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…
Current fake agent chaos in shipping: Who is to blame?
The maritime industry has been one of the most isolated industries for a long time. However, in the last few years it was noticed that there is a huge gap…
Incredible true stories of a sailor’s wife
In one of our previous article we have been discussing about the sacrifices that a sailor’s wife makes in order to ensure that her husband can do his duty as…
INSV Tarini
The all women expedition made waves across the globe when Navy women sailed the entire globe in this small boat but do you really know the features of the boat…
Wife of a Sailor: Life of a Sailor
In this article we are going to talk about how difficult is the personal life of a sailor. The sailor lives a very adventurous life. He has to fight the…
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…
Navy Women: Can Women Be In The Merchant Navy?
As the President of India gave awards to several first women including Capt Radhika Menon, we reflect upon the post written at our portal about 6 years ago and how…
Marine Knowledge Remembers Sailors of M.T. Sanchi (6 January 2018)
Marine accidents do not occur as frequently as road accidents but when they do, it is not easy to contain them or save lives due to factors like deep oceans…
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…
Connecting Rod Bearing Construction
The lower and the upper connecting rod bearing are separated from the connecting rod. They are bolted on to it with tension bolts. The top flange of the connecting rod…