Marine Engineering

Just like most of the equipment, tanks also have some limited pressure range to be followed for it not to be devastated. Excessive tank pressure and vacuum can surely cause […]

Offshore wind farms are becoming increasingly popular in many parts of the world. This type of renewable energy is growing in popularity as it offers a way to generate electricity […]

Have you ever wondered why every ship has rudders? Why isn’t the ship’s bow (the forward part) equipped with a rudder? Or why is it usually positioned behind the propeller, […]

Ever wondered where the control station of massive ships is located where it is operated from? Ships are enormous vessels that can stretch hundreds of meters in length and carry […]

Ships traveling through water create resistance to their forward motion. This resistance is called drag and is caused by the water molecules clinging to the ship’s hull and slowing it […]

An implied condition for the safe carriage of goods at sea is that such cargoes shall be delivered, as far as possible, in as good condition and order as it […]

Just like government entities governing rules for citizens, certain laws govern the rules for ships and offshore structures which are governed by bodies called classification societies. The classification society is […]

We’ve all wondered how much a ship weighs and may have come across phrases like gross tonnage, net tonnage, displacement, lightship weight, and so on. We will have a better […]

Have you ever wondered what the interior of a commercial ship hull looks like? What might be the different subdivisions, tanks, and so on? The aft peak tank is the […]

The efficiency of a ship is determined by how well all the ship’s machinery and operating systems are maintained. To ensure such conditions are maintained, SOLAS Chapter-I Regulation-10, stipulates that […]