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America's visa issuing processes across the globe was hit by a snag in State Department's computer system.
Reported Issues :
Non-immigrant visa interviews to the United...
Dyslexia Awareness through New Font
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Fried Rat Served in KFC
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Bill Gates is Top Most Self-made Billionaire of the World
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US: Woman to Feature on New $10 Note
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Mark Zuckerberg, Wife Donate $5 Million to TheDream.US Scholarship Fund
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Man Faces $68,000 Fine for Swearing on WhatsApp.
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AT&T faces $100 Million fine for throttling data speeds.
The Federal Communications Commission which regulates the telecommunications industry in the US, has slapped a $100 million fine on AT&T for violating the transparency...
Engine room
Main engine deck of a cargo vessel.
Location of a ship's engine room on a container ship.
On a ship, the engine room, or ER, is...
Engine Department
The engine control room on theArgonaute. The Argonaute is a French supply vessel, mainly used for anti-pollution missions along with the tugboat Abeille Bourbon. It...
Airbus conceives and enters into the developmental stage of New X6...
Airbus made an announcement at the Paris Airshow, about moving on to the developmental stage of their X-6 model Helicopter, designed particularly for Oil...
Donald Trump as a President Candidate for 2016
Property billionaire Donald Trump has intended to run for the White House in the 2016 election. Mr. Trump, is the 12th Republican presidential candidate...
Container ship
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...
Bulk carrier
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...
Cargo ship
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 carrier
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...
Oil tanker
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...
Merchant Ships
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...
Naval architecture
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,...
Engineering Tip – Advice for Using Sight Glasses
When inspecting equipment oil levels or performing oil changes, pay attention to the sight glasses. There have been cases where the sight glasses have...
