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MEG5: Five Mooring Safety Problems We Still Haven’t Solved
MEG4 improved mooring safety, but five practical problems remain unresolved. From stopper attachment strength and rope retirement criteria to split-drum winches, mooring angles and line…
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The Mercenary Master: Shipping’s New Hormuz Reality
With tanker freight exceeding a million dollars a day and Masters commanding extraordinary transit bonuses, Hormuz has exposed an uncomfortable reality. Shipping has found a…
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The Strange Accommodation Fitting That Explains Shipping’s Real Efficiency Problem
Shipping needs cleaner fuels, but it also needs smarter ships. A small accommodation-side fitting points to a bigger lesson: reduce waste before reducing capability. A…
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Beards and SCBA on Merchant Ships: Face Seal and Firefighting Risk
Merchant shipping treats facial hair as a matter of appearance, faith or personal choice. On a minimally manned ship, the real question is whether every…
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Rumpon and Rope: Indonesia’s Hidden Propeller Fouling Hazard
Large thermocol fishing floats may look harmless, but the suspended rope below can become a propeller-fouling hazard for drifting ships off Indonesia.