Philippines has been a maritime hub for the workforce all around the world. From merchant shipping to cruise, you will find seafarers from island nation all over there. A great part of the maritime work is constituted by the island nation. This is for both officers and ratings. But in past 1 decade from 2010 […]
Recently a video of a bulk carrier- damaging a railway track went viral. Upon investigation it was found that the railway bridge which is in panama canal was completely destroyed by the ship and rail movement is no longer possible. It is reported that incident happened on 23rd June. Though there is no news of […]
Sheer strake is a term used in ship construction to describe the uppermost strake of the side shell plating. A strake is a section of plate placed in fore and aft direction on the hull of the ship. The shear strake is usually of higher thickness and strength than other strakes, because it can resist […]
