Get to know about the HIMT contact details, Fee structure, Courses offered, Bookings, Placements, and Scholarships. Hindustan Institute of Maritime Training was established in 1998 by a Merchant Navy Chief Engineer. In India, HIMT is a hub of training of marine. It offers a wide range of courses right from pre-sea training courses for officers and ratings, through senior […]
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Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies Complete Details
Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies Campus, Courses offered, Ranking, Application forms, entrance exam, placements, fee structure and contact details. Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies is one of the advanced centres of marine engineering and navigation in India. The college serves candidates expertise in knowledge of ships. Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies was established as a private college by Executive Ship Management […]
International Seafarer Day 2016- June 25th
International Seafarer Day will be celebrated all around the globe on 25th June. This is a day which remembers and salutes the efforts that every seafarer goes through to make this industry keep going. International Maritime Organization has dedicated 25th June as the world seafarer’s day and to celebrate this day; all over the world programs and events are organized. Seafarers […]
Latest News About Orkim Harmony Ship Hijacking
Orkim Harmony which is an Oil tanker, went missing on 11th June, and was said to be captured by the pirates in order to steal the oil. The event took place near the Strait of Malacca-southwest of Pulau region. This event was accompanied by several other piracy activities in this region. Update 2: All the […]
Suez Canal Expansion Development Project Completed-Ready for Usage
Suez Canal which is a gateway to European waters from Middle East waters, is all set to for commercial usage from 6th August. For past years, Suez Canal authorities are busy in expanding the canal, so that in future more ships can ply through it, thus increasing the size of fleet that passed through it. Suez Canal Expansion […]
2nd Officer Work Onboard, Salary, Promotion and How to Become 2nd Officer
2nd Officer or 2nd Mate is the next promotion that you get after 3rd Officer. Like other Deck Officer, he or she has to do, the watch from 12 to 4, i.e. in the morning and noon. Also apart from it, other port related work. 2nd Officer Work or Responsibilities on Board There are ample amount of responsibilities for this […]
7th Annual European Bunker Fuel Conference At Rotterdam
7th Annual European Bunker Fuel Conference was at Rotterdam. This conference was very important as it discusses the matters related to bunkers. As every day, concerns over rising fuel prices is increasing, shipping industry is on constant talk, as how to deal with this price hike, regulations and how to cope up with these. 7th Annual European Bunker Fuel […]
Largest Ports in World by Cargo
A port is a lot essential part for a country and it contributes significantly for the growth of economy of that country. Over the years, countries are pushing all limits to provide ship operations as fast, safe, reliable and easy. Over the past years we have seen that trade has increased to another levels and this can be attributed from […]
How to Start and Stop Fresh Water Generator
Fresh water generator as name suggest is an machinery onboard which is used to generate fresh water for various purposes like drinking, washing etc. An engineer should know as how to operate this machinery effectively as water is a crucial fluid onboard. This machinery uses the principal of evaporation of water at lesser temperature if done so in low pressure […]
What is Fuel Injector, Its Parts and Overhauling with Pressure testing
Fuel injector as name suggest, is the main component of the fuel injection system. The fuel pumped by the fuel pump, reaches the injector, and from here to the combustion spaces. The minute particles of fuel are made by this piece. The spring setting is according to the manufacturer, at which the proper amount of fuel and atomization takes […]