Sailing towards a more sustainable future: alternatives to reduce maritime pollution
Maritime transport emits less than 3% of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. Even so, this is an alarming figure, with cruise ships being the biggest polluters. The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) launched in 2020 a restriction on the amount of sulphur that...
Floating solar panels
At MAQMAR, in addition to supplying products for marine engines and propulsion, we can also supply products for naval installations, such as the pumps needed for floating offshore solar panels -installed in the sea-. Hydropower Hydropower is the most widely used...
Sea freight transport routes
A great part of our customers assemble our products on vessels destined for the international transport of goods. In today's post, we are going to explain the main routes that these vessels use to move goods globally. The importance of maritime transport in...
Parts of a ship
In today’s post, we will explain the parts that compose a ship. Firstly, we have to understand how a ship is measured because the dimensions of a ship have a special name. Length: The length of the ship is commonly measured in feet and is called length (1 foot = 30 cm...
Types of ships (II)
As we said in the previous post (types of ships I), in this post we bring you the continuation. Vessel types What types of vessels are there? To begin with, let's remember that a vessel is a floating object with a length of more than 24 meters. There are five main...
Types of ships (I)
What is a ship? How many types of ships are there on the market? How do they differ? In today's post we answer these questions. First of all, what is a ship? Ship: floating object more than 2.5 meters in length. In addition, ships can be classified according to their...
MSC World Europe
MSC World Europe will become the first cruise to incorporate the new solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). Specifically, this technology has been developed by MSC Cruises, Chantiers de l'Atlantique and Bloom Energy. This new...
Anchoring a ship
Anchoring is one of the most important maneuvers performed on board a ship. Anchoring a ship is the maneuver that consists of mooring the ship to the seabed using an anchor -or dead- connected to a chain, a rope or both. Not only can you dock with an anchor, but it is...
Types of marine engines
The larger a ship is, the greater the size and weight of its engine, so it is not advisable to install it at one end of the hull. For this and other reasons, there are two main types of marine engines: outboard and inboard. Fuel consumption does not usually vary...
Navalia Fair 2022
The 8th edition of Navalia fair, the international shipbuilding industry exhibition held at the Instituto Ferial de Vigo (IFEVI), has been a great success. After four years without taking place due to the pandemic, this edition has been the most crowded since its...
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