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- I am perhaps the true wanderer and a hardcore seafarer living and will die in the seas.
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- 2001
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- US merchant marine academy
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Francisco Benito
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Francisco Benito created a blog entryThe Dangers of Hydrogen Sulphide in Marine Bunkers
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Personnel working in the oil tanker industry are generally familiar with the hazards associated with the presence of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) in hydrocarbon products carried as cargo. How...
61 days ago
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Francisco Benito created a blog entry
Cavitation erosion damage on Semi-spade rudder
The call for increased speed for large container carriers(which is unfortunately not the current state of demand, but the ships are designed for high speeds though ) has resulted in propellers w
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154 days ago
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Francisco Benito created a blog entry
Bunkering
We seafarers, especially Chief engineers, are aware that, the financial consequences of a pollution incident during bunkering are becoming increasingly unpredictable.
Any spill, no matter how small, ma...
167 days ago
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Francisco Benito created a blog entry
Impact Of Exhaust Emission Controls On Slow Steaming
The cyclical nature of shipping results means there is a recurring need for slow steaming in order to cut unit costs. One factor that makes the current trend for slow steaming different from those tha
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217 days ago
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Francisco Benito created a blog entry
Francisco Benito created a blog entry
Salvage Plan of Costa Concordia
TITAN Salvage, in partnership with the Italian firm MICOPERI, has been awarded the job to remove the COSTA CONCORDIA from Giglio Island. The work is now underway and is expected to take about 12 month
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251 days ago
