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Merrow Crewing Company - VLCC
** $10 800 / month
** 2nd Engineer needed for a VLCC on a 4‑month contract, joining 23 Dec 2026, $10 800 per month.
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Merrow Crewing Company - LNG
$4500 / month
3rd Officer needed for LNG vessel, 4‑month contract, $4500/month, join 30 Dec 2026.
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Merrow Crewing Company - Container Ship
$8300 per month
2nd Engineer needed for a 4‑month container ship contract, $8300/month, joining 28 Dec 2026.
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Merrow Crewing Company - LPG
$15000/month
Chief Engineer needed for LPG vessel, 4‑month contract, $15,000/month, joining 17 Dec 2026.
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Aries Navigation LLC - Oil tanker
$500/month
Deck Cadet position on an oil tanker with Aries Navigation, contract starting 13 Nov 2026, $500 per month
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Bernhard Schulte SM CSC Novorossiysk - LPG - Ethylene Gas Carrier
$13,000 per month
Chief Officer needed for LPG ethylene carrier, 3‑month contract, $13,000 / month, based with Bernhard Schulte SM CSC Novorossiysk.
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Commercial country guides comparing ports, vessel sectors, operators, suppliers, logistics and shipping regulation in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada.
A commercial guide to Canadian shipping covering Great Lakes and St Lawrence trade, Arctic operations, coastal fleets, ports, suppliers and operator regulation.
A commercial guide to the UK shipping market covering ports, offshore wind vessels, ferries, cruise operations, ship services, suppliers and operator regulation.
A commercial guide to the U.S. shipping market covering Jones Act trade, offshore support, major ports, shipyards, suppliers, fleet sectors and operator regulation.
What Diwali looks like on a merchant ship: a crew of different faiths and nationalities celebrating together, thousands of miles from home.
Saqib Ahmed · Nov 8 · 2 min read
A practical guide to Ramadan on board: fasting and watchkeeping, rest hours, suhoor and iftar timings across time zones, galley, prayer and Eid.
Marine Insight 360 · Oct 14 · 4 min read
Why ships use insulated electrical systems, how earth faults are found, high-voltage resistance earthing, bonding, tanker rules and shore power.
Marine Insight 360 · Oct 14 · 5 min read
The reference explainers our readers return to: how shipboard systems work, what the rules require, and how the fleet actually operates.
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How a ship's freshwater generator turns seawater into drinking water: vacuum evaporation, main components, operating limits, and when reverse osmosis wins.
VLCC capacity in barrels, tonnes and meters: what separates a VLCC from a ULCC, how supertankers load at sea, and why giant tankers dominate crude shipping.
How marine scrubbers strip sulfur from ship exhaust, the difference between open-loop, closed-loop and hybrid systems, and where washwater discharge is banned.
How container tracking works, from free carrier lookups to visibility platforms: what each tool layer does, what it costs, and how to pick for your volume.
Bunkering is how a ship takes on fuel. The full procedure in three stages: preparation, transfer and completion, plus the failures that cause spills and fires.
What dredgers do and how each type works: trailing suction hoppers, cutter suction dredgers, backhoes, grabs and the jobs that keep ports open to shipping.
Curated maritime news, original blogs and technical explainers, ordered by the newest publish date.
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How MAN B&W ME engines work: hydraulic power supply, HCU and FIVA valve, engine control units, ME-C, ME-B and ME-GI variants, and common faults.
Marine Insight 360 · Oct 14 · 5 min
What moves container, dry bulk and tanker freight rates, how to read the Drewry WCI, SCFI, Baltic Dry Index and Worldscale, and what drove the shipping market in 2026.
Marine Insight 360 · Oct 11 · 6 min
The IMO's net-zero targets, EEXI and CII ratings, the delayed Net-Zero Framework, EU ETS and FuelEU Maritime: what each rule requires, when, and what it means on board.
Marine Insight 360 · Oct 11 · 8 min
Great Lakes maritime leaders face uncertainty over federal waivers.
The Ticker · Aug 9 · 2 min
Hormuz maritime traffic collapses due to tensions.
IranWire · Aug 8 · 2 min
TOTE Services hosts Medium Landing Ship Industry Day
Marine News Magazine · Aug 8 · 2 min
