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The trick to reversing a ship, how transverse thrust and momentum let captains maneuver stern-first
Ships can't simply reverse like cars because their rudders become useless when the propeller flow switches direction. We ...
On 4 March, the Indonesian Navy's newest frigate, KRI Prabu Siliwangi (321), docked in Cape Town harbour in the first visit ...
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Why cruise ships don't need tugs, the physics of bow thrusters, split sticks, and sideways movement
Modern cruise ships are engineered to maneuver themselves into tight ports without relying on expensive tugboats, using a clever combination of bow thrusters, twin propellers, and independent rudders.
Last month, Hydrex carried out an underwater bow thruster operation on a ferry in Stockholm, in the middle of winter. The operation was scheduled to take place during a planned break in the ferry’s ...
Last month, Hydrex carried out an underwater bow thruster operation on a ferry in Stockholm, in the middle of winter. The operation was scheduled to take place during a planned break in the ferry’s ...
South Bow Corp. says it is in the “early stages” of gauging customer interest in capacity on a cross-border pipeline linking Alberta’s Hardisty oil terminal to U.S. oil markets in Oklahoma and along ...
PPG completes 200th dry docking using electrostatic application, a breakthrough method that delivers significant sustainability gains for ship owners and yards. The project was completed on the Stena ...
It’s a good time to be a bowhunter. Last year, I called the 2025 crop of flagship compounds the best I’d ever tested, and the fact that I’m going to sound like a broken record in 2026 should be music ...
The longest-standing trout record of all was certified by Field & Stream more than a century ago, when Dr. J.W. Cook hauled a 14-pound, 8-ounce brookie out of the Nipigon River in Northern Ontario’s ...
PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced the completion of its 200th vessel dry docking using electrostatic application of marine fouling control coatings, nearly three years after introducing the technique to ...
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