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...

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 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 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...

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...

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,...

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

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...

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...

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...