Regarded to be a major revolutionary spectacle, seasteading refers to development alternate nations and societies on the oceanic domain. The initiative’s origins can be traced back to as early as the start of the 1980s though it was only during the early 21st century that firm steps were taken to bring this visualised fantasy to …
Read more »Naval architecture and ship design is an integral part of the ship construction process. Safety, stability, and performance of the ship at the sea greatly depend on the amount of research and work done in designing and constructing a ship. Students and maritime professional involved in ship design, construction, operation, and maintenance are required to …
Read more »Innovated over four decades ago, by an American inventor, the tide clock was a necessarily significant maritime gadget in the ancient times. As its name pinpoints, the equipment is utilized to calculate the stipulated time difference between the occurrences of wave surges. The all-round viability and functionality of the tide clock mechanism paved the way for easy …
Read more »Navigation officers on ships have to perform the most crucial task of manoeuvring a ship safely and efficiently. Ship navigation is not an easy job as there are huge responsibilities of lives and property involved. Several factors are taken into account in order to ensure that the ship navigates through the water with least resistance …
Read more »Built to cater to a newer generation of technological ideology, the Pacific Orca – a wind farm installation vessel is under the ownership of the Swire Pacific Offshore conglomerate, though operated by one of its ancillary maritime companies. Launched a couple of years ago and put into operation a few months ago, the WIV (Wind-farm …
Read more »By Daniel Ten Kate – 2012-08-31T02:39:57Z Steps by Taiwan to raise its profile in East Asia’s maritime-boundary disputes threaten to escalate tensions just as the region’s leaders prepare to gather for an annual summit. Taiwan’s coast guard plans five days of live-fire drills starting tomorrow on Taiping, one of the largest South China Sea islands, …
Read more »The rapid transformation of the international system with the rise of Asia in terms of economic and military capabilities has shifted the attention back to the ‘Indian Ocean’. The fact that it [Indian Ocean] carries 50 percent of international trade and that vital energy routes from West Asia and East Asia fall through it add …
Read more »C Uday Bhaskar Visiting Fellow, National Maritime Foundation Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, while addressing Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientists in Delhi on July 31, drew timely attention to a perennial shortcoming of the Indian defence R&D and production sector: the low level of truly indigenous content in major platforms and the huge time …
Read more »Rhik Kundu BANGALORE: Life has been a nightmare for Sharmistha Dutta, 26, for the past six months. She hasn’t heard from her father Shankar Dutta, captain of the tanker MT Royal Grace, since March 2 when Somali pirates hijacked the vessel. “I last spoke to my father on Feb. 28. He told me he was leaving Dubai’s Sharjah port …
Read more »ATHENS (Reuters) – Pirates released a Greek-operated oil tanker seized off Togo on Tuesday after stealing 3,000 tonnes of fuel from it, an official for the ship’s operator said on Thursday. The seizure of MT Energy Centurion, which is operated by Golden Energy Management, underscored the growing risks to shipping in the Gulf of Guinea, where …
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