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[FAQ]Where Does The Maritime Industry Stand On The Gender Pay Gap?

In the EU, women work almost 2 months for free each year compared to men and this is no different in maritime industry which is already struggling to maintain a level of gender diversity. Latest data reveal a current gender pay gap of 43% in the UK maritime industry alone.

What exactly is the gender pay gap?

The difference between the average gross hourly earnings of men and women expressed as a percentage of the average gross hourly earnings of men. This means the gap cannot be justified on the...

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[FAQ] The Ultimate Guide To Bearing Scraper

Although precision engineering methods make fitting a simple matter, some activities still require that parts be assembled using hand fitting. Scrapers are acknowledged as tools suitable for removing material from parts that need to fit together.

What is Bearing scraper?

A bearing scraper is a precision tool with multiple sharp-edged blades. It is operated by hands to level out high spots on soft metal engine bearings.

The scraping process is aimed at achieving the correct geometrical alignments...

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[FAQ] Ultimate Guide For Successful PSC Inspections

One of the nightmares of a shipping organization is the Port State Control inspections that managed vessels are subject all over the world. This is not a new era for the industry as PSC was one of the foundation bases of modern shipping.

PSC works as the tool of verifying the implementation of rules, regulation and legislation both at a national and international level.

Some tips for vessels in order to successfully get through a Port State control inspection are: 

Prior inspection

  1. A PSC...

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[FAQ] How Covid-19 Has Affected Future Careers In Shipping?

Maritime careers have been hard hit by Covid-19, with many new recruits made redundant shortly after the pandemic started. In addition, an estimated 400,000 seafarers were unable to return home during 2020 as a direct result of the pandemic. Many were forced to stay aboard their vessels for more than 11 months.

“Business is down overall. It would be bizarre if it wasn’t. But it’s not been the car crash that we feared,” says Phil Parry, co-founder of UK-based shipping recruitment specialists...

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What is Flexitank in Shipping operation?

Tank containers were once the primary means for transporting liquid cargo across country that is until the invention of the flexitank. 

A flexitank is a solution for those organizations whose business involves bulk liquids such as edible oils, certain types of industrial oils, liquid latex, wines, juices, etc. It basically converts an ocean container to a healthier, safer and cost-effective alternative for shippers.

What is Flexitank?

A Flexitank is a bag made of PE, designed to fit inside a 20ft...

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How To Save A Ship From Rotting?

During a ship’s lifetime microorganisms, plants, algae, or animals will gather in its hull, during a process called hull fouling. These organisms can negatively affect a ship’s operation. However, there is a solution and is called antifouling.

Previously, ships cleaned from organic seams by hand, with the help of special scrapers. Otherwise, the vessel could quickly rot and let flow.

How do ships hull protect today?

Today there are several types of paint that do not give living organisms to...

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How Much Fuel Loss From Hull Fouling?

Company Hilon carried out a long – standing research that proved: The use of anti – fouling coatings for 60 months did away with reduced loss of stroke, approximately, by 4%. Taking into account that compensating for a percentage reduction in the speed of travel requires a 3% increase in fuel consumption, the total fuel economy was more than 10% – a saving of more than $150,000 per year fuel.

The fouling of the ship’s Hull is one of the key parameters affecting fuel consumption (from 7% to 12%)....

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[FAQ] The Different Types Of Lifeboats

Chances are that you have never boarded a lifeboat to date, except you are a seafarer who has performed lifeboat drills or someone who has found himself in the very unwelcome experience of a sinking ship, says an article published on Safety4Sea.

What we know about life boats

Lifeboats save lives. Titanic had a limited number of lifeboats onboard because its construction was considered a technological miracle of safety and luxury. And this is why 1,500 out of the 2,200 people onboard perished in...

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[FAQ] What Is Cold Ironing?

Lately, shipping faces more and more pressure to reduce its emissions. Responding to this pressure, the sector is trying to come up with new ideas and solutions to improve the green footprint of ships. From new fuels, to slow steaming it seems that ships have many options, but how about ports? Well, ports can also play a significant role in reducing shipping’s emissions, by using one method: cold ironing, reports Safety4Sea.

 Application

Cold ironing, also known as shore connection, or...

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[FAQ] What Is The Difference Between A Panamax & An Aframax Tanker?

There are several variations related to ships sailing on high seas. Panamax vessels, Aframax vessels, and Suezmax vessels are some of the most prevalent types. But what do they mean and what kind of ships do they represent? Well, the answer is relatively easy, and it lies on the area that each ship caters, says an article published on Safety4Sea.

Panamax Vessels

The first Panamax vessel started operations back in 1914. As you can probably guess by its name, Panamax vessels cater in the region...

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