Dredging is the process of extracting or removing sediments and other materials under bodies of water and transporting them to another location. Extracted deposits from seabed includes silt, sand, soil, trash, mud, gravel, debris and marine organisms. Dredgers are not hard to find once spotted. You...
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Merchant ships are the lifeblood of global economy. They move an immense number of goods that feed billions of people around the world. There are an estimated 74,000 vessels floating in many parts of the seas right now. We categorize them into different types of ships according to their function....
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P/V Valves are part of a tanker ship’s primary venting device installed to avoid damage due to over or under pressurization of cargo tanks. This arrangement allows the tank to “breath” during pressure variations. P/V valves are built on many oil and product tankers of various sizes. It is called...
Inert gas system is one of the most critical component of a tanker vessel. Vessels using inert gas in their tanks are enjoying the benefits of safe operation against fire and explosion. No smoking on deck, no naked lights, intrinsically safe equipment only and always following rules and regulations...
Tanker ships or commonly known as “tankers” in the maritime world, are special kinds of vessels designed to carry liquid cargoes in bulk. Anything of liquid form can be transported through these ships. Since there thousands of various liquid goods out there, there are also many types of tankers...
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Philippines continue to dominate the world’s seafaring market in a recent joint study conducted by BIMCO and ICS. While the Russian Federation persists on the second spot, Indonesia, China and India respectively lands on the third, fourth and fifth place. Global seafarer manpower is estimated at...
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As we are all aware today, quarantine guidelines for returning OFWs and seafarers are lighter compared to a few months ago. Here is my previous post about crew change in the middle of pandemic last year. The emergence of “Red, Yellow and Green Countries” added ray of hope to our overseas workers....
Clock changes are part of seaman’s life. The first time I heard about the ship’s time being retarded was, well, a bit confusing. How could time be retarded when it only ticks and doesn’t think? Then I learned that it will be moved backwards to comply with the Daylight Saving Time. Perhaps I wasn’t...
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Recognizing the importance of seafarers in keeping the global economy running, some European ports are now offering free Covid-19 vaccine to seafarers. The first COVID vaccine in the European Union started in Belgium last June 1. Around 2,200 seamen got their jabs in the Port of Antwerp for that...
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The largest ship owning countries are seafaring nations since ancient times. With their boats and simple sailing tools, they were responsible for allowing communities to flourish by trading goods from one port to another. As globalization sweeps around us, shipping remains the main driver for...
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