A marine diesel engine is the major power equipment of a vessel, with the cost accounting for around 10% of the total. It can be divided into low-speed, medium-speed and high-speed marine diesel engines according to the rotational speed. ...
A panel of some of Australia’s most respectable experts and leaders in the food industry will present at a free networking breakfast for Young Professionals in the industry at the 49th Annual AIFST Convention. Georgie Aley, CEO of ...
From 1 July 2016, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) will implement changes to regulations for container weight verifications in the shipping industry, requiring shippers to provide a verified gross mass (VGM) for containers. ...
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Reports on Thursday have claimed Google is secretly working on a competitor for the increasingly-capable Amazon Echo personal-assistant-cum-home-speaker. According to The Information, the project has been underway for months, but there ...
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The total number of Chinese homeport cruise ship travelers reached 2.22 million passenger trips in 2015, and China's cruise industry is set to grow faster in the next decade, a report said. Throughout 2015, China's 10 cruise ports ...
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A Chinese biotechnological company announced on Sunday it has developed the world's first 3D blood vessel bio-printer, which makes it possible to produce personalized functional organs. Sichuan Revotek Co., Ltd. based in Chengdu, capital ...
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The construction of China's nuclear power plant Hualong One, in southeast China's Fujian province, has made new progress, with part of its 13-layer containment vessel completed. Xue Junfeng, a senior engineer of Fujian Fuqing Nuclear ...
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The construction site of Hualong One is pictured here on Dec. 9, 2015. [Photo: CRI Online] The construction of China's nuclear power plant Hualong One, in southeast China's Fujian province, has made new progress, with part of its 13-layer ...
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A Russian warship has fired warning shots near a Turkish fishing boat in the Aegean Sea. [Photo: mini.eastday.com] A Russian warship has fired warning shots near a Turkish fishing boat in the Aegean Sea. The Russian Defense Ministry ...
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Officers from a border check station’s legal aid service department talk to sailors on board an Italian vessel about China’s entry and exit laws. [Photo: Xinhua] The increasing number of lawsuits lodged by foreigners has ...
An illustration of unmanned submersibles Qianlong No. 1. [Photo: people.com.cn] A specialist Chinese vessel carrying unmanned submersibles Qianlong No. 1 and No. 2 set off on a 170-day scientific expedition in the southwest Indian Ocean ...
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Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus has been terrorizing the pork industry for over 25 years, but the end may be in sight. Researchers and scientists from the University of Missouri, Kansas State University, and Genus ...
The Panamax dry bulk short period freight market is currently trading below operating costs and some owners may be tempted to lay up their vessels as the outlook for 2016 is very weak, sources said. The Panamax short period market is ...
Vessel traffic on a two-mile stretch of the Houston Ship Channel resumed at 12:34 pm CDT (1834 GMT) Monday, after a fire on board the Navigator Europa was extinguished, the US Coast Guard said. "The fire is out, all personnel are ...
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Congestion at most Chinese ports has eased further over the past week due to a general improvement of the weather, a port agent source said Wednesday. Dense fog, strong winds, heavy rain and snow made several China ports close from time ...
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