Marine Careers

11 Books On Shipwreck And Maritime Archaeology You Might Be Interested In

Ships are one of the sturdiest megastructures built by man, weighing anywhere between 10,000 to 600,000 deadweight tons. And they should be, considering the harsh conditions they encounter, the unpredictability of the environment they sail in, and the sheer magnitude of operations needed to manage a vessel of such large proportions.

Safety and adherence to laws are paramount, and all efforts are taken to keep the vessel all passengers on board safe. For this purpose, several maritime laws and...

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Who is a Marine Surveyor – Responsibilities, Qualifications, and Skills

Shipyards take great care in designing and building ships, with regular inspections. They are aware that every mistake they make will cost them heavily in terms of delays and fines.

Once the construction of a ship is finished, the shipowners must then ascertain that the vessel meets the standard laid out in the building contract.

Although most organizations employ in-house specialists, who ensure that the vessel meets the benchmark and an independent inspection may sometimes be required for the...

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Top 10 Celestial Navigation Books

Humans along the course of time have found out ways to locate and navigate sun, moon and stars so that sailors can find a way across the planet’s oceans and return their way back home too.

Celestial navigation deals with observing the positions of the heavenly bodies – the sun, moon, stars and planets and calculating their exact positions.

Students need the right guidance and resources to understand the field of celestial navigation.

We have given a list of the best books that have all the...

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Top 10 Aquaculture Books

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There is a huge increase in demand seen for seafood around the world.  Technology has redefined the way to grow food in the open oceans and coastal waters.

Aquaculture is a method used to produce commercial products and foods that replenish the wild stocks, rebuild the endangered species, and restore their habitat.

Some of the purposes of aquaculture are –

  • Enhance wild stock.
  • Culture fishes for aquariums and zoos
  • Produce food that is to be consumed by humans

It is recognized as one of the...

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Top 10 ShipBroking and Chartering Books

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Note: This list on top 10 shipbroking and chartering books is in no particular order.

Shipbroking and chartering are an integral aspect of the shipping business. Shipbrokers serve as the middlemen or agents that enable companies to hire and lease ships from their owners.

In maritime terms, the hiring and leasing process is known as ship chartering. The two sides that make up the charter agreement are known as charter parties. Since most ship owners do not ply their own vessels, chartering forms...

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Top 10 Oceanography Books

Arctic Ocean could be ice-free for part of the year as soon as 2044

The term oceanography is defined as the field of the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of the ocean. The study of oceanography includes vast oceans’ history, present situation, and its future conditions as well. The study comprises of drastic climatic changes, fluctuating pollution level, erosion of the coastal line, extinction of marine life all affect ocean life etc.

Oceanography does not only consist of information about study and research. It indeed gives information to help...

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New Book: Essential Guide To Becoming A Shipbroker

Global Trainee Broker Programme Manager and Maritime Industry Recruiter, Callum Beaumont proudly announces the release of his remarkable book titled “ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO BECOMING A SHIPBROKER”, an educational book which offers unabridged teachings on fast-tracking application, mastering interview and launching a career as a trainee shipbroker.

This book is currently available on Amazon as Ebook and PAPERBACK,  https://amzn.to/2MNSkjo

Shipbrokers are specialist intermediaries/negotiators (i.e....

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Top 10 Supply Chain Management Books

Supply chain management aims to control and streamline the link from the process of production to shipment, and finally to the distribution of the products, helping companies to cut costs and deliver products faster to the consumers.

Every supply chain leader’s priority is continuous education so that they can stay on top. This can be done by reading books of supply chain management and clubbing it with your experiences so that your strategies can be improved.

Out of all of the options available,...

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Top 10 Marine Biology Books You Must Read

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If you have always been in awe of the beauty of marine life and are interested in studying different types of marine organisms, then the subject of marine biology would be of great interest to you.

Learn about the wonders of the aquatic life, their salient features, and the different types of such species that exist under the sea or how coral reefs survive or maintain themselves under the immense pressure and literally no sunlight, and many such important facts in the subject of marine biology.

In...

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Freight Forwarder Vs Supply Chain Professional – What To Choose?

In our first episode of ‘The marine insight Show”, We have one of the most influential personalities in the freight and logistic industry, Mr. Hariesh Manaadiar who is the author of  shippingandfreightresource.com, a niche resource in the shipping and freight sector providing high-quality content and knowledge to the industry since 2008.

We asked him 10 to-the-point questions to help you understand the difference between a Freight Forwarder and Supply Chain Executive.

How to become one? What do...

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