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Remote Maintenance Inspections on Ships
INTRODUCTION
Remote Maintenance Inspections (RMIs) are a new and innovative way to carry out inspections on ships. RMIs involve the use of video conferencing and other technologies to allow surveyors to inspect ships from a...
JAN DE NUL ORDERS ANOTHER NEWBUILD TRENCHING SUPPORT VESSEL
Jan De Nul is further expanding its fleet with the order of a new trenching support vessel, which will be an exact copy of its Isambard Kingdom Brunel, announced in March.
With this latest order,...
WARNINGS OF RECENT SPIKE IN OFF-SPEC MARINE FUELS INCLUDING VLSFO IN EUROPE
There are renewed quality concerns for the most popular marine fuels, and especially for very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO) used by many vessels to meet emission requirements. A range of sediments and impurities...
TONNES PER CENTIMETRE IMMERSION (TPC)
The Tonnes Per Centimetre Immersion(TPC) for any draft is the mass which must be loaded or discharged to change a ship’s mean draft in salt water by one centimetre.
The TPC varies with the draught...
Sweep Test
The aim of the test is to show the correlation between the engine’s corrosive impact and the lube oil’s ability to counter act this.
The fastest way to evaluate the corrosive behavior of an...
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