Link Ship Chandlers: Maritime Facts and Stories
5 Amazing Facts About Historic Ship Design
Posted by Link Ship Chandlers on 26 Oct 2019 under Maritime Facts and Stories, Ship Chandling
Ship Design: 5 Incredible Facts
Man has been fascinated by the notion of crossing the ocean since the dawn of time. It was the first frontier our ancestors had to brave in order to explore beyond the shores of their own continents. As such, shipping design is a discipline that has developed in close accordance with major events throughout the ages. Here are a few amazing facts about historic ship design that will give you a new appreciation for the modern vessels that traverse our oceans today:
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Fires On Ships: Causes And Solutions
Posted by Link Ship Chandlers on 06 Oct 2019 under Advice from Ship Chandlers, Ship Chandling
Ship Fires: Causes & Prevention
A ship fire is one of the most frightening emergencies that can occur at sea – big vessels carry large amounts of oil, petrol and flammable substances that can cause immense damage if the crew don’t have access to the right fire-fighting equipment. Here are three things every shipowner should be doing to minimise their team’s risk when they take to the waters:
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A Concise Guide To Cruise Ship Engines: Part I
Posted by Link Ship Chandlers on 23 Sep 2019 under Maritime Facts and Stories, Ship Chandling
Ship Engine
At Link Ship Chandlers, we love going behind the scenes to find out more about the inner workings of the impressive ships we supply in the course of providing chandling services from South African ports. In this blog and the two to follow we will be looking at the cruise ship engine from a few different angles. We’ll start by discussing the engine room and defining a few important terms.
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Cruise Ship Hygiene Management: Part II
Posted by Link Ship Chandlers on 02 Sep 2019 under Maritime Facts and Stories, Ship Chandling
The Ins-And-Outs Of Cruise Ship Hygiene – Part II
In a previous blog, we took a look at some of the hygiene processes followed aboard the mega-ships that tour our oceans. Today we’ll be taking a look at the legislation behind it all. The following content is based on the Guide to Ship Sanitation by the NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information), which forms a part of the United States National Library of Medicine, a branch of the National Institutes of Health.
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An Inside Look At Cruise Ship Hygiene
Posted by Link Ship Chandlers on 19 Aug 2019 under Maritime Facts and Stories, Ship Chandling
The Ins-And-Outs Of Cruise Ship Hygiene
At Link Ship Chandlers we like to give our readers the answers to those burning ship-related questions. One of the questions that crop up frequently with regard to mega cruise liners is how they manage to keep their ships you know, sanitary, while they’re out to see with all those thousands of passengers on board. Surely they can’t just open a hatch and dump a whole lot of waste in the sea?
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South Africa’s First Female Shipbuilder
Posted by Link Ship Chandlers on 05 Aug 2019 under Marine News, Maritime Facts and Stories, Ship Chandling
Young Bonteheuwel Woman Becomes SA’s First Female Ship Builder
At Link Ship Chandlers we love sharing inspiring stories, which is why we were beyond excited to learn that South Africa’s newest shipbuilder is a young woman. Candra Shanice Pedro (26) from Bonteheuwel in Cape Town matriculated from Spes Bona Technical High School in 2010 and then studied engineering sciences. She was set on the course to her shipbuilding qualification when she happened upon an advertisement for an apprenticeship at a local dockyard.
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5 Tech Trends Emerging in the Freight Industry
Posted by Link Ship Chandlers on 18 Jul 2019 under Marine News, Ship Chandling
2019 Tech Trends In The Freight Industry
As a proud supplier of provisions, equipment and parts to vessels bound for South African ports in Cape Town, Saldanha, Port Elizabeth, Coega, Durban and Richards Bay, the Link Ship Chandlers team keeps a close eye on the trends that influence the shipping trade. Lately, there has been plenty of movement on the technological front, so we thought we’d share some insight on the tech trends that have started to emerge as we head into the second half of 2019.
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Navy Ship-Building Project Bolsters SA Economy
Posted by Link Ship Chandlers on 08 Jul 2019 under Marine News, Ship Chandling
Project Biro To Boost South African Economy
As a proud supplier of provisions, equipment, and parts to vessels bound for South African ports in Cape Town, Saldanha, Port Elizabeth, Coega, Durban and Richards Bay, the Link Ship Chandlers team is always heartened to learn of new shipping projects that are poised to bolster our local economy. This is why we were so excited when we got wind of the fact that Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) was awarded the commission to build three new patrol vessels that will aid the South African Navy in protecting our country’s 1.5 million square kilometer coastline from threats such as trafficking, illegal fishing and piracy.
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3 Tech Trends Emerging in Shipping in 2019
Posted by Link Ship Chandlers on 17 Jun 2019 under Marine News, Ship Chandling
New Tech In Shipping
The shipping industry may have been around for seven centuries now, but that doesn’t mean it’s behind the times – not by a long shot. As with all major enterprises and trade avenues around the world, freight and shipping continue to evolve, expand and adapt as new technologies are developed and made available.
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Benefits Of GPS & IoT For The Freight Industry
Posted by Link Ship Chandlers on 04 Jun 2019 under Marine News, Ship Chandling
Tech Innovates The Freight Industry
At Link Ship Chandlers, we believe that the transport industry is one of the pillars of modern society. After all, everything from the food we eat and the beverages we drink, to the appliances we use and cosmetics we apply had to be transported from its point of origin to our corner shop. Without transport, we would also not be able to get to school and work to contribute to develop our skills and contribute to the economy.
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