Oil spill incident was reported from a Mediterranean Shipping Company container ship named as MSC SANDRA. Oil spill incident happened when ship was taking bunker in port SINES-Portual. As per the latest reports, around 3 tons of fuel oil spilled overboard during the bunker operations. The reason for the spill is still unknown. The preventive […]
Exhaust Gas Boiler Fire causes and actions to be taken in such scenario are discussed in this article. If proper precaution and maintenance is done, such a scenario can be avoided easily. It has happened that fire have become so intense that it has lead to melting of the whole boiler. So we will divide […]
Indian Maritime University conducted, Common entrance test for candidates who are aspiring to take admissions in to various under graduate and post graduate courses in Shipping Field. The result for this exam was declared on 8th June 2019. Candidates can see their result by visiting the link which is provided here www.imu.edu.in . Result are available in pdf files, just press […]
In the recent events that have unfolded in the oil industry, Maersk has decided not to sell its supply service business. Although in the past few years, group planned to sell of the supply services as part of focusing on the container business only. Since group was not able to find a suitable buyer for […]
IMO Conventions have been given in this article. They are the latest ones and are segregated as per the matter that address to like safety etc. IMO Conventions So below are given all the imo conventions that are given by the international maritime organization. Conventions related to Maritime safety 1. International Convention for the Safety […]
February, 2018 I boarded the ship. Standing 13 storey tall and 200 meters long, this mighty ship was going to be my home for the next 3months. I was apprehensive about getting sea sick, food and boredom. But trust me; those 3months were the best months of my life! There’s something about the water that […]
Entertainment and fun has a long relationship with the seaman or seafarers. And when it comes to movies for sailors, some of them actually depicts what it likes to be part of merchant navy. It is indeed true, that movie inspires a large part of society, and may be this is the reason why people attracted to them. And […]
Marine engineering as a career have been discussed in detail all over this article. Also we will focus on what Marine engineering is all about and how much a Marine engineer earns. What is Marine engineering? Well the name of the profession is quite explanatory. Marine engineering deals with all technical related jobs at sea […]
For the passengers of cruise ships VIKING SKY vacation at sea didn’t turned out to be the best one. The cruise ship they were on was struck by bad weather and subsequent loose of the engines. The vessel sent distress signal for the help near the coast of the NORWAY. Incident happened on Saturday, 23rd. […]