Rob Almeida

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.


Wednesday, January 22, 2014
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Finance

Noble Drilling Earnings Jump 50 Percent in 2013

Noble Corporation’s (NYSE: NE) 4th quarter and 2013 earnings release today revealed the offshore drilling contractor earned $783 million,

January 22, 2014
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How Digital Advertising Works on gCaptain

In 2013, gCaptain visitors spent a total of 617,064 hours while browsing the digital pages (pageviews) of our website over 25 million times. Our clients who

January 22, 2014
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News

Heung-A Shipping Orders Chemical Tankers

International maritime transportation firm, Heung-A Shipping announced today an $86.6 million (KRW 92.1 billion) newbuild order for four chemical tankers

January 22, 2014
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Tuesday, January 21, 2014
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News

Teekay Splits Off New Tanker Investment Company

As a play on the cyclical, secondhand crude tanker market, Teekay Tankers Ltd. (NYSE:TNK) and Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK) announced today the creation of a

January 21, 2014
Total Views: 202

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Stena Line Outlines Make-Or-Break Strategic Plan

In a letter obtained by gCaptain, Stena Line’s Head of Human Resources Mick Ambrose layed out a difficult scenario to his company’s employees last

January 21, 2014
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Wison Offshore & Marine to Build Floating LNG Regas Barge

Wison Offshore & Marine announced today the signing of a turnkey engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) contract

January 21, 2014
Total Views: 133

Monday, January 20, 2014
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News

Damen’s “Twin Axe” Windfarm Support Vessels in High Demand as Sure Wind Takes Delivery

Offshore wind farm support vessel owner Sure Wind has accepted delivery of the first of two Damen “Twin Axe Fast Crew Suppliers” ordered last

January 20, 2014
Total Views: 295

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SPOTD: Sovcomflot’s Newest LNG Carrier, the Velikiy Novgorod

Sovcomflot, Russia’s largest shipping company held a naming ceremony today at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding celebrating their new ice-class 170,200

January 20, 2014
Total Views: 309

500-Foot Log Carrier Abandoned in the Pacific
Interesting

500-Foot Log Carrier Abandoned in the Pacific

The U.S. Coast Guard reports today that twenty-four sailors from the M/V Rich Forest are now safe after being rescued by the bulk carrier CS Sunshine, 440

January 20, 2014
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Traces of Blood Indicate Foul Play in Case of Missing Sailor

Ukrainian sailor Igor Yavorskyy, Chief Mate on board the bulk carrier M/V Ocean Lion was last seen on Friday evening when the ship’s captain ordered him

January 20, 2014
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News

BW Adds Options to Build More Large Gas Carriers

BW LPG confirmed today that they have negotiated a plan with Hyundai Heavy Industries to move the construction timeline 10 months to the left on their pair of

January 20, 2014
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News

Imabari to Build Third Supramax Bulker for Belships

Belships ASA announced their intentions today to exit the product tanker market and concentrate exclusively on the dry bulk sector upon the expiration of the

January 20, 2014
Total Views: 205

Sunday, January 19, 2014
The Port of Liverpool Never Sleeps
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The Port of Liverpool Never Sleeps

Peel Ports, the UK’s second-largest port group, put together one of the better time-lapse videos we’ve seen recently of the Port of Liverpool, a

January 19, 2014
Total Views: 81

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Statoil Partially Evacuates North Sea Rig Amid Well Control Situation

While drilling from the Snorre A platform in the Norwegian North Sea on Saturday, Statoil reports significant losses of drilling fluid occurred prompting a

January 19, 2014
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Saturday, January 18, 2014
Hibernia’s Oil Leak 600 Times Bigger Than First Thought
Incidents

Hibernia’s Oil Leak 600 Times Bigger Than First Thought

The Chief Conservation Officer (CCO) for the Canada-Newfoundland Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) received notification on Friday from Hibernia

January 18, 2014
Total Views: 257

Friday, January 17, 2014
North Koreans Agree to Pay Panama for Seized Ship
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North Koreans Agree to Pay Panama for Seized Ship

Panama’s Foreign Minister, Fernando Nunez Fabrega, announced today that the government of North Korea has agreed to pay a $667 million thousand fine to

January 17, 2014
Total Views: 92

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Multimedia

The Easy Way to Offload Timber from a Ship [VIDEO]

Although the cargo vessel Seaspan Survivor (ex-Haida Monarch) may somewhat resemble the USNS Montford Point with its large flat deck space amidships, that's

January 17, 2014
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Multimedia

Sanmar-Built Tugs Embark on Maiden Voyages [IMAGES]

Ulupinar XVII a 24.4 meter tugboat built by Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar recently cast off the docklines at Tuzla, bound for the Port of Mersin on Turkey’s

January 17, 2014
Total Views: 158

Thursday, January 16, 2014
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Kirby to Order New ATB

Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX) announced plans to build a 185,000 barrel/10,000 hp Articulated Tug and Barge (ATB) unit for a total cost of between $75 and $80

January 16, 2014
Total Views: 197

Shark Diving with a Bird Cage? No Worries Mate!
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Shark Diving with a Bird Cage? No Worries Mate!

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January 16, 2014
Total Views: 54