Infographics: Technologies To Make An Ultimate Eco-Friendly Ship
An infographics explaining all the important and “talked about” green technologies which are being used to make eco-friendly ships in the maritime industry.
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Watch: Antarctica Supply Ship Offload Time-Lapse Video
Due to an unusually warm winter last year, the floating ice pier that is normally used to offload cargo melted badly this summer, making it unusable. A temporary floating pier had to be installed by the U.S. Army Transportation Corps. Watch an amazing time-lapse video of the supply ship offloading at McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
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Video: Small Aircraft Lands On a Cargo Ship
Here’s a unique video showing a small aircraft landing and taking off from a ship’s deck in the English Channel. With footage of six cameras including from inside the aircraft, the amazing feat is performed using one of the most amazing aircrafts, the extreme short takeoff and landing (STOL) Foxbat A22.
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Video: Maiden Voyage Of The World’s First 100% LNG Powered Barge into Germany
The Greenstream, the world’s first 100% LNG powered barge has been delivering in delivering liquid fuels along the Rhine river in The Netherlands for several months.This summer it expanded its range into Germany.
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Infographics: Anti-Piracy Weapons Used on Ships
Piracy is a burning issue in the maritime industry. Learn about the different types of anti-piracy weapons (lethal and non-lethal) that are used on merchant vessels to fight somali pirates in this infographics.
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Must Watch: Unsafe Working Practices On Board Ships
Watch the dramatized video which features the accident of a ship crew member who was tragically killed by an explosion while cutting a used 200 liter drum with an angle grinder.
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New Icebreaker Ship “Baltika” Cuts Ice Sideways
Until now icebreaker ships have been built to cut ice in a straight line. However, a newly developed icebreaker “Baltika” will be seen cutting thick layers of ice sideways. The vessel is being built for Russia’s Ministry of Transport for use in the Gulf of Finland, near St. Petersburg.
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Raw Video: Coal Carrier Ship Runs Aground and Breaks Into Two in Richard Bay
A coal carrier ship ran aground and broke into two along the east coast of South Africa near Richards Bay on Monday. This raw video uploaded on youtube shows the vessel starting to break into half.
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Video: Working of Wartsila Open Loop Scrubber System
The Wärtsilä open loop scrubber system is based on the same technology as that used in Wärtsilä Hamworthy’s inert gas systems for more than 50 years. The system operates in an open loop utilizing seawater to remove SOx from the exhaust.
