Anil Samotra is a marine engineer, who has worked on both container vessels and oil tankers. Presently working with V-ships, Anil loves to keep himself updated with the latest marine technology and happenings. When not sailing, he spends his time writing about his experiences at sea and traveling to lesser explored places.
A routine maintenance has to be performed on crosshead bearing of the marine engine of the ship as per maker’s instruction. The article describes procedure for removal of crosshead bearing of a MAN MC-C engine
Main bearing of the main engine is one such part which can withhold the working of the whole engine if confronted with a fault. In this article we will have a look at the procedure for removal of main bearing of MAN B&W MC-C Engine.
Learn about procedure for removal of main engine liner for Wartsila And MAN Engines.
Evaluation of cargo tank atmosphere is done on tanker ships to measure the content of harmful and flammable gases before entering the tanks. Find out more about the importantce to do cargo tank atmosphere evaluation on ships.
A chain drive is used to transmit motion from the crankshaft of the engine to the camshaft. This drive is known as timing chain and it is responsible for rotation of the camshaft which governs the fuel pump and exhaust valve timings. Find out tightening procedure for this chain inside the article.
Bending stress is one of the major reasons for failure or cracks in the ship’s Main engine support girders of the bed plate, installed just below the main bearing.To minimize this problem, SULZER uses Jack bolts instead of holding bolts for the main bearing.
Put into operation in the year 2011, Stornes is the biggest fallpipe ship – with a ladening capacity of about 27,000 tonnes. Know more about this unique fallpipe vessel inside the article.
Container cargo material handling equipments includes twistlock, turnbuckle, bottle screw lashing rod etc for cargo securing and grease for proper maintenance.
A new technology developed by SINTEF, a Norwegian research organization, uses air bubbles to contain oil spills at sea. The method can gather up oil efficiently even…
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