What are the surveys come under CSM and what machineries are not included in CSM? What is Continuous Survey of Machinery? If you own or operate a ship that is classed by a classification society, you may be familiar with the term Continuous Survey of Machinery (CSM). But what does it mean and why is […]
Ballast water is water that is taken on board a ship to maintain its stability and balance. It is usually discharged at the destination port, where it can introduce invasive species and pathogens that can harm the local marine ecosystem. To prevent this, ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) are used to disinfect and filter the […]
Recently Maersk suspended 5 crew members in connection with allegations related to rape and sexual harassment of a female cadet at sea. According to the blog post by the female cadet, it is not only her but several woman cadet have suffered similarly and this is one of the dark side of shipping industry which […]
