US Marines have developed a unique waste disposal system named Micro Auto Gasification System in order to tackle the problem of huge quantity of waste disposal at sea. Watch the video of the solid waste disposal technique of the US Navy inside the article.
The Elastec Oil Skimmer Machine was awarded $1 million in the Oil Cleanup X Challenge for its revolutionary oil skimming machine. Watch the video of the oil skimmer in action.
Oil rigs and DP vessels in Arctic Ocean face problems because of several small and large icebergs that drift on the water surface. MD group has released a video of their “Iceberg Management” system which helps to tow the problematic iceberg away from the oil rig.
A doumentary depicts the life and stark reality of Bangladesh’s shipbreaking yard workers.
Cardiff University Researcher, Paul Allen, has made a film on the dangers of seafarers’ fatigue, along with a fine researched report. The film makes a strong point on the lethal potential of the fatigue faced by seafarers at sea. Check out the movie inside.
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has unveiled a mobile harbour concept for container ships that can not only solve several problems pertaining to port operation but can also increase the overall trade at ports around the world.
The concept ship NYK Super Eco Ship 2030 is the first step by NYK towards their 2050 “Zero Emissions” goal. The ship is aimed to utilize maximum of the green-power and thus reduce the carbon emissions. Find More in this Video
In the first place, we though this is one of those common ship accidents wherein the ship was repaired after undergoing a few dents and damages. But stay with the video and watch it till the end. You will be as much shocked as we were! Now, we don’t know the name of the ship…
An uneasy sea is a mariner’s nightmare. The last thing a seafarer would want to face while at sea is rough weather complimented by monster waves. However, when nature turns bitter, there is hardly anything that one can do rather than “Wait, watch, & pray”. In 2007, Calamity Jane, an offshore support vessel went through…
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