Maritime Transportation And Shipping Talk

We here at ShippingTalk have decided to re-activate our sister site Maritimecommunity.com and write about the shore based Maritime Community, especially about the procurement side of the Maritime Industry. Technical Procurement can be very difficult as so many factors are involved. Amongst who is the ever so important Logistic factor - How to get the […]

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North Atlantic Ocean can be an unforgiving place to be in the winter. Any seafarer that works in this area knows that firsthand. More than likely they have seen how ruffs this area can be. Nerves are stretched and senses are on high alert. Leaving port, a last check on all lashing, weather-doors and hatches. […]

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We Better Prepare For Cold Weather! When I was sailing one of the things we always made sure of was to prepare the ship for cold weather.
 
We are heading north to cold weather and lots of ice. This time of the year it can be some severe weather conditions facing you. Better be prepared […]

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It has been almost a month since I last wrote something here. The New Year is in full swing on the Saint Lawrence River. Even though it’s in the middle of winter ships traffic on Saint Lawrence River is still going as far as Montreal. The Seaway Lock System is closed for the winter months. […]

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It is common knowledge that a ship cannot sail unless it has sufficient lifeboat capacity to cover the registered crew onboard. The older ships used to have a lifeboat on each side of the ship. Each of them had enough capacity to carry the whole crew. It was done this way in case one side […]

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As most Seafarers know, mechanical splices can slip and your Eye Splice on the wire becomes a choker type eye. If this happens to a mooring wire used in the Seaway you have a problem to get the wire loose from the Bullard and in most cases the wire has to be cut. The new […]

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Using Motorola Transportable Mobile Telephone as a permanent installation onboard ships can be a way of reducing cost of communication through Satellite. The system set up is fairly easy to set-up and following is needed; A) Transportable Mobile Telephone. B) Magnetic Antenna C) Voltage Transformer to fit Power Supply onboard with an output of 12V […]

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A few newly required people to the marine purchasing scene have no knowledge of what a Bowsing Tackle is nor what the purpose of it is. I will try to enlighten them on the use of it and also explain how it is put together. A Bowsing Tackle is simply two wooden blocks double or […]

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There are a couple of well-known brands names available on the market. One being better over the other in performance is hard to say. It can be a discussion that ends up being whatever you prefer on your ship. Looking at the pricing one versus the other I think that difference is too big to […]

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What is Bio Diesel Bio Diesel is extracted fats and oils from non edible animal by-products. Whatever is not eaten by humans,from pigs,chicken,beef and fish are used for raw material. This methyl diester product is a Boi-Fuel that is a renewable resource. The product burns at 150deg.C. Compared to 50deg.C.for regular diesel. It is less […]

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