Property billionaire Donald Trump has intended to run for the White House in the 2016 election.  Mr. Trump, is the 12th Republican presidential candidate...

Two container ships pass in San Francisco Bay Class overview Name: Container ship Subclasses: (1) Geared or gearless (as per cargo-handling type) (2) Freighter or pure Container (as per passenger...

The Sabrina I is a modern Handymax bulk carrier. Class overview Subclasses: Handymax, Handysize, Panamax,Capesize Built: c. 1850–present Active: 9,570 vessels over 500 GT (2012) General characteristics (typical) Type: Bulk carrier Tonnage: up to 400,000 DWT Propulsion: 2-stroke diesel engine...

The Colombo Express, one of the largest container ships in the world (when she was built in 2005), owned and operated by Hapag-Lloyd of...

LNG Rivers, with a capacity of 135 000 cubic metres An LNG carrier is a tank ship designed for transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG). As...

The commercial oil tanker AbQaiq, in ballast Class overview Name: Oil tanker Subclasses: Handysize, Panamax, Aframax,Suezmax, Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), Ultra Large Crude Carrier (ULCC),Ti Class (ti) Built: c. 1963–present In service: 4,024...

Historical merchant trading ship: a Dutch fluyt cargo vessel from the late 17th-century A merchant vessel or trading vessel is a ship that transports cargo...

Tahitian Princess in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, August 2009 Naval architecture also known as naval engineering, is an engineering discipline dealing with the engineering design process,...

When inspecting equipment oil levels or performing oil changes, pay attention to the sight glasses.  There have been cases where the sight glasses have...

A view of a ship's engine room Marine propulsion is the mechanism or system used to generate thrust to move a ship or boat across...

Diesel generator on an oil tanker The diesel engine (also known as a compression-ignition or 'CI' engine) is an internal combustion engine in which ignition...

This is a partial glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, while many date from the 17th to 19th centuries. See also Wiktionary's nautical...

The 52 mile long Houston Ship Channel one of America’s largest petrochemical ports has suspended major operations due to the tropical storm BILL.  Due...

Thousands of people who had travelled across the world amassed in Runnymede to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Great Charter “Magna Carta”.  The Queen joined...

Exxon Mobil has introduced a new Zinc-free lubricant intended for use with the latest medium speed and high speed marine engines, including those that...

James Harrison, an ordinary man like anybody else has been given the title “The Man with the Golden Arm".  As one among the commons,...

Sai Kiran Goud, a 23-year-old student from Hyderabad, a month ago went to a University in Miami, Florida for his masters.  On Sunday at 12.15...

India has established itself as an Astrosat nation long ago and attempts are made to grab global attention by testing its first reusable launch...

The 51-day World Series of Poker with 68 events that started on May 27 attracted top-notch international poker players to Las Vegas at the...

Word of the Day: Abscission - Definition:     (noun) The act of cutting off. Synonyms:  Cutting off Usage:  He had surgery for the abscission of a malignancy. This Day in...