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The data visualization above represents the worlds 10 largest container shipping companies by TEU capacity. We created this chart using IBM’s Many Eye’s project which we enjoy using since it gives us a clear, easy to understand and interactive picture of numeric data. Plus it looks pretty cool.
Want to know which company has the […]

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by bhophoto
HDR photo of n FPSO being built at the Hyundai Shipyard in Korea. This is only the thumbnail… Click on the photo for a larger view!
For more HDR photos of shipyards visit Flickr: LINK

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We recently ran across some interesting statistics from a 2005 joint study on manpower from BIMCO and the ISF.
Q: How many officers are currently employed aboard ships?
A: Approximately 466,000
Here’s a chart of the numbers;

Regarding this chart the study notes:
An updated estimate of global seafarer supply has been produced based on the most recent […]

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Most mariners can tell you the significance of a ship’s IMO number but few know how the number is chosen. One of the guys mathematicians over at koti.mbnet.fi thinks he’s figured it out:

IMO Numbers are made up of letters IMO and seven decimal digits.
 

The digits to be checked are weighted from right to left by […]

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Bravo on My Watch
By The Artful Blogger
I review shipboard incidents every day. It’s what I write about. Unfortunately, there’s plenty of material out there. The other day, something came across my desk. At first, I thought it someone’s idea of a joke. “Artful,” I said to myself, “There is no […]

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g Captain’s favorite video - what happens if you call the German Coast Guard when your ship starts sinking? What are you thinking about?? We’re thinking this is the best humor video of the year. Is it really THAT funny? Play the video to find out.

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Click on the image for the Hi-Res version. The photo was taken using a technique we published in a story titled “Shipboard Digital Camera Tricks“. Many more great moon pictures by the photographer, Licya, can be found HERE.

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(Originally published June 2007)
The title of one story in this week’s MarEx Newsletter proclaims “Maritime Academy Graduation Heralds the Continuation of Good Times” and nothing affirms this better than a look into the order books of the world’s largest shipyards.
The information the following links comes from the Colton Company: “a small firm of specialized […]

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History is littered with bridges designed to do the impossible. One example, Euroroute (pictured above), would literally take drivers through the White Cliffs of Dover to an island five miles into the English Channel where a tunnel would bring drivers the twenty remaining miles to France. This bridge was never built of course but the […]

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I took a tour of the FLIP back in 2002 when my wife was working aboard the Robert G. Sproul at Scripps and it is one of the most interesting ships I’ve ever seen. The Scripps website tells us alittle about this amazing vessel:
FLIP stands for Floating Instrument Platform: it is actually a […]

 

 FLIP Research Vessel [0:44m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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