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People on the ship and what do they do ?
Below is a brief description of various positions on a typical - larger vessel. This…
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MV Solitaire”of All Seas is the largest pipelay vessel in the world.
Some interesting features of MV Solitaire are: Here is a photograph of MV Solitaire, from All…
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How to Avoid Food Poisoning in Ships
Incidents of food poisoning in ships are not a surprise. Recently on January 08, at…
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How To Extract Broken Bolts ?
I. With use of LEFT-HAND Drills Removing broken bolts is one of those pesky jobs…
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Troubleshooting Centrifugal Pumps
Because most of the pumps on board ship are centrifugal pumps, we will examine the…
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Ever Seen a Monument for Marine Engineers?-Engine Room Heroes of the “Titanic”
Have you ever seen a monument erected for Marine Engineers? Wondering what it is and…
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How much bigger can container ships get?
The world's cargo ships are getting big, really big. No surprise, perhaps, given the volume…
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No more flares on life boats —Laser device maker hopes its products will replace flares
“Slowly move the laser back and forth across your target.” At 16 miles, the beam…
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ABB’s Amazing Container Crane Remote Control
There will be no more manual operated cranes.....To know more read and wath the video…
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LNG Bunker Barge for large volumes
Design study developed by NLI Solutions, Rolls-Royce and Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions. Offshore oil and gas engineering…