Prison ship
Prison ships were also known as the ghost ships. These ships were built to carry prisoners who were convicted for grave crimes. It was definitely something absolutely against human rights.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…