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All ships should under go drydock twice in 5 years, and time difference between two continues drydock cannot be more than 36 months.This comprise maintenance of the hull, propeller, rudder and other parts which...

BASIC REQUIREMENTS The functional requirements for the Engine Control System (ECS) are dictated by thermodynamic and other (mechanical, tribological) functional requirements. Apart from several core functions which every ECS has to perform for the electronically controlled reciprocating engine, the...

Lloyd's Register (LR) has updated its 2023 study on clean-fuel engine retrofits to account for changes in the green energy market. The low availability of e-fuels will delay the expected timeline for methanol-fueled engine...

Container ship DS LOTUS suffered fire on board, understood in containers, which started probably, as early as on Oct 6, when the ship was approaching Singapore en route from China. The ship turned back...

Indian authorities are reporting the details of an attack on a small merchant sailing off the coast of Oman. The incident, which had gone unreported by the monitoring services, is said to have involved...