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25
January
Interesting: top 10 of the countries shipowners
At the end of 2018, which failed VesselsValue, it turned out which states today have the largest fleet. As in the past year, the top ten were headed by Greece, however, China was noted by the highest rates of increase in the cost of ships. Read more: https://itf.com.ua/top-10-stran-sudovladelcev-po-itogam-2018-g/
17
January
Important: Ensuring containers safety on board container ships
Uwe-Peter Schieder, Loss Prevention Manager at GDV (German Insurance Association – Gesamtverband der Deutschen Versicherungswirtschaft) and Vice-Chair of IUMI’s Loss Prevention Committee, provides his comment on securing containers on deck of a container ship. Mr. Schieder says that there are six different motions in which vessels move in the sea, with the main of them […]
14
January
Readiness for Sulphur Cap 2020: alternative ship fuels
IMO Sulphur Cap 2020 is drawing ever closer; and it is already apparent that transition from 3.5% sulphur content to 0.5% will not be a plain sailing all over the world and is definitely going to add some job to seafarers. However, it is imminent now; and Edmund Hughes, Head of Air Pollution and Energy […]
10
January
Interesting: top of 10 largest ships of the world
10. Mozah Длина: 345 м Дедвейт: 128900 т Спущен на воду: 2007 год Флаг: Катар Статус: в эксплуатации Mozah представляет собой первый корабль семейства танкеров Q-Max, предназначение которых – перевозка сжиженного природного газа, добываемого в месторождениях вблизи Катара. Спроектирован и построен в Южной Корее. Всего в эксплуатации сейчас находится 14 кораблей типа Q-Max. […]
24
December
Panama Canal: 7 amazing facts
The Panama Canal– a navigable canal connecting the Gulf of Panama with the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, is located on the Isthmus of Panama in the state of Panama. The 50-kilometer canal created an important shortcut for ships: after the canal was built, the path between New York and California became noticeably shorter, […]
20
December
Bridge Procedures: What to do in case of ECDIS system failure
It’s a fact, that ECDIS is becoming necessary and more vessels are relying wholly on it, bringing up concerns regarding OOW’s actions in the case of a failure on ECDIS system. The kind and number of failures vary from a single unit failure that may require the system’s reboot to a double failure on both […]