Institute Of Chartered Shipbrokers

Apart from marine engineers and navigating officers, which are the relatively better known marine jobs, there are also people working on the ground such as shipbrokers. We will discuss the…

Containerization: Vital Component Of Today’s Shipping Industry

Around 90% of the non-bulk cargo around the world is moved via transport ships stacked with containers as of today. Containerization is one of the most convenient and preferred forms…

Eight Tips for Buying an Overhead Crane

Cranes are used on ships both inside the engine room as well as on the deck (for certain types of ships) mainly for lifting heavy loads. Overhead cranes are found…

Who Built The Panama Canal & Why?

Even if you are not a mariner, its quite possible that you have heard about the Panama Canal. But do you actually know who built the Panama Canal and more…

Merchant Navy vs. Land Jobs

Every job comes with a list of advantage and disadvantage. We will now discuss about the pros and cons of a merchant navy job. The discussion is basically about Merchant…

Totally Enclosed Lifeboat For Ships

Life boats are commonly used in ships. They are used in times of emergency to survive the rough waters. We will now discuss something about totally enclosed lifeboats. As the name…

Sailor Insurance

Before we delve deeper into the details of sailor insurance, let us first try to find out what is exactly meant by insurance in general. This may be important as…

What Is A Sextant?

Sextant is a device that was mostly used in the olden days by the mariners to find their route at sea for navigation guidance. They would trace the stars and…

Sulzer Diesel Engines

Diesel engines are widely used in ships. Well if you have ever seen a ship engine you will know how huge it actually is. It is not only huge but…

Types of Ships/Boats – Quiz 1

Take our quiz to find out how much you know about facts related to types of ships. If you complete this quiz in 5 minutes our system will record your…

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