Showing posts with the label Ship

The Largest And Most Powerful Diesel Engine in The World

Mar 21, 2013

Container ships are some of the largest and heaviest vessels that plough on the seas. They measure up to 1,200 feet in length and can move 1...

German Oil Recovery Ship That Splits Into Two

Mar 20, 2013

The German Navy operates a ship of an interesting design, engineered to recover oil spilled into the sea. The Bottsand-class oil recovery s...

CMA CGM Marco Polo: The World’s Largest Container Ship

Dec 14, 2012

The world’s largest container ship, the CMA CGM Marco Polo, is on a Trans-Pacific visit to Europe. Aboard the ship are 4,000 containers carr...

RP FLIP, the Strangest Ship in the World

May 19, 2012

The U.S. Office of Naval Research owns a very strange piece of oceanographic equipment. It’s called the FLoating Instrument Platform (FLIP),...

Heavy Lift Ships and their Impossibly Massive Cargoes

May 5, 2012

When you need to transport large cargo, goods, and materials from one place to another, ship is the ideal choice even though they are extrem...