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4 Important Terms Related to Sewage Treatment Plant on Ships
Sewage on board ships needs to be treated before it is discharged to the sea. Sewage treatment plant is used to treat the sewage and make it less harmful for the sea. Marine engineers must know the...
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8 Important Points For Inspection and Maintenance of Ship’s Engine Room Crane
Whether it’s overhauling of main engine/ machinery or shifting of heavy parts, the engine room crane is regularly used for “heavy-duty” jobs, which are usually beyond the physical capabilities of the...
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7 Ways For Ships To Meet MARPOL NOx Tier III Regulation
Air pollution from ships is on the rise and global emission standards are getting stringent every year. MARPOL Annex VI limits the main air pollutants contained in ships exhaust gas, including sulphur...
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How Earth Observation Satellite Services can help Increase Maritime Security?
In the ever changing times today, just as much benefit can be drawn from the maritime industry, the same number of threats is faced by the industry every single day. Maritime security, may it be...
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How Marine Air Charging System For Engines Has Changed Over Time
Diesel engine for propelling ships came in to picture in the early 19th century. They not only helped to reduce the heat losses (steam engines) from engines but also to increase the speed and fuel...
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7 Underrated Marine Technologies That Can Give Promising Results
Just like in any other industry, research and development consume a majority of investments in the maritime industry as well. With introduction of stricter environmental norms and regulations in the...
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10 Situations When Ship’s Generator Must be Stopped Immediately
The generator onboard, being the powerhouse of the ship, requires regular maintenance and overhauling to ensure efficient and safe operations. A responsible marine engineer will never wait to carry out...
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10 Boiler Operating Mistakes On Ships That Can Cost Big Time
Every engine room machinery system requires a specific procedure for starting and stopping it. Boiler being one of the most important systems on board ships, requires special care and attention during...
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Can Effective Predictive Maintenance Be More Beneficial On Board Ships?
Working in the maritime industry, we all know that planning and carrying out regular equipment maintenance is better than no-maintenance at all. But does that mean we would have to only rely on the...
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15 Pro Tips To Handle Emergency Generator On Ships
On ships, there’re a separate set of systems provided both on deck and engine room for emergency situations. Some of the most important emergency machinery and systems on board ships are – Emergency...
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Energy Conservation in Boilers and Making an Audit Report
In the last article in this series on the energy audit of the ships boiler, we discussed the instruments required for ship’s audit, pre audit precautions and the energy conservation and optimization...
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Marine Air Compressor Maintenance – Things You Must Know About
Marine air compressors are used to start large slow speed and medium-speed marine diesel engines, and therefore are an integral part of engine room on-board. Generally, there are two compressors...
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What Are Magnetic Strainers And Filters?
There’s a major misconception about the word filters when it comes to marine engineering equipment. As an equipment which carries out filtration is called as a filter but indeed this word is a misnomer...
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What Is Quick Coupling or Quick Connect Coupler?
Quick couplings are also known as quick connect couplers. These are general purpose couplings which can connect at either end of the connection. Quick couplings can be connected and disconnected easily...
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9 Tips To Maintain High Efficiency of Marine Incinerators
Waste generation onboard ships is not a new phenomenon. With a whopping majority of seagoing vessels using HFO bunker as fuel, heavy amounts of sludge generation and operational waste is inevitable. On...
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Hull Corrosion And Impressed Current Cathodic Protection (ICCP) On Ships –...
Ships are often exposed to very harsh marine environments. Due to the environment in which they operate, the ship’s hull is often vulnerable to environmental corrosion. The corrosivity of seawater as...
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Exhaust Gas Scrubbers Of Ships – Boon Or Bane?
Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS) or commonly known as scrubbers have been a major retrofit on ships and a hit among the shipping companies worldwide as it is expected to save a lot on the fuel...
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What Are Insulated Shipping Containers?
The trillion-dollar shipping industry transports a wide variety of goods all over the globe. Regardless of whether the goods are meant to be kept hot or cold, dry or wet, packaged or fresh, this...
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Compressed Air Line On Ships – A General Overview
Compressed air on ships is used for different purposes. High-pressure air of 30 bar is mainly used for the main engine starting. This high-pressure air is reduced to lower working pressures through...
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Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) Reactors For Ships – Types, Working...
What is NOx and where does it come from?? NOx pollution occurs when nitrogen oxides are released as a gas into the atmosphere during the high-temperature combustion of fossil fuels. These nitrogen...
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