Maritime employment in Texas is booming. The state leads the nation in export tonnage, and there are currently over one million jobs in marine cargo activity at the Port of Houston and other private terminals. Due to the growth in the industry, San Jacinto College has broken ground on a 45,000-square-foot Maritime Technology and Training […]

This week VesselJobs.com shines the Spotlight of Opportunity on Florida Marine Transporters. Here’s what you need to know: About this Marine Transportation Company Founded by Mr. Dennis Pasentine, Florida Marine Transporters started with Mr. Pasentine’s vision to achieve excellence in the maritime transportation industry. Since then, the company has developed into one of the nation’s […]

In January, Oceana released a report revealing that offshore wind could produce twice the amount of jobs and energy as offshore drilling in the Atlantic Ocean. The report, Offshore Energy by the Numbers, An Economic Analysis of Offshore Drilling and Wind Energy in the Atlantic, combats recent claims by oil and gas leaders that opening […]

This week VesselJobs.com shines the Spotlight of Opportunity on Coastal Crew Boats, Inc. Here’s what you need to know: About this Marine Transportation Company For more than 30 years, Coastal Crewboats, Inc. has provided services in the Gulf of Mexico and inland waters. Owners David Pilgrim and Alan Latham have deep maritime experience and lead […]

In December, SBM Offshore announced significant workforce reduction plans. According to an official news release, “In light of market conditions and in order to optimize the Company’s cost base, capacity requirements have been reviewed with the objective of creating a productive environment for performing teams and maintaining our core competencies and technological edge. Regretfully SBM […]

This week VesselJobs.com shines the Spotlight of Opportunity on C&G Boats, Inc. Here’s what you need to know:   About this Marine Transportation Company C&G Boats is a marine transportation company specializing in supporting oil and gas operators and other customers with marine transportation needs in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (shelf and deep water).   Founded […]

As small ships start to fall out of favor on certain shipping routes, and the Panama Canal Expansion nears completion, a new generation of enormous, super-efficient container ships from Asia will be delivering goods directly to ports on the U.S. East Coast. The huge vessels, known in the industry as “post-Panamax” ships, will need deeper […]

Horizon Lines, a U.S. domestic, Jones Act carrier, announced that the company is being broken up, with its Alaska and Hawaii services being sold to existing carriers and its Puerto Rico service being shut down. All this following a long period of time when Horizon bounced around with multiple rounds of private equity ownership and […]

In Seattle and Tacoma, management says that dockworkers have started a work slowdown, in their first large action since the contract expired this summer. The two ports handle approximately 16 percent of containerized cargo on the West Coast. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union workers reduced container movement to between 10 and 18 per hour […]