Class NK retakes top position

Latest Clarkson’s data show that over 366 million deadweight tons are now registered with ClassNK, which is close to 21% of the world's entire classed fleet....

How to Cut Off Fuel for a Single Unit in MAN...

MAN B&W engines have various proven methods of isolating fuel for a particular unit. Of all the methods, two are very prominent and essential...

How to Find an Earth Fault On board Ships?

Earth fault is considered very critical on board a ship. Some ships which operate at 440 V do not have any trip devices attached...

Project 921 of China

China has built a state-of-the-art Space City, a sprawling complex in the North West of Beijing with simulators to train astronauts.  It is the...

12 Important Terminologies on Foam Systems – A Must Know

Foam fire fighting systems are highly effective, both as a portable and as a fixed fire fighting system.  Most of the product tankers are...

Target Chasing Smart Bullets

The U.S. military had developed a self-steering bullet. In February, the "smart bullets" -- .50-caliber projectiles equipped with optical sensors -- passed their most successful...

Unarmed Russian Fighter Comes Closer to US Naval Ship

A Russian Su-24 aircraft flew past the right side of the guided missile destroyer USS Ross in the Black Sea, as per the video...

French Red Cross Employees Overworked

Photo credits: AFP In France people work for 35 hours a week. If they work overtime, they have to be adequately compensated.  Even then, they...

Joint research on brittle crack arrest design

This era in shipping is a race to own ultra-large containerships. Many companies are ordering new ultra-large containerships with improved energy efficiency systems. However...

Class NK expand CMAXs e-GICSX program

Condition monitoring always has a cutting-edge over different engine designs and models. It is well known fact that there are ships in which the...