Martide Blog
We post regularly on topics ranging from life at sea, maritime recruitment, seafarer job seeker tips, maritime crew management systems and more.
Everything You Need to Know About Fireboats
Feb 03, 2022 • 8 mins read •
Shipping & VesselsThe water-based or offshore cousin to a fire engine or fire truck, the fireboat is a vessel that has onboard equipment, such as nozzles, hoses and pumps, that are used to fight and extinguish fires both on other ships, as well as along the coastline, on docks and in ports and warehouses.
Everything You Need to Know About Dredgers
Jan 27, 2022 • 17 mins read •
Shipping & VesselsA dredger is a boat equipped with a tool that sucks, excavates or scrapes sediment like sand, silt, gravel, trash, rocks, debris and animal and plant matter from the sea bed or a river, estuary or canal. The materials moved are placed elsewhere or disposed of in an act known as dredging.
Everything You Need to Know About Car Carrier Ships
Jan 13, 2022 • 8 mins read •
Shipping & VesselsA car carrier or car carrier ship is a vessel that’s been designed for the transportation of either just cars, or a combination of cars, trucks, buses and other wheeled vehicles. Car carriers are a type of RoRo ships - which means Roll-On, Roll-Off, as this is how their cargo is loaded and unloaded.
Everything You Need to Know About Chemical Tankers
Dec 30, 2021 • 11 mins read •
Shipping & VesselsA chemical tanker is a type of cargo ship that has been specifically constructed, or adapted, to carry liquid chemicals in bulk. They are the main form of transport when it comes to moving the commodities that provide the world with its energy requirements from point A to point B.
10 of Martide's Favorite Seafarer Quotes About Rowing
Dec 14, 2021 • 8 mins read •
Fun StuffWe love seafarer quotes and quotes for seamen so we were thinking about different quotes from meaningful seafarer quotes to inspirational quotes for seamen and seawomen. You already know our favorite quotes about storms and quotes about sailing, so we wondered what quotes about rowing we could find.
Everything You Need to Know About Oil Tankers
Dec 09, 2021 • 17 mins read •
Shipping & VesselsA tanker is a ship that transports liquid cargo in bulk. It doesn’t use containers or barrels but stores the liquid in a hold. The majority of tankers carry oil, hence the name, however some tankers also move edible oils and other liquified food stuffs such as treacle/molasses and drinks like wine.
What Younger Seafarers Expect from a Maritime Recruitment Process
Dec 07, 2021 • 9 mins read •
Maritime RecruitmentAre Generation Z young upstarts who haven’t earned their stripes? Maybe but employers have found new candidates are making greater demands than ever. And in a job market suffering from a skills shortage it’s vital your shipping company addresses this to attract top talent in the maritime industry.