gCaptain–In a live press conference on August 30, New York Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Thomas Suozzi, announced that federal funding for the Offshore Wind Workforce Development Project at SUNY Maritime...

Here are the latest 25 of 310 jobs currently posted on the gCaptain Job Board as of 23 October 2013. If you are an employer and interested in using gCaptain to promote your...

123 new jobs were posted on gCaptain this week… here they are: Ships Operations Officer – Chief Mate – Galveston, TX Marine Surveyor- Nigeria Business Development Manager – US Gulf...

On today’s Anniversary of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, NPR has an interesting story looking at a staffing problem facing the offshore oil and gas industry known as “the Great...

Here is the list of jobs currently posted on the gCaptain job board.  If you are an employer and would like your open positions listed on this weekly post next...

International oil services company Aker Solutions says it is will be creating up to 500 new jobs in the UK over the next year as the company looks to grow...

Joining a new vessel can be a very exciting time. There are new people to meet, tasks to complete & food to eat! You may already have experience with the type of work that vessel performs, or it may be completely new to you. Either way, it is up to you to become familiar with the ship and the onboard culture as quickly as possible.

Accelerated development? On his first day offshore, a recent graduate from a top-notch university approached a rig hand, and introduced himself as a future Rig Manager. Not impressed by this...

____________________________________________ From the gCaptain Offshore Archives – 2008 ____________________________________________ Life on an Oil Rig in the Gulf of Mexico “Just Another Day at Work” By Captain Ben Dinsmore For the...

10 Things You Should Do When Interviewing by Matt Furhman – Faststream Earlier this week we brought you the Top 10 Things You Shouldn’t Do When Interviewing.  Hopefully you did...

10 Things You Shouldn’t Do When Interviewing By Matt Fuhrman – Faststream For most, coming ashore may be easy but nailing that perfect job is tough.  Here are ten things...

Despite the declining shipping markets, global maritime recruitment firm Faststream says that it is experiencing strong demand from its shipowning, broking and commodity clients for commercial shipping candidates. Writing in...

The shipping industry is currently the most profitable segment of the market with exploratory driling heading the way. The woldfleet of drillships alone will double in the next four years...

The good news; We have competently overhauled the tools landing page to provide direct links to our most popular features. We have launched a new feature that you may find...