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.
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5 February Update: Ahmad Ghalehbani, Managing Director of the Iranian National Oil Company said in a translated statement that recovering the sunken jacket of
Like all commercial vessel owners, the Washington State Ferries’ (WSF) most significant expense is fuel. As the largest ferry operator in North
Pangea LNG announced today that they have been granted a long-term, multi-contract authorization by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to export liquefied
Stena Bulk A/B and palm oil production giant Golden Agri-Resources Ltd (GAR) announced today they have set up a new 50-50 joint venture to take over four
With the shipping industry facing its toughest market conditions seen in about a quarter century, the London-based International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)
The Crane barge, SMIT Borneo, arrived off the coast of Palawan province in the Philippines from Singapore today. This vessel will be used to remove USS
Skeletal remains, blue coveralls, and a sun-bleached life jacket emblazoned with the words SAIGON QUEEN were recently found on a beach in the Maldives.
In an interview with CNN, Maersk Group CEO Nils Anderson discusses the ever-changing, and difficult world of global shipping and the newly evolving Chinese
Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG) announced today that it has finalized their agreement with SPP Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. of South Korea (SPP) for the
Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards Group unveiled today the AHTS 200, the latest vessel within their “Offshore Series” of designs. A powerful,
UPDATE Jan. 24, 2013: Cannibal Rat-Infested Ghost Ship Story Hijacks the Internet -FAQ 3 years ago the M/V Lyubov Orlova was an expedition cruise ship
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The closed-circuit cameras on a yacht in Portosole, Sanremo, Italy captured the moment when on Jan. 23, 2013 a wave crashed over the sea wall, sending a
HOUSTON – Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX), the largest domestic tank barge operator in the United States announced their 4th quarter earnings today,
WASHINGTON – Frank Peake, the former president of Sea Star Line LLC, was found guilty on Tuesday by a federal jury in Puerto Rico of participating in a
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHIP) announced today that its subsidiary, Maritime Capital Shipping (MCS), has sold its ownership interest in four
With a US Navy that is being stretched to, and in some cases, beyond its breaking point, keeping sailors at home while maximizing in-port training
Per the request of one of our Facebook followers last night, here’s where gCaptain visitors came from in 2012… gCaptain is the top-visited maritime
Huntington Ingalls just released this 20-second time-lapse video showing the installation of the 555-ton island on board the Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier
Austal Shipbuilding and and Singapore-based Sembawang Shipyard have announced a strategic partnership aimed at providing life-cycle services specifically
The 60-foot long, 30-foot wide island was the 452nd lift of the nearly 500 total lifts needed to complete the first of the next-generation class of American
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