Hismar, a hull-cleaning robot developed at the United Kingdom's Newcastle University, could save the shipping industry from excess drag, fuel consumption, and pollution. In a software-driven world, it ...
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. - A ship that took on water in Lake Superior likely had a stress fracture in its hull, the U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday, backing off an initial report that the freighter had ...
video: New hull coatings being developed by the US Office of Naval Research are showing promise in reducing the build-up of marine crustaceans -- namely barnacles -- on ships' hulls, optimizing vessel ...
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Why big ships are often faster than small ships, hull speed, wave drag, and the physics behind it
It feels backwards, but larger ships often have an easier time reaching higher speeds than smaller vessels. This breaks down hull speed, wave interference, hump resistance, and the design tricks like ...
Driven by environmental regulations, keeping a clean hull is in vogue more than ever, but the business of maintaining a clean ship hull transcends checking off a box for regulators. Clean hulls are ...
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Navy ships built by Austal are being decommissioned after cracks were discovered in their hulls. The Navy Times reported that the cracks were first found on the Coronado, a ship ...
Here’s a wild fact I’d never heard: Biofouling on ship hulls increases fuel consumption around 15% on average. The term specifically refers to a build-up of microorganisms and other life. That ...
In the late 1700s, King George III glimpsed the future of shipping. Sir Charles Middleton, the comptroller of the British Royal Navy, approached the monarch with a vision. His pitch came with a demo—a ...
These are words used by officials and the media regarding the New Zealand government's decision to interrupt at least eight cruise ships trying to sail the country's waters this season. Several of ...
A cruise ship was prevented from docking in Australia due to fungal growth on the ship’s hull, according to statements issued by the cruise line and Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, ...
German-funded project FoulLas is “green and efficient” at cleaning maritime surfaces by underwater laser. Compare and contrast: samples irradiated with the laser (R) – and not (L). The settlement of ...
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