ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR SHIPS
In order to meet the challenge of high operating cost and marine pollution, ships propulsion system have changed from conventional power system to electric...
TPC (TONNAGE PER CENTIMETER)
It is the required tonnes to cause the ship sink or rise by one centimeter (1cm) from any mean Draught.
As per the definition of...
SHIP ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Almost 90% of world trade is carried by approximately 90000 ships through sea routes. Just like other modes of transportation which uses fossil fuels,...
RVCR-The New Revolutionary Machine Mechanism
(1st among core inventions from India)
The Prelude.
This article highlights the latest development in Machine Mechanism which is based on an invention by an...
CYLINDER LUBRICATION SYSTEM
Introduction
Cylinder lubrication is an accessory applied to facilitate the operation of a two- stroke crosshead diesel engine. Failure in operation may cause considerable damage...
DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR BALLAST WATER TREATMENT
The most common and economic means of transporting goods are indeed the mighty ships sailing all across the vast seas spread across the world.
Ships...
WHAT IS THE KYOTO PROTOCOL?
The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which commits its Parties by setting internationally...
RVCR – The New Revolutionary Machine Mechanism
(1st among core inventions from India)
The Prelude.
This article highlights the latest development in Machine Mechanism which is based on an invention by an...
RVCR- The New Revolutionary Machine Mechanism (Part – II)
The previous article on RVCR Mechanism covered the various types of machine Mechanism, their typical usage in engineering applications as per suitability and their...
Extension of the continental shelf and natural resources – An overview
By Rajiv Kumar Singh
Principal, Aims Maritime Academy
Definition of continental shelf as per UNCLOS III 1982:
Article 76 of UNCLOS gives the definition of continental shelf....
