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, August 24, 2012
super post-panamax crane seattle
News

Port of Seattle Now Fully-Equipped with Super-Post Panamax Cranes [IMAGE]

The final three of six new ZPMC super-post Panamax cranes arrived at the Port of Seattle in late July aboard the heavy lift semi-submersible, Zhen Hua 23,

August 24, 2012
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hellenic sea bulk carrier
Finance

Hellenic Carriers Sells 21-Year Old Bulk Carrier to Dianik Bross for $5.3 Million

Hellenic Carriers Limited (AIM: HCL), an international provider of marine transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, announced today that, in continuation

August 24, 2012
Total Views: 119

Thursday, August 23, 2012
hnlms evertsen dutch frigate maersk
Defense

Ship Photo of the Day: HNLMS Evertsen Showing Off in the Gulf of Aden

HNLMS Evertsen (F805) a Dutch De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate conducts a high speed turn while operating in the Gulf of Aden. Powered by

August 23, 2012
Total Views: 218

Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Rolls-Royce UT 755 S
Engineering News

Rolls-Royce Signs £8 Million Contract with India for New Buoy Tender

Rolls-Royce announced today they have secured an £8 million contract to design and power a highly specialised buoy tender vessel for India. While operating in

August 22, 2012
Total Views: 90

Monday, August 20, 2012
Aker pennsylvania product tanker jones act
Engineering News

Big Win for Aker Philadelphia, Crowley Signs $250 Million Contract for Pair of Jones Act Tankers

Aker Philadelpha Shipyard (Oslo: AKPS) breathed a huge sign of relief today as it signed a contract with Jacksonville-based Crowley Maritime Corporation for

August 20, 2012
Total Views: 78

Friday, August 17, 2012
ocean breeze aground chile bulk carrier
Incidents

MV Ocean Breeze Runs Aground and Gets POUNDED by Huge Surf on Chilean Beach [IMAGES and VIDEO]

Dramatic images of the Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier MV Ocean Breeze which ran aground yesterday on Llo-Lleo’s beach, near the port of San Antonio,

August 17, 2012
Total Views: 1683

Thursday, August 16, 2012
floating mine florida
Blog

And In Other News…Floating Mine Found off Florida Beach, What?

Not sure how we didn’t catch wind of this at the time, but this past February, an unidentified spherical object made of steel with little pointy spikes

August 16, 2012
Total Views: 153

spaceship hydrofoil
Blog

Spaceship, or Whatever, Found in Russian Woods

I’m not sure what this thing is, or used to be, but whatever it is, I kind of want to salvage it and convert it into a house, or

August 16, 2012
Total Views: 1073

Wednesday, August 15, 2012
American and Danish Shipowners Unite to Form Project and Heavylift Cargo Superpower
News

American and Danish Shipowners Unite to Form Project and Heavylift Cargo Superpower

Danish Scan-Trans Holding A/S and U.S. based Intermarine, LLC announced a stock transaction today. The two companies will create an unparalleled platform for

August 15, 2012
Total Views: 52

harvey gulf champion osv
News

Following in Norwegian Footsteps, Harvey Gulf Gains Charters for LNG-Powered OSVs

Louisiana-based Harvey Gulf International Marine announced to reporters recently that it has signed long term charters for 3 of its LNG powered offshore supply

August 15, 2012
Total Views: 228

Tuesday, August 14, 2012
CMA CGM Christophe Columb super post panamax apm terminals zeebrugge container port
News

German Dominance within Global Shipping May Be Coming to an End

Controlling rougly 40 percent of the global container trade, the Germans are a superpower in the world of shipping, however that may be coming to an abrupt

August 14, 2012
Total Views: 35

Monday, August 13, 2012
There Goes the Anchor Chain – VIDEO
Blog

There Goes the Anchor Chain – VIDEO

While lowering the anchor from USS Tarawa (LHA-1) in 2001, the ship’s anchor, plus 13 shots of chain were lost in a plume of rust and fury of sparks

August 13, 2012
Total Views: 879

Sunday, August 12, 2012
Paul Watson or Cap’n Crunch, Who’s More Legit?
Blog

Paul Watson or Cap’n Crunch, Who’s More Legit?

There’s been a fair bit of discussion lately about the legitimacy of the international fugitive sometimes referred to as “Captain” Paul

August 12, 2012
Total Views: 105

Saturday, August 11, 2012
Nearly Eaten by Hammerhead Shark, Naked Fisherman Rescued Off Western Australia [VIDEO]
Incidents

Nearly Eaten by Hammerhead Shark, Naked Fisherman Rescued Off Western Australia [VIDEO]

There’s nothing like being naked to make you feel just a little bit more vulnerable, especially when you’re being circled by a hammerhead shark in

August 11, 2012
Total Views: 220

Friday, August 10, 2012
Words Can’t Describe Something this Beautiful Well Enough [VIDEO]
Blog

Words Can’t Describe Something this Beautiful Well Enough [VIDEO]

20 miles off Santa Cruz, California, Mark Peters and some friends were fishing for albacore and playing around with a custom underwater “torpedo”

August 10, 2012
Total Views: 52

pumice new zealand floating
Blog

New Zealand’s Air Force Discovers The Ocean is a Weird-Ass Place

While on a routine maritime patrol mission yesterday between Samoa and New Zealand, a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3 Orion spotted a rather unusual field of

August 10, 2012
Total Views: 57

Thursday, August 9, 2012
iranian dhow fire uss james e. williams
Defense

Iranian Mariners Abandon Floating Inferno, US Navy Responds [IMAGE]

The crew of the guided missile destroyer, James E. Williams rendered assistance to 10 Iranian mariners yesterday who had to abandon their burning vessel in the

August 9, 2012
Total Views: 60

arnold maersk containership
Blog

Pedestrians Get Quite a Show as Maersk Containership Sneaks Under the Bayonne Bridge [VIDEO]

The Arnold Maersk, no doubt named after Arnold Schwarzenegger because it’s so friggen HUGE, passes underneath the Bayonne Bridge. This ship is 352 meters

August 9, 2012
Total Views: 73

Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Who’s Gonna Catch the COK?! [NSFW]
Blog

Who’s Gonna Catch the COK?! [NSFW]

Unofficial Olympic Sailing commentary by an Irishman who clearly knows nothing about the

August 8, 2012
Total Views: 74

Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Tugboat Porn
Interesting

Tugboat Porn

We’ve had a few requests for more tugboat coverage on gCaptain, so here ya go… This video shows the Ocean Wave on builders trials.  She is the

August 7, 2012
Total Views: 160