What Is A Sistership?
You must have heard of sister concerns and sister firms but do you know what is a sistership in marine terminology? Well we know that ship is considered as a…
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- Latest News
- February 23, 2024
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Kaz II: Mystery of Mary Celeste Repeated
The Prelude As if the ocean in itself is not mysterious enough, there are incidents which bring an eerie feeling for the huge water bodies. It is not often that…
- Naval Architecture
- January 14, 2022
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What Is The Ship Keel?
In today’s post about “what is a ship keel”, we are going to talk about the important aspect of naval architecture and ship design, namely the ship’s keel. The structural…
- Auxilliary Systems
- June 14, 2021
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Marine Auxiliary Systems
Introduction to Marine Auxiliary Systems We have been talking about various aspects of ships including main engines or the propulsion plant. In this section we will learn about marine auxiliary…
- Boat Engineering
- August 14, 2019
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Perfect Circle Piston Rings
Perfect circle piston rings play a much bigger role than just being perfectly shaped and circular in an engine. The shape strength, wear and gap between the edges are all…
Maritime Law Information
This section deals with maritime law information and the various facets of marine regulations as applicable to ships, shipping companies and so on. We know that regulations are necessary for…
What Is IMO Number Of A Ship?
We all have heard of car registration numbers. However, very few of us know that ships have a registration number too. We will now discuss about the same. The concept…
- Auxilliary Systems
- October 11, 2017
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Turbocharger Construction & Maintenance
The air required by the engine for combustion purposes is supplied by one or more turbochargers, which are located above the exhaust collection line. To prevent foreign particles from the…
- Diesel Engines
- August 30, 2017
- 15 views
Four Stroke Cycles: Otto, Brayton, Atkinson
We learnt about the basics of heat engines in our previous post. Going further let us learn about the different types of underlying principles on which these engines are based.…
- Diesel Engines
- November 4, 2016
- 18 views
Essential Engine Operating Directives
These directions are based on the assumption that engine works fine and has no maintenance problems and it is getting started after a long gap or a major overhaul so…
