The collision of a chemical tanker with a containership in the Houston Ship Channel in October 2011 was likely caused by the inappropriate response of the pilot of the Elka Apollon to changes in bank effect forces as the vessel transited the Bayport flare, causing the vessel to sheer across the channel and into
Read moreBased on the vision of one of United States’ brilliant leader Dwight Eisenhower, the NS Savannah was a cargo ship that set many imposing standards. It was the first nuclear merchant ship to be built as a part of Eisenhower’s ‘Atoms of Peace’ platform initiated in the 1950s in an attempt to emphasis and
Read moreCMA CGM, the world’s third largest container shipping Group and France’s leading, has the pleasure to announce that passengers cabins are now available on board the CMA CGM MARCO POLO, the world’s largest container ship of 16 020 TEUs*. This giant of the seas which has exceptional dimensions (longer than 396m) is the equivalent
Read more%%anc%% p> Norwegian Cruise Line announced today that thanks to its Facebook fans around the globe the names of the line’s two new Breakaway Plus class ships are Norwegian Escape and Norwegian Bliss. These names are the two that received the highest number of votes, out of the line’s top ten name prospects, in the
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