Tugboats are a special vessel used mainly near the harbor and ports to assist in docking of the ships. As discussed in my older post “Types of Boats“; a tug boat is a powerful vessel in small form that use…
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A handheld VHF marine radio is your lifeline at sea; be on ship, water craft or boat sailing, fishing or just doing your job. Whether you need to connect to the coast guards, send rescue signal, talk to other vessels,…
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Working at sea i can clearly say living on ship or oceanic complex ( Life at Sea ) in the middle of the water is a different lifestyle; than what we usually see around on land. While career at sea…
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Everyday a bulk of cargo arrives at different ports in containers from around the world carried on a ship. These locked containers are then loaded or unloaded from these ships directly to the trucks or rails. These containers can be…
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The best way to avoid overloading your boat is to not load it beyond a certain limit. It is not important because the U.S federal law or law of your state; which want you to load within a limit. But…
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Every boat which went to waters must have boat accessories onboard stocked and ready for use. Irrespective of the boat types they all should have essential boating accessories like; basic first aid kit, personal floating device, VHF radio, essential documents…
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There are far many types of boat ( Boat Types ) out there than any other water vessels; thanks to our love for boating and boats and desire to have the perfect boat type for our needs. Boating is all…
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Who doesn’t want a trouble-free operation from its marine diesel engine; especially when a great deal of time, effort and money has been invested into it. The only stress engineers face during the watch keeping duties is to move the…
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IMU-CET is a competitive examination for the centralized government university for marine; named as “Indian Maritime University”. The test is conducted twice a year for the U.G and P.G courses in associated colleges. Established in 2008 the university currently have…
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A large part of the cargo moves from one part of the world to another unnoticed yet safe; thanks to the 20 feet long cargo containers and who carries them. Container shipping is one of the key parts of the…
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