The Maritime Industry Guide
Bollard Pull is a measure of the pulling power of a vessel, comparable to the horsepower rating of conventional vehicle engines. Find out everything you wanted to know about bollard pulls inside the article.
Draft surveys are any calculations or studies carried out which record the draft of a vessel for the primary purpose of measuring its weight in any condition of loading.
Vessel draft (draft in the American spelling, draught in the British) is one of the principal dimensions of any waterborne vessel and is defined in technical terms as the distance between the keel and the waterline of the vessel.
Want to know how cargo holds are designed on different types of ships? Understand the basics of cargo holds inside the article.
A propeller is a rotating fan like structure which is used to propel the ship by using the power generated and transmitted by the main engine of the ship. Propellers are be classified on the basis of several factors. Find out more inside the article.
Sea trials are important for all newly built ships. Check out ten important tests that are carried out to ensure vessel safety.
Learn about ten important regulations to be followed during ship construction in this article. The first 7 regulations correspond to bulk carriers and oil tankers and the rest for liquified chemical tankers in bulk.
Rolling is indeed one of the biggest problems to ships at seas. Learn about the different types of ‘Roll Stabilization systems’ that are used to control the effects of rolling on the ship.
Want to know how the design of different bulk carriers vary depending on the type of the cargo they carry and other important aspects? Read more about it inside the article.