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What Is Mid-Ocean Ridge? How Does It Formed?

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What Is Mid-Ocean Ridge? How Does It Formed?

Mid-ocean ridges are vast underwater mountain ranges formed by constantly shifting tectonic plates. Heat and magma escape from the Earth's core. This…

Marine Insight 360 · Jun 14 · 5 min read

What Are The Types Of Rudders?

What Are The Types Of Rudders?

Have you ever noticed that, unlike most aeroplanes, ships don't have the same rudder ? The type of rudder ship that is suitable for a particular ship…

Marine Insight 360 · Jun 14 · 7 min read

How Many Types of Sea Waves are There?

How Many Types of Sea Waves are There?

Waves are one of the most beautiful and impressive natural phenomena. When you look into the ocean, you can see countless waves as far as the eye can see.…

Marine Insight 360 · Jun 14 · 8 min read

What is Unusual about the Caspian Sea?

What is Unusual about the Caspian Sea?

The Caspian Sea is located in Eastern Europe, on the border between Europe and Central Asia. As the world's largest inland body of water, it was vitally…

Marine Insight 360 · Jun 12 · 7 min read

Aerial view of a bulk carrier under way at dusk, lit open holds and foam along the hull

What is a Gunwale of a Ship?

What is a Gunwale of a Ship?: safety, training and compliance context for US, UK, Canada, Australia, Singapore and European maritime readers.

Marine Insight 360 · Jun 12 · 6 min read

What are 10 Facts About the Titanic?

What are 10 Facts About the Titanic?

What are 10 Facts About the Titanic?: shipboard and port-operations context for US, UK, Canada, Australia, Singapore and European maritime readers.

Marine Insight 360 · Jun 11 · 9 min read

10 Important Facts about the Cape of Good Hope

10 Important Facts about the Cape of Good Hope

10 Important Facts about the Cape of Good Hope: shipboard and port-operations context for US, UK, Canada, Australia, Singapore and European maritime...

Marine Insight 360 · Jun 11 · 6 min read

What is a Ship Security Assessment (SSA)?

What is a Ship Security Assessment (SSA)?

What is a Ship Security Assessment (SSA)?: safety, training and compliance context for US, UK, Canada, Australia, Singapore and European maritime readers.

Marine Insight 360 · Jun 11 · 5 min read

What is the Purpose of a Hydrofoil on a Boat?

What is the Purpose of a Hydrofoil on a Boat?

What is the Purpose of a Hydrofoil on a Boat?: ports, trade and shipping-market context for US, UK, Canada, Australia, Singapore and European maritime...

Marine Insight 360 · Jun 10 · 5 min read