
Marine and offshore services firm DEME reports 2013 was a record year for their company while capitalizing on projects around the globe. With 2013 revenues of
Crowley tugs have Anadarko’s 12,000 ton oil and gas processing facility under tow today as they head east toward the center of the Gulf of Mexico and the
For the world’s largest crude oil tanker company, 2013 was another year of losses. Frontline Tankers reported today their third yearly net loss in a
Transocean, the Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor which has seen its share price dragging along the bottom of its 52-week low recently, has just
An Egyptian court handed down death sentences to all but one of the 26 perpetrators involved in an alleged scheme to form a terrorist group and to attack the
Last October, Subsea 7’s new pipelay vessel Seven Waves, arrived at Huisman Schiedam to receive its 550 metric ton flex-lay system and 400 metric ton
Precious Shipping, the Thailand-listed cement shipper, announced this week the newbuild order for two 64,000 dwt bulk carriers from Nanjing-based Sainty Marine
Singapore-based marine logistics group, Marco Polo Marine is expanding their business into the offshore drilling sector with their latest order today with PPL
The Seychelles Police released the autopsy report today on the two American security contractors who died aboard the containership Maersk Alabama last week,
Økokrim, Norway’s National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime has raided the offices of Kongsberg Group
Seadrill expressed a significant amount of forward-looking optimism in their latest earnings report today. The offshore driller expects to continue
It’s not really a big deal that USS Coronado, the U.S. Navy’s fourth littoral combat ship (LCS), banged itself up today while transiting through
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