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Marine Diesel Engines & Their Use on Board Ships Rudolf Diesel invented the diesel engine but the marine engineers slog hard to keep it running on board ships. The Link Ship Chandlers team found this article to extend some information about the basics of diesel marine engines and marine engine parts . Introduction We are all familiar with the term diesel and diesel engines but not many of us remember Rudolf Diesel, the brain behind the invention of the diesel engine. Of course I will not go into much detail as this article is not meant as a biography but he was a German engineer (where else in the world is engineering such a passion?) who undertook years of experimentation and nearly lost his life when his first engine exploded upon ignition of fuel. The rest as they say is history and diesel engines are being successfully used in a variety of applications including diesel marine engines used on different types of ships . The Diesel Engine One of the places where d...

As ship suppliers , Link Ship Chandlers believe we, and you, should know what is happening in the Maritime Industry, especially when it concerns the future thereof. We found this article on “sentient ships” and it’s quite the interesting read. We hope you find it useful. It Is A Commonly Held View That The Only People Who Really Understand The Pace Of Technological Change Are The Very Young. As The 73-Year-Old Dr Helmut Sohmen—Chairman Of BW Group One Of The World’s Largest Ship Owners—Proved Recently, That Is Not The Case. Interviewed On The Subject Of ‘Green’ Or ‘Eco’ Ships Sohmen Explained That He Wasn’t Rushing To Order Any For The Following Reason. “Technology Is Moving So Fast, Catapulting Ahead,” He Said, “So That When Better Times Come A Few Years From Now Today’s Eco-Ships Might Not Be As Fuel-Efficient As We Think In Three Years Time. Ships Being Built Today Might Look A Little Elderly More Quickly.” Looking at the range of designs around at the moment it’s hard to im...

Mr. Gbenga Femi Olu is the Head, Business Development Unit of Tentropics Marine Limited, a registered marine operations company in Apapa since 2013. In this interview with MMS Plus Weekly he expatiates on ship chandelling as a profession and what it takes to succeed in the business. What is ship chandelling? Ship chandelling simply put is a process where the chandler, that is the name of the person who undertakes ship chandelling business, supplies to a vessel products and equipment needed on board, this means: provisions, disposables, perishable items and even maintenance parts because the crew aboard a vessel sometimes do not have access to land for months so they need to feed and the chandler provides things that are very essential on board, that is what chandelling is basically about. What role does ship chandelling play in shipping business? I would say to a large extent, that chandelling business is very vital in the shipping business considering the fact that you c...

The largest natural, deep-water port in South Africa, the Saldanha Ship Chandlers Terminal has an average draft of 17.5 across its combined 5 berths with an ability to accommodate Panamax and Cape-sized vessels.The terminal remains the largest iron ore export facility in Africa loading between 16 to 20 vessels per month. Situated 140 km northwest of Cape Town, the Saldanha Terminal started operating in 1976 exporting iron ore to the Middle East, establishing itself as a bulk facility. In 1979, the terminal diversified to handle break bulk commodities such as lead, steel, granite, pig iron, pellets – trading with Europe, China, West & East Africa. Employing a combined staff complement of 449, the terminal's tonnage capacity is currently at 60 million tons per annum of bulk and 3 million tons per annum for break bulk. The terminal will increase its current bulk capacity to 82.5 million tons per annum in the next six years. Saldanha is water-scarce and to ensure...