In October, 2013, the first of three new-generation stealth destroyers for the U.S. Navy, the Zumwalt (DDG 1000), was launched at Bath Iron Works shipyard
The Mary Maersk docked in the port of Antwerp in October. With a length of 399 metres, beam of 59 metres and capacity of 18,000
The float-out of the 146,600 gt cruise ship Norwegian Getaway, which is built for the US cruise operator Norwegian Cruise Line, occurred in the morning
McMurdo Station is a U.S. Antarctic research center located on the southern tip of Ross Island, which is in the New Zealand-claimed Ross Dependency on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. It is operated
Last month we published an article on the launching of the the world’s largest “heavy lifter” ship Jumbo Kinetic built by the Brodosplit shipyard in
Chantier Davie Canada Inc. (‘Davie’) named the 717th ship launched at its facility, an advanced multipurpose subsea construction vessel. The cutting-edge ‘Cecon Pride’ has been
Here’s a unique video showing a small aircraft landing and taking off from a ship’s deck in the English Channel. With footage of six cameras
Boiler is one of the most important systems in the ship’s engine room. Understanding the different parts of the ship’s boiler and steam system is
Among the largest passenger vessels built to date, m/s Viking Grace is the most environmentally sound and most energy efficient. The Viking Grace entered service
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