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...

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...

Container ship

Two container ships pass in San Francisco Bay Class overview Name: Container ship Subclasses: (1) Geared or gearless (as per cargo-handling type) (2) Freighter or pure Container (as per passenger...

Bulk carrier

The Sabrina I is a modern Handymax bulk carrier. Class overview Subclasses: Handymax, Handysize, Panamax,Capesize Built: c. 1850–present Active: 9,570 vessels over 500 GT (2012) General characteristics (typical) Type: Bulk carrier Tonnage: up to 400,000 DWT Propulsion: 2-stroke diesel engine...

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...

LNG carrier

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...

Oil tanker

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...

Merchant Ships

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...

Naval architecture

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,...

Engineering Tip – Advice for Using Sight Glasses

When inspecting equipment oil levels or performing oil changes, pay attention to the sight glasses.  There have been cases where the sight glasses have...