Category Archives: Marine Engineering

Guanxin shipyard

Posted on August 24, 2012 by

Since earlier this month I have a new job. I work as a Project Manager for Sea Trucks Group. On the pictures below, some impressions of my new work place. It’s the shipyard of Guanxin Shipbuilding & Heavy Industry, and … Continue reading →

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Turbohub24

Posted on October 30, 2010 by

A heads-up for a new B2B web site, specializing in turbochargers. The name is Turbohub24, and the purpose is to bring buyers and sellers of marine turbochargers and turbocharger spare parts together.

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Engineering ToolBox

Posted on May 10, 2008 by

I stumbled upon this site called Engineering ToolBox. It’s an engineer’s treasure chest when it comes to find resources and information for engineering calculations. It helped me a lot with the design of systems on my boat.

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Marintec 2007, Shanghai.

Posted on November 3, 2007 by

From November 27 – 30 Shanghai will host the bi-annual Marintec exhibition again. The Marintec 2007 will be held in the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in Pudong. Since the first exhibition in 1981, the Marintec has been steadily growing. … Continue reading →

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Remetalling of stern tube bearings

Posted on October 30, 2007 by

I posted earlier about the centrifugal remetalling machine we commissioned in our workshop this year. Last week we had a total of three large stern tube bearings which had to be reconditioned. First the old white metal (babbit) is being … Continue reading →

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Kormarine 2007

Posted on October 29, 2007 by

Last week I was in Korea for the Marine Week 2007, which was held from October 24 – 27 in Pusan. There are 3 simultaneous exhibitions in the BEXCO international exhibition centre: Navy & Defense, Sea-Port, and Kormarine. I went … Continue reading →

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Reconditioning of cylinder liners

Posted on September 2, 2007 by

After extended use, cylinder liners of both 4-stroke, and 2-stroke engines will show signs of wear and tear. This wear is not evenly distributed. Most of the wear occurs between the reversal points of the upper and lower piston rings. … Continue reading →

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Bearing remetalling

Posted on August 3, 2007 by

A lot of applications in the marine industry are still making use of white metal bearings. White metal alloys are made of tin (Sn) and lead (Pb), with traces of antimony (Sb) and zinc (Zn) to give it better wear … Continue reading →

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Anchor repair

Posted on May 10, 2007 by

One of the main activities of the company I work for is marine repairs. Some of these works are being executed on board, but we also have a workshop ashore. Here we do standard repairs, like reconditioning of connecting rods, … Continue reading →

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Marine Engineering

Posted on April 27, 2007 by

Having sailed as a marine engineer myself, I am naturally interested in everything I can find about this topic. This morning I was looking for some materials to help me explain the different marine rudder types to my staff. A … Continue reading →

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