HMM’s CEO Seeks to Strengthen Ties with 2M Alliance

HMM’s CEO Seeks to Strengthen Ties with 2M Alliance: The new CEO of South Korean shipping company Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) revealed plans to “consolidate the relationship” with 2M carriers, Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). 

RT Flex Vs ME intelligent engine

RT Flex Sulzer

The combination of common-rail concepts and fully-integrated electronic control applied in Sulzer RT-flex engines clearly has excellent potential for future development. It gives a large degree of flexibility in engine setting and operation, together with reliability and safety, which are required to meet the challenges in future marine engine applications in terms of emissions control, optimized fuel consumption, insensitivity of fuel quality, ease of use, operational flexibility.

Common rail is now an industrial standard for diesel engines. It has been proven to be a tremendous step forward for all sizes of diesel engines from automotive engines up to the largest low-speed two-stroke engines. In this environment, Sulzer RT-flex engines have become well accepted by shipowners. Shipowners’ confidence is being encouraged by the good operating experience with the growing number of RT-flex engines in service. 

on this article, we will compare the features of the two main manufacturers of the marine electronics engine system, their placement and functions. Read more about RT Flex Vs ME intelligent engine:

IMB Opens A Contact Hotline For Seafarers

IMB Opens A Contact Hotline For Seafarers: To help fight crime in the maritime industry, The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has provided a 24/7 contact hotline, which all seafarers can be able to…

Seafarers arrested abroad for illegality

Seafarers arrested abroad for illegality: problem of criminalization in the field of shipping is increasingly spreading globally. Therefore all hands should be on deck to intercept.. Read more

Difference between Deck and Engine Cadet.

Cadet STCW

Difference between Deck and Engine Cadet.: The main difference between deck and engine cadet is what gives more than 1 million young marine professionals nightmare.

While in the process of choosing which course to pursue at an institute and deciding between engine and deck departments, we ask students to keep these five things in mind before joining merchant navy. In relation to understanding both the aspects better it is also necessary for prospective students to understand the difference between Nautical Science and Marine Engineering. At the very base level, students who choose to pursue ‘Nautical Science’ end up choosing the path of a deck officer while those that choose ‘Marine Engineering’ end up choosing the path of an engineer onboard.

Fishing Vessel crash into break wall - Marine And Offshore Insight

Fishing Vessel crash into break wall - Marine And Offshore Insight: The crews onboard fishing boat fear death as the vessel crash into break wall off Racine WI around 04:15 am today.

Fourth Engineer duties and responsibilities

4Th ENGINEER JOB AND RESPONSIBILITIES ONBOARD CONTAINER SHIP

The Fourth Engineer as in charge of Purifier, Compressor, and machinery other than the main engine, auxiliary engine, and boiler, is responsible for:

1.Record keeping of machinery running hours under his charge.
2. For carrying out planned maintenance routine under the supervision of chief or second engineer.