Join our crew and become one of the 110,152 members that receive our newsletter.

Chief Engineer


Sunday, July 21, 2013
worlds largest engine
Engines

Emma Maersk’s Wärtsilä-Sulzer Super Ship Engine – Part 2

A look "under the hood" of the World's Largest container ship ever built. The engine that powers the Emma

July 21, 2013
Total Views: 10443

Wednesday, October 10, 2012
ship-engine-failure
Incidents

Blackout – UK P&I Club Analysis Of Main Engine Failures

Increasing numbers of main engine failures and blackouts have led some organizations to investigate the problem. Leading the charge is the UK P&I Club,

October 10, 2012
Total Views: 764

Saturday, August 7, 2010
Uncategorized

Drunk Chief Engineer Refused Lifejacket, Died

Three time a chief engineered refused a lifejacket as he attempted to transfer from a snow and ice-covered launch to the oil and chemical tanker OW Copenhagen

August 7, 2010
Total Views: 42

Sunday, November 1, 2009
Uncategorized

Naval Architecture – Designing A Quiet Ship.

No this isn’t going to be a post about china’s new submarines…. instead we look at designing ships to be quiet for more relaxing purposes.

November 1, 2009
Total Views: 20

Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Engines

Lease A Thruster – Video From Marine Hydaulic Systems

We first met Hydraulic Marine Systems during our coverage of the International Workboat Show in December and, like the rest of the trade show participants,

June 16, 2009
Total Views: 108

Wednesday, February 25, 2009
gCaptain

Seeking Engineer Blogger

The deckies run of this blog is just about over since today we are joining maritime recruiters everywhere and posting the sign “Engineer Wanted”.

February 25, 2009
Total Views: 30

Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Engines

Starting the Wartsila – Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5A3So5eoL8 Starting a Wärtsilä 6 L 64… for a truly amazing engine read our post: The Wartsila-Sulzer Super

April 1, 2008
Total Views: 19

Friday, March 14, 2008
Uncategorized

Pipe Labeling

Marine Buzz reminds us why we never signed up to work aboard a Chemical

March 14, 2008
Total Views: 12

Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Engines

Hydrogen Powered Ship – Iceland’s Ambitious Project For Alternative Energy Propulsion

The ship pictured above fails to impress the Icelandic tourists who board her for a short whale watching tour but after talking with the crew their attitude

January 23, 2008
Total Views: 90

Friday, October 26, 2007
Jobs

Are Rising Salaries Enough To Retain Mariners?

In “Refrences to Joseph Keefe”>another excellent article, Maritime Executive‘s managing editor Joseph Keefe is dead on with his assessment

October 26, 2007
Total Views: 57

Thursday, October 18, 2007
Uncategorized

Chief Engineer Convicted in Pollution Case

In the latest criminal proceedings related to Marine Pollution and the use of “Magic Pipes” the Chief Engineer aboard an American-flagged

October 18, 2007
Total Views: 38

Saturday, September 29, 2007
Uncategorized

kite powered ships

We are always on the lookout for “green” stories so were pleased when a friend forwarded a link to Skysails, a German based company looking to

September 29, 2007
Total Views: 139

Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Incidents

Aw Nuts! By The Artful Blogger

Aw Nuts! By The Artful Blogger Another day of reviewing incident reports. It never ceases to amaze me, how many of these tragedies could have been avoided.

September 11, 2007
Total Views: 14
close

JOIN OUR CREW

Maritime and offshore news trusted by our 110,152 members delivered daily straight to your inbox.