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2013
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Santa is a Good Seafarer too
- December 1, 2013
- Posted by: Admin
- Category: General
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On these special days our thoughts turn to those courageous seafarers, men and women from all the corners of the world, who face dangers and tough working conditions to operate today’s complex, highly technical ships, every hour of every day of the year, and on whom we all depend. About 1.5 million seafarers are employed
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Bunkering and Storage of Fuel Oil On Ships
- November 2, 2013
- Posted by: Admin
- Category: General, Practical Tips
15 Practical Tips For Bunkering and Storage of Fuel Oil On Ships Marine fuel oil is one of the most important aspects that control the overall efficiency of ships and the shipping industry. The high cost of marine fuel oil requires maritime professionals to bunker, store and use the Heavy Fuel Oil, Diesel Oil and
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Deck Officers Must Know
- November 1, 2013
- Posted by: Admin
- Category: General, Practical Tips
8 Things Deck Officers Must Know While Handling Packaged IMDG Cargo The International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code specifies and lays down various norms and regulations for ships carrying different types of dangerous goods. The code has been implemented to prevent accidents of fire/explosion and ensure utmost safety of the ship and its crew while
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Restricted Visibility
- October 3, 2013
- Posted by: Admin
- Category: General, Practical Tips
10 Important Points Ship’s Officer On Watch Should Consider During Restricted Visibility One of the most important duties of a ship’s officer on watch (OOW) is safe and smooth navigation of the ship. During its voyage, a ship has to sail through different weather and tidal conditions. It’s the duty of the navigating officer to
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Deck Lifting Equipment
- October 2, 2013
- Posted by: Admin
- Category: General, Practical Tips
12 Important Checks For Deck Lifting Equipment On Ships Deck lifting equipment such as gantry cranes, general cargo crane, provision crane, derrick etc. help in carrying heavy loads/cargo on board ships. As these deck machinery systems are subjected to continuous loading, their parts wear down at a faster rate, thus requiring maintenance at regular intervals
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Mooring Operation
- October 1, 2013
- Posted by: Admin
- Category: General, Practical Tips
10 Important Points to Remember During Mooring Operation On Ships Mooring operation is one of the important tasks that seafarers have to perform on ship’s deck. Technically, the operation may seem simple but there are several dangerous associated with it. As a seafarer, you must have heard about “Death Traps” on ships and how crew
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Maritime Security Partnership
- September 1, 2013
- Posted by: Admin
- Category: General
European Union and Somalia Join Hands in Maritime Security Partnership Maritime piracy must have been in existence ever since the first ship set its sails on the high seas. Talk about sea pirates to your friends or relatives and the first thing that would come to their minds are the images of Capt. Jack sparrow
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The Maritime Labour Convention 2006
- August 1, 2013
- Posted by: Admin
- Category: General, MLC
The Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) is an International Labour Organization convention established in 2006 as the Fourth pillar of international maritime law and embodies ”all up-to-date standards of existing international maritime labour Conventions and Recommendations, as well as the fundamental principles to be found in other international labour Conventions”. The other “pillars” are the SOLAS,
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Top 10 Busiest Ports In The World
- July 2, 2013
- Posted by: Admin
- Category: Ports
The busiest ports in the world are determined on the basis of the container traffic passing through them. Thus, it is not necessary that the biggest ports in the world are also the busiest ports in the world. The marine domain has increased by leaps and bounds in the past few decades, necessitating port and
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Top 10 Longest Ships in the World in 2012
- July 1, 2013
- Posted by: Admin
- Category: Ships
With sizes of new build ships increasing every year, the list of the longest ships in the world keeps varying. As old ships get scrapped and new ones are added to the list each year, the shipping industry is seeing some of the best ships every made in the maritime world. Detailed below are ten
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