The beverage giant COCO COLA, like other brands-Home Depot etc have gone away slightly from the traditional way of shipping their cargo, for the time being yes! As per the news COCO COLA, chartered three bulk carriers for moving around 60,000 tonnes of cargo which is said to be essential for their supply lines to […]
In a process to reduce carbon emissions by cutting down the consumption of heavy fuel oil, MSC which is 2nd largest carrier in the shipping world has taken a step ahead. Air Lubrication system for 30 vessels of their fleet was ordered from UK Based maker Silverstream technologies. As per the experts of the industry, […]
Ever ACE, with container capacity of 23992 teu, has been in the news on her maiden voyage around the globe. She berthed at Felixstowe where locals were able to see the sight of world largest ship. Felixstowe have in past also saw MSC Gulsun coming on to her maiden voyage (being largest at that time). […]
Insulated and earthed neutral system both have been explained in this article in a detailed manner. We will also discuss the merits and demerits of individual systems. For critical equipments, we often use the insulated earth neutral system on ship. But earthed system is also important. And we will learn as how earthed system works. […]
Common rail fuel injection have been discussed in this article for marine engines whether main engine for propulsion or diesel generators. This kind of fuel injection system has its own pros and cons and will be studying this in detail as how this system works. Such kind of arrangement is already being used in RT […]
Crankshaft for marine diesel engines have been discussed in this article. They are of many types and is used as per the need for a particular type of requirement. After piston takes away the combustion forces developed during ignition, it transmits forces to crankshaft, and gives it a circular cyclic motion. The shaft and the […]
Diesel Generator Alarms and Trips have been discussed in this article, which are common among all the generators. We will take some of the major alarms and trips. Also we will give reasons for such alarms occurring and troubleshooting to be done. Following alarms we will mention HT Water Temperature High High Low Lube Oil […]
Crankcase explosion causes and prevention have been discussed in this article, with experiences of fellow Marine engineers. This explosion is a phenomenal which can lead to complete loss of propulsion power of the ship. As name suggest such explosion will take place inside the crankcase, and will have high intensity of explosion leading to damage […]
This article discusses about the crankshaft deflection and bearing clearance measurement in details. Both of the process is crucial for the any engine onboard. But here we will focus our approach towards the main engine only. But for crankshaft deflection related to generators is more or less same. Read this interesting article: Main engine crankcase […]
Crankcase inspection on ship is an important task or regular check to be done. As name suggest, it is the area where crankcase is fitted or located. In this article we will focus on the checks that you need to carry out while doing the crankcase inspection. Crankcase is the space where you have your […]