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Do you know how massive offshore oil rigs float and extract oil from beneath the seabed?

Offshore Oil rigs or platforms are structures constructed for oil drilling and extraction. An oil rig is buoyant and can float like a ship.

The oil rigs have large mono-hulls and are fully equipped with processing facilities. Incredibly, oil rigs can stay afloat in one place for a prolonged time. Some oil rigs are fully functional, but some can store extracted oil and gas. 

In deep waters, up to 1700 feet,...

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Have you ever noticed ships commonly have abbreviations such as MT, MV, or SS before their names? 

These ship prefixes generally refer to abbreviations carved before ship names, whether naval or merchant vessels. They consist of a few letters compounded to denote a specific meaning.

These initials usually represent the type of vessel or propulsion system used in merchant vessels.

Here’s what each of these initials stands for in a merchant vessel:

• MTstands for Motor Tanker. This type of vessel is...

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Have you ever wondered what happens to ships at the end of their lives?

Today, we dive into the intriguing world of ship scrapping, exploring the factors that determine when and how ships meet their end.

As ships age, typically between 20 to 32 years, various factors come into play – from ship types to market conditions and scrapyards’ demands.

This is where they start their final journey to a ship graveyard.

“According to UNCTAD data, the top three ship scrapping countries by tonnage are...

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Do you know how ships are held close to the jetty during cargo operations, even with winds and port tides? 

It is achieved by mooring operation which is the process of fastening a vessel to any floating or shore-based structure, ensuring it remains stationary.

These structures to which the ship is tied may include buoys, other ships, berths, jetties, piers, wharves, quays, etc. This involves various mechanisms such as mooring lines, winches, and fenders.

Mooring lines, typically made of steel or...

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Have you ever wondered how massive cargo, like oil rigs or damaged warships, are transported across oceans? Well, It’s an extraordinary feat of engineering that involves some of the largest vessels on the planet.

Take, for example, when the USS Fitzgerald collided with a container ship off the coast of Japan in June of 2017. The collision ripped open the hull, flooded much of the ship, and killed 7 sailors.

So to carry it home one of the most advanced vessels was used: a sem...

https://www.marineinsight.com/videos/watch-how-do-heavy-lift-vessels-transport-massive-cargo-across-oceans/

The Panama Canal is an approximately 80 km-long ship canal that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans across the Isthmus of Panama.

The old Panama Canal locks were an engineering marvel in their time. These locks used a system of gates and water flow to raise and lower ships as they crossed the canal.

As a ship enters the lock chamber, massive gates close behind it, creating a contained environment. The lock chamber is then filled with water from the adjacent lake, raising the ship to the...

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Ever wondered why lifeboats can stay afloat even in rough waters despite their relatively small size?

Today, let us learn why lifeboats are made to float even in the worst kind of weather. 

First of all, let’s talk about buoyancy.

Buoyancy is the upward force exerted by a fluid that opposes the weight of an immersed object. In simple terms, it’s what keeps things afloat in water.

Lifeboats are designed with buoyancy in mind. They’re typically made from materials like fibreglass, which are...

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Autonomous Ports represent the future of port operations, leveraging cutting-edge technology to streamline processes and improve efficiency.

Let’s break down the key components that make autonomous ports tick.

First, there are automated equipment vehicles and different types of cranes, including rail-mounted cranes in the container yard and ship-to-shore cranes in the jetty.

These machines handle tasks such as ship-to-shore operations, yard management, and gate automation, all without direct human...

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In this drone video, the majestic cruise ship Disney Wish can be seen navigating the River Ems from the shipyard to Eemshaven, the Netherlands.

Disney Wish left Germany’s Meyer Werft Shipyard on March 30, 2022, for a voyage on the Ems River to Eemshaven, Netherlands. 

The cruise line called the voyage ‘another milestone’ after this beautiful ship was built in two years.

Disney Wish measures 341 m lengthwise and 41 m breadthwise. It has a gross tonnage of 135,000 gross tonnes and is the first...

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Eight former Indian Navy personnel who had been given the death penalty in Qatar for espionage have been freed in a significant diplomatic move. The Ministry of External Affairs stated that seven of the eight former Indian Navy personnel have returned to their homeland after being released from Qatar’s custody.

Commander Purnendu Tiwari, whose death sentence was commuted but who yet received the harshest punishment of a 25-year life term, has not returned to India as of Monday morning, but seven...

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