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 Germany Cargo fleet in 2006 A cargo ship or freighter is any...

LNG Rivers, with a capacity of 135 000 cubic metres An LNG carrier is a tank ship designed for transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG). As the LNG market grows rapidly, the fleet of LNG carriers...

The commercial oil tanker AbQaiq, in ballast Class overview Name: Oil tanker Subclasses: Handysize, Panamax, Aframax,Suezmax, Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), Ultra Large Crude Carrier (ULCC),Ti Class (ti) Built: c. 1963–present In service: 4,024 (above 10,000 long tonsdeadweight (DWT)); 396 above 300,000 DWT. General characteristics Class and...

Historical merchant trading ship: a Dutch fluyt cargo vessel from the late 17th-century A merchant vessel or trading vessel is a ship that transports cargo or passengers. The closely related term commercial vessel is defined...

Tahitian Princess in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, August 2009 Naval 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...

When inspecting equipment oil levels or performing oil changes, pay attention to the sight glasses.  There have been cases where the sight glasses have been stained, thus giving an appearance of lube oil from...

A view of a ship's engine room Marine propulsion is the mechanism or system used to generate thrust to move a ship or boat across water. While paddles and sails are still used on some...

Diesel generator on an oil tanker The diesel engine (also known as a compression-ignition or 'CI' engine) is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel that has been injected into the combustion...

This is a partial glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, while many date from the 17th to 19th centuries. See also Wiktionary's nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. See the...

The 52 mile long Houston Ship Channel one of America’s largest petrochemical ports has suspended major operations due to the tropical storm BILL.  Due to the suspension of ship traffic, several refineries and processing...