Russian Nuclear Icebreakers: What they do and why they ARE neededThe 50 Let Pobedy (50 Years of Victory) is Russia's most recent Icebreaker ship. Named after the fiftieth anniversary of the surrender of...
OOCL Hong Kong A giant at seaThe container ship is a relatively modern invention. The first containership, Ideal-X, was launched in 1956. It measured 159.7m long and...
The transition of Containers Ship from Heavy Fuel to Natural Gas FuelTo understand the driving change behind the types of fuel used in shipping, particularly for modern container ships, we need to...
Life Onboard Offshore Oil PlatformsThere are close to 1500 offshore oil rigs around the world, each with its own crew that work and live on these platforms miles from the...