Engine Department
The engine control room on theArgonaute. The Argonaute is a French supply vessel, mainly used for anti-pollution missions along with the tugboat Abeille Bourbon. It was built in 2003 in Norway, is based in Brest,...
Airbus conceives and enters into the developmental stage of New X6 model Helicopter
Airbus made an announcement at the Paris Airshow, about moving on to the developmental stage of their X-6 model Helicopter, designed particularly for Oil and gas missions.
Guillaume Faury, the CEO of Airbus emphasised that...
Donald Trump as a President Candidate for 2016
Property billionaire Donald Trump has intended to run for the White House in the 2016 election. Mr. Trump, is the 12th Republican presidential candidate besides Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Florida's former governor Jeb...
Container ship
Two container ships pass in San Francisco BayClass overviewName:
Container shipSubclasses:
(1) Geared or gearless (as per cargo-handling type)
(2) Freighter or pure Container (as per passenger carrier-type)
(3) Feeder or World-wide foreign-going vessel (as per trade)
(4) Panamax...
Bulk carrier
The Sabrina I is a modern Handymax bulk carrier.Class overviewSubclasses:
Handymax, Handysize, Panamax,CapesizeBuilt:
c. 1850–presentActive:
9,570 vessels over 500 GT (2012)General characteristics (typical)Type:
Bulk carrierTonnage:
up to 400,000 DWTPropulsion:
2-stroke diesel engine and 1 propellerNotes:
Rear house, full hull, series of large hatchesPlans...
Cargo ship
The Colombo Express, one of the largest container ships in the world (when she was built in 2005), owned and operated by Hapag-Lloyd of GermanyCargo fleet in 2006A cargo ship or freighter is any...
LNG carrier
LNG Rivers, with a capacity of 135 000 cubic metresAn LNG carrier is a tank ship designed for transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG). As the LNG market grows rapidly, the fleet of LNG carriers...
Oil tanker
The commercial oil tanker AbQaiq, in ballastClass overviewName:
Oil tankerSubclasses:
Handysize, Panamax, Aframax,Suezmax, Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC),Ultra Large Crude Carrier (ULCC),Ti Class (ti)Built:
c. 1963–presentIn service:
4,024 (above 10,000 long tonsdeadweight (DWT)); 396 above 300,000 DWT.General characteristicsClass and...
Merchant Ships
Historical merchant trading ship: a Dutch fluyt cargo vessel from the late 17th-centuryA merchant vessel or trading vessel is a ship that transports cargo or passengers. The closely related term commercial vessel is defined...
Naval architecture
Tahitian Princess in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, August 2009Naval architecture also known as naval engineering, is an engineering discipline dealing with the engineering design process, shipbuilding, maintenance, and operation of marine vessels and structures. Naval...