How Is Port Traffic Measured?
You must have heard a lot of times that so and so port is the busiest in the world. Have you ever wondered how it is determined that this port…
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- Navigation , Safety
- September 26, 2013
- 224 views
Importance Of Search and Rescue Patterns
The importance of search and rescue patterns is relevant since not matter how ever developed our means may of transportation may get, the possibility of an emergency arising due to…
- Diesel Engines
- September 14, 2013
- 186 views
Importance Of Ship Pipelines
Playing a major role in the supply and distribution of liquids and gases to different parts to any vessel, ship pipelines and pumps play a major role in operation of…
- Auxilliary Systems , Electrotechnology
- September 10, 2013
- 238 views
Ship Auxiliary Systems: Main Switchboard
Ships are self contained units floating at sea and hence there needs to be a source of power generation, more than one infact, as well as an emergency backup apart…
- Marine Jobs
- September 5, 2013
- 180 views
5th Engineer On Ships – The Revered Panchoo
This article is mainly for those who are only partly familiar with the commercial shipping industry rather than those who sail on ships for they are pretty much familiar with…
- Naval Architecture
- September 4, 2013
- 228 views
How To Become A Naval Architect?
We will in this article discuss how to become a Naval Architect. This is a profession that is coming up big-time all across the world. If you are planning to…
- Marine Jobs
- July 20, 2013
- 269 views
Life On An Oil Rig
Getting a job in an oil rig is a dream for many. The reason being that oil rig jobs pay very well. We will now discuss life on an oil…
INS Vikramaditya: New Era In Sea Combat
You must have heard of refurbished cars, refurbished mobiles or something but have you ever heard of refurbished ships, that too a major warship. Well I am not talking about…
- Marine Accidents , News
- March 3, 2013
- 197 views
Flooding Of Emma Maersk
On 25th February 2013 the container ship Emma Maersk arrived at the port of Palermo. It was completely disabled at the time of arrival. This is because the engine room…
Changing Global Economies: Role In Shipping Demand
The world economies are changing quickly. China’s is the most burgeoning of the Asian economies, and many forecast it to be a short way off becoming the strongest in the…
