The Merchant Navy

TYPES OF SHIPS IN DETAILS Current seagoing business vessels come in all shapes and measures and are intended to convey a wide assortment of cargoes. This article will endeavor to give a concise outline of the principle types that are handling the seas today and give some history about how each structure has developed. To start, the primary payload types ought to be characterized. For the reasons for this article, cargoes will be separated into dry, fluid and particular, with every one of these partitioned further into sub classes. Dry cargoes incorporate mass, general and breakbulk, compartments, reefer and Ro-Ro. Fluid cargoes are overwhelmingly oil based however may likewise incorporate synthetic concoctions and melted gasses. Specific cargoes incorporate travelers, domesticated animals and overwhelming lift/venture. Dry Cargo Ships: Verifiably, dry payload vessels were the pillar of the world's vendor armada. Known as general payload vessels, they would be ...

TYPES OF TANKER SHIPS IN WORLD  The transportation of bulk liquids began in the late 19th century when the discovery and expedition of oils began. At that time, tankers emerged as the main mode of transportation to carry bulk liquids from refineries to the global market. As time passed, different energy products were produced and need for various types of tankers came into the real picture. Presently, a variety of products such as crude oil, finished petroleum products, liquefied natural Gas, Chemicals, Edible oils, wine, juice, molasses etc, are transported through tankers. Tankers play a major share of more than 33%.of the world fleet tonnage Tankers, however, are not restricted to one particular type or variety. There are many types of tankers in terms of Use, construction and Size. There are two main categories by which shipping tankers can be classified:   Let’s take a look at the classification of tankers on the Basis of 1 ]   OIL TANKERS : Oil tan...

TOP CONTAINER SHIPS IN WORLD To know the different types of containerships let’s first dive into its history which began in 1955 when the ship Clifford Kroger’s was launched its inaugural operation involved the ferrying of around 600 cargo containers from British Columbia to Skagway   the world's first purpose-built container ship measured slightly over 102 meters 0lengthwise with breadth of over 40 meters and a height of over seven meters with grid of around 4,000 tons after almost six decades the container shipping industry now carries about 60% of the value of goods shipped by RC and it is predicted that in the next decade 90% of the general global cargo will be shipped in containers container ships are considered to be the fastest mode of shipping transport and can reach speed to an average of 20 to 25 knots however many shipping lines are opting for slow steaming to cope up with rising bunker fuel prices and over capacity   There are many types of c...

Top ten biggest cruise ships in the world   Traveling all around the world is one of the best experiences you'll have but having the privilege of traveling in cruise ship is a pleasure you can’t miss prepare your backpacks grab your tickets and get into one of these cruise ships because we're about to set sail Norwegian epic We start this top with this giant ship measuring one thousand seventy nine point four feet in length carrying up to 4,100 people and weighing around one hundred fifty-five point eight 730 tones this beautiful boat was built under the name project f3 in the shanty air shipyard inLAN teak city of St. Nazaire France it belongs to the American Bermuda company Norwegian Cruise Line being a part of the freestyle cruising ships generation which are characterized for being admixture of an elegant and informal style you can find the best attractions in this cruise ship because it has a giant aqua park a wall to climb bowling and a little fitness spa...

TOP BIGGEST SHIPS IN THE WORLD IN DETAILS  Blue marlin   It does not seem to be possible for a ship to transport cargo of 75,000 tons and only one voyage however blue marlin a cargo ship owned by the company dock wise can transport oil platforms aircraft carriers and even other cargo ships through the season the planet the big size of the ship is impressive it is 225 meters long 47meters in-depth and its main deck is equal to the size of two soccer fields to start this massive ship multiple diesel engines of 70,000 horse are needed to cross the seas at a speed of 13 knots this ship has been used to transport cargo of very heavyweight including transporting the military vessels such as USS Cole and an Australian aircraft carrier this isn’t even close to the biggest cargo that blue marlin has transported though this ship was employed to transport the biggest offshore oil platform in the world from Korea to the Gulf of Mexico  Vanguard  This ship w...