Nautical Science

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 […]

Port Freeport, located outside of Houston, is now fitted with a NOAA system that improves safe and efficient marine navigation. The technology is part of a nationwide network called Physical […]

Inmarsat ORCHESTRA will enable ground-breaking new services in new places for global mobility customers in maritime, aviation, government and enterprise The first-of-its-kind network will seamlessly integrate GEO, LEO and terrestrial […]

The Persian Gulf countries contain a significant percentage of the world’s oil reserves and production capacity. Persian Gulf is the most strategic waterways in the world due to its importance […]

Giant bulk carrier runs aground on reef off Mauritius A giant bulk carrier ran aground on a reef off Mauritius on Saturday evening, despite warnings from the local coast guard […]

  What should shipyards, shipowners and operators do now? For new building projects, shipyards, shipowners and operators should be aware that if delivery of the vessel is on or after […]

What is the main purpose of the convention for preventing ship collisions at sea COLREG? The 1972 COLREG Convention was designed to update and replace the Collision Regulations of 1960 […]

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 […]

Nautical science is a field of study that involves the theory and practical aspects of navigation, seamanship, ship stability, meteorology, and other related disciplines. It is an essential field for […]

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 […]