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


Friday, February 7, 2014
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Engineering News

Deltamarin to Design Kraken FPSO

Deltamarin signed a contract today with Malaysian oilfield services provider Bumi Armada to provide the basic design of a floating production, storage and

February 7, 2014
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Finance

Entire ZIM Order Canceled as Samsung Heavy Loses Half-Billion in Contracts

Samsung Heavy Industries terminated a contract to build three "very large containerships" according to a regulatory filing

February 7, 2014
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News

Hyundai Mipo Scores Order for Half Dozen Tankers

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard won a newbuild order today for six product tankers. The 228.6 billion KRW (USD $211.8 million) order was from an undisclosed Marshall

February 7, 2014
Total Views: 31

Thursday, February 6, 2014
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News

Exmar LPG Wins Long-Term LPG Charters, Regas Unit Ordered

Exmar LPG, the shipowning joint venture between Teekay LNG and Exmar NV, announced today the winning of long term charters for four of their midsize LPG

February 6, 2014
Total Views: 159

Wednesday, February 5, 2014
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News

Euronav Places Bid for Five OSG Tankers

Euronav, the Belgian crude oil tanker company, has just bid for the acquisition of five tankers from Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) as part of an asset sale

February 5, 2014
Total Views: 132

Tuesday, February 4, 2014
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News

Sevan Marine Acquires Technology Which Could Solve High Seas LNG Transfer Problem

About 10 years ago, a concept was developed by a group of Scandinavian engineers that provided a highly simplified cargo transfer solution for conventional oil

February 4, 2014
Total Views: 188

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News

Noble Names Senior Leadership of New Drilling Company, Paragon Offshore

Noble Corporation plc (NYSE: NE) has announced today it’s new standard specification offshore drilling company will be named Paragon Offshore and led by

February 4, 2014
Total Views: 145

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News

StealthGas Orders More LPG Carriers, New Execs Hired

Athens-based LPG shipper StealthGas (Nasdaq:GASS) has announced the newbuilding order of two LPG carriers from Japanese shipyards consisting of a 5,000 cubic

February 4, 2014
Total Views: 60

Monday, February 3, 2014
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Defense

Will Black-Hulled Ships Become the U.S. Navy’s New Best Friend?

Fiscal austerity is here to stay, commented Rear Admiral Thomas Shannon, Commander of the United States Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) while speaking

February 3, 2014
Total Views: 393

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News

Floatel Superior to Drydock at Bergen Group Hanøytangen Yard

Bergen Group’s Hanøytangen yard is preparing to host the Floatel Superior after winning a contract for various yard services and modification work over

February 3, 2014
Total Views: 144

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News

Volstad Gains Financing for New Subsea Construction Vessel

Volstad Shipping has announced today they have secured the required financing to execute the previously announced construction contract for a new 128-meter

February 3, 2014
Total Views: 97

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News

DSME Wins Order for Pair of LNG Carriers

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering announced today the winning of an order for two LNG carriers from an undisclosed European buyer. The total contract

February 3, 2014
Total Views: 29

Sunday, February 2, 2014
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News

Swiber Starts the Week with $235 Million in New Contracts

Swiber Holdings, the Singapore-listed offshore industry contractor has kicked off the week with an announcement today of a series of 5 contract wins

February 2, 2014
Total Views: 30

Hyundai Heavy is All Smiles After Receiving $2 Billion Containership Order
News

Hyundai Heavy is All Smiles After Receiving $2 Billion Containership Order

The smile on Mr. Y.J.Ji of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) pretty much says it all.  His company just signed a newbuild order today with United Arab Shipping

February 2, 2014
Total Views: 56

Friday, January 31, 2014
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News

Damen Gains New Business from Pronav, PSVs Ordered

Swiss offshore shipowner Promar Shipping Services has pulled the trigger today on an order for two new 3300 dwt platform supply vessels from Damen Shipyards

January 31, 2014
Total Views: 76

Thursday, January 30, 2014
EMAS’ Lewek Constellation Receives Giant Piece of Stern Hardware
News

EMAS’ Lewek Constellation Receives Giant Piece of Stern Hardware

After arriving quayside at Huisman China last week, EMAS’ flagship, Lewek Constellation has since received a rather serious piece of heavy lift

January 30, 2014
Total Views: 145

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News

Record Year for Kirby

Considering the huge increase in oil production this year within the United States, it’s no surprise that Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX), the United

January 30, 2014
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News

Heung-A Shipping Records 40 Percent Drop in Operating Income

Even with a 6 percent increase in sales this year, South Korean chemical tanker and container shipper Heung-A Shipping recorded a 39.7 percent drop in

January 30, 2014
Total Views: 35

Wednesday, January 29, 2014
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News

The Subsea Interweb

Below the surface of the ocean, wrapping invisibly around the planet covered mostly with fine mud particles and the carcasses of dead organisms is the

January 29, 2014
Total Views: 306

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News

Faked Hijacking Allegations “Ridiculous and Laughable” Says Dynacom

In a phone call with Dynacom Tankers Management today, they note that the allegations by the Angolan Navy that the MT Kerala hijacking was faked are

January 29, 2014
Total Views: 33