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By Joel Milton
7/1/2013
In last month’s column, I discussed how major revisions to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (the STCW Convention) made at the Manila Conference in 2010 will affect STCW Basic Safety Training (BST).
By Capt. Alan Bernstein
7/1/2013
It’s no secret that the maritime industry is challenged when it comes to attracting future workers. We have seen the pool of qualified young people who are interested in maritime careers slowly shrink. For those of us who hire seasonal employees aboard our passenger vessels, the problem is particularly acute.
7/1/2013
At the Offshore Technology Conference in May, Statoil announced the sanction of the Julia field development, located 200 miles south of New Orleans in the U.S. Gulf.
By David Krapf, Editor
7/1/2013
After posting a negligible gain in April, the WorkBoat Composite Index gained 60.89 points, over 4 percent, as gainers topped losers by a 2-1 ratio.
by Kevin Horn
7/1/2013
New energy-related transportation movements often look more like the 1960s than 2013.
By Gene McKeever
7/1/2013
Recently, several very expensive items went missing from a vessel’s off-site storage location: the ship’s brass bell, copper items, bronze pumps and other things.
By Tim Akpinar
7/1/2013
In any lawsuit, showing that someone sustained an injury can be akin to surveying a vessel after a grounding.
By Michael Crowley, Correspondent
7/1/2013
The box cooler is a relatively new cooling system that pumps the engine’s cooling water through a bundle of tubes enclosed in a sea chest mounted against the hull. Inlet and outlet slots are cut into the hull and sea chest to provide an uninterrupted flow of water over the cooling tubes.
By Michael Crowley, Correspondent
7/1/2013
You can still find keel coolers built out of galvanized iron pipe because it’s cheap. But it’s not something you’d want to use on your vessel’s expensive modern engines.
7/1/2013
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Author: Pamela Glass
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Author: Capt. Peter Squicciarini
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Author: Joel Milton
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