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...

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 BayClass overviewName: Container shipSubclasses: (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 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...

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 metresAn LNG carrier is a tank ship designed for transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG). As...

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...

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...

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,...