Ballast Water Management Convention
Since the introduction of steel-hulled vessels, water has been used as ballast to stabilize vessels at sea. Ballast water is pumped in to maintain safe operating conditions throughout a voyage. This […]
Maritime Engineering
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Launches Training Ship
Oshima Maru will replace a 29 year old vessel of the same name Japan’s Mitsubishi Shipbuilding reports that the Enoura plant of its Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works, today held […]
MAN Energy Solutions and ABB to Cooperate on Dual-Fuel Electric Propulsion Concept for Next-Generation FSRUs and LNG Carriers
SMM agreement covers development of next-generation ‘DFE+’ decarbonisation solutions based on new MAN 49/60DF engine and ABB’s Dynamic AC power distribution and control system At the recent SMM trade […]
MAN marks another IMO Tier III milestone
MAN Energy Solutions has now booked more than 2,000 orders for IMO MARPOL Annex VI NOX Tier III-compliant technologies for its portfolio of MAN B&W two-stroke engines. The new milestone […]
Maritime Studies and Maritime Universities Worldwide
Today, shipping is a modern, highly technical, professional discipline that requires a great deal of skill, knowledge and expertise from the maritime workforce. A safe, secure and clean shipping industry […]
Maritime Transport
Maritime transport (or ocean transport) and hydraulic effluvial transport, or more generally waterborne transport, is the transport of people (passengers) or goods (cargo) via waterways. For centuries, mankind has used […]
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
What is IMO? The International Maritime Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for measures to improve the safety and security of international shipping and […]
Maritime Engineering
A Marine Engineer Officer or Maritime Engineer Officer is a licensed seafarer qualified and responsible for safely operating and maintaining the technical systems and machinery of the ship. Engineering officers […]