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Chief Engineer opening on a Container Ship with Staff Centre.
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$7455 / month
2nd Engineer opening on a Container Ship with Staff Centre.
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Staff Centre - Container Ship
$9502 / month
Chief Engineer opening on a Container Ship with Staff Centre.
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$2472/month
3rd Officer needed for Container Ship.
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$2472 / month
4th Engineer needed for Container Ship.
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$16000 - 19600 / month
2nd Engineer on LNG vessel.
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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.
Who owns the Gulf of Mexico: how the US, Mexico and Cuba divide it under the Law of the Sea, what the doughnut holes are, and what the naming dispute changes.
Marine Insight 360 · Aug 1 · 4 min read
What makes a bioluminescent bay glow, where the world's brightest bays are, the best conditions for seeing them, and how fragile these lagoons really are.
Marine Insight 360 · Aug 1 · 4 min read
Find out which vessel holds the record for length, dead‑weight and gross tonnage, why definitions differ, and what it means for seafarers and operators.
Marine Insight 360 · Aug 1 · 4 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.
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.
How container loading and unloading actually works: stowage plans and cut-off dates, ship-to-shore cranes, yard handling, and stuffing at the warehouse.
Curated maritime news, original blogs and technical explainers, ordered by the newest publish date.
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Discover the oldest known boat, the Pesse canoe, its age, and why boat invention was a gradual evolution rather than a single inventor.
Marine Insight 360 · Jul 31 · 4 min
Practical measures for ships and companies A robust maritime cybersecurity programme does not have to start with costly hardware.
Marine Insight 360 · Jul 30 · 4 min
Discover how predictive maintenance is helping shipowners reduce breakdowns, improve safety, lower maintenance costs, and increase vessel reliability.
Marine Insight 360 · Jul 28 · 5 min
Tankers sail through Red Sea despite Houthi blockade
The New York Times · Jul 26 · 2 min
Tankers alter course after Houthi threat
BBC · Jul 23 · 4 min
