Agreed. The Jones Act is the reason such an old vessel will gas guzzling steam propulsion was STILL in service after 40 years. Most other...
For all "ships in service" all class societies have an allowable diminution of thickness, before they demand renewals. Otherwise, renewals would...
Fortunately, that is not the way the real world works. Everybody would go bankrupt if they "tried things out" without designing them first....
Now you are talking Helen This way allows the underwater hull and most of the above water hull to be "normal" proportions, but wider higher up...
Hi Helen There is nothing wrong with your basic assumption that if you can lift the gear at the ship side, it can also be lifted at the stern...
Hi Zeroname Singapore does not have much in the way of large commercial shipbuilding anymore. The large container ships and LNG ships are...
Xpol Why is the RPM for your design so fixed ? Maybe you need to alter your propeller design slightly to come up with more suitable RPM....
I am not saying that the Norwegian yards cannot build 50Hz ships. Of course they can. However a sample of the specifications I have from...
The international standard for commercial marine shipping is 60Hz If your boat is big enough and you will buy normal commercial marine...
Hi there I think the US Woodenboat forum would be a better place to get answers to your questions www.woodenboat.com
The Norwegian report is very thorough, and points to a number of deficiencies in several areas. These are probably all valid in themselves. But...
