Rob Almeida

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (Nasdaq: SBLK) announced today a signed agreement to acquire two Chinese-built Post-Panamax bulkers, the M/V “GL Qushan”

Nakilat has announced the securing of a USD $669 million loan facility with QNB Group today which the Qatari LNG shipper says they will use to refinance

After a year “impacted by the continued uncertainty in the global economy,” Wärtsilä CEO Björn Rosengren has announced today the company will

The National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) is poised to carry crude oil to Asian buyers in its own vessels as sanctions ease following the implementation of

Captain Marcos Papadopoulos, a 50-year maritime industry veteran and CEO of Greek shipping firm, Marine Managers Ltd. expressed nothing but absolute

COSCO Holdings announced today the placing of a newbuild order with Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, for five, 9,400 TEU containerships. The

Yara International ASA, one of the world’s largest specialty chemical and fertilizer companies, placed an order today with South Korean shipbuilder

While at the Surface Navy Association’s (SNA) 26th National Symposium in Washington, DC the other week, I met Don Roussinos, President of Rolls-Royce Naval

On 13 November 2013, the 26k gross ton ferry Ostend Spirit (previously Pride of Calais) went out with a prolonged blast of the ship’s whistle as she

Rolls-Royce and Norwegian ship owner Island Offshore have announced today a rather unique new vessel design they’ve been quietly working on, the UT 777.

In an emailed statement to gCaptain, Nigerian militant group, MEND claimed responsibility for an attack on a Joint Task Force (JTF) patrol boat on Saturday

Dynacom Tankers has announced today that communications with their missing tanker, MT Kerala has been re-established and all crew are safe and accounted for.

North Atlantic Drilling Ltd., a pure-play harsh environment offshore drilling specialist, has announced today the commencement of their initial public offering

Offshore/subsea contractor EMAS notes today that their year is off to a strong start so far with 22 percent high revenue than last year’s corresponding

China Oilfield Services Ltd. announced today plans to invest upwards of USD $1.3 billion into the building of 26 new vessels for their offshore fleet. This

Update: 24 January – We’ve received rumors of a second pirated tanker offshore Angola however, those rumors are unsubstantiated.  We spoke with

Need to spend most of your day working in windy and miserably wet weather? The Helly Hansen Highliner jacket may not feel like a Brooks Brothers suit when you

The London P&I Club says the lifting of an iron ore ban in India, together with the recent total loss of two ships, has put the spotlight once again

2014 looks to be a year of physical growth for crude tanker owner DHT Holdings. At the end of last year, DHT placed an order at Hyundai Heavy Industries

A joint venture between Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation and the Finnish branch of shipbuilding group STX Arctech Helsinki Shipyard  has won a