Cargo ships (liners) operating on fixed itineraries or regular schedules and established rates available to all...
A set of lines showing the moulded form of the hull projected on three planes perpendicular to each other.
Adjustable bridge ramp at specially-constructed berth, designed to link up with axial stern ramps of ro-ro vessels...
A shaft seal used to prevent the entry of the seawater or loss of oil from a stern tube bearing. A circular rubber...
The change into a liquid state. It usually refers to the conversion of a gas into a liquid, which requires the...
Built in 1999 by Frisian Shipyard Welgelegen, the Netherlands, the CORAL CARBONIC is the world first vessel designed...
Natural gas comes from natural sources and is composed of methane, ethane, propane and small amount of butane...
Liquid petroleum gas, produced during the refining of crude oil or rich/wet natural gas and made up of propane...
Cargo with a vapour pressure below 2.75 bar absolute at 37.8°C.
see tankers.
Substances, solutions or mixtures, offered for shipment, carried for dumping, incineration or other methods of...
Procedure used for surface inspection of hull welds. A liquid penetrant, which may be a visible red liquid or a...
At present, vessels that transport liquid pitch number only eight on the international market and the vessels have...
Liquid cargo loading and unloading, ballasting and deballasting, ballast water exchange and tank cleaning operations.
If the centerline plane of a ship is not vertical, as when there is more weight at one side than at the other...
Lights visible from the deck showing that a ship is listing.
Vessels designed to carry live animals. Ventilation and drain systems are of crucial concern. They are usually...
LNG has three major characteristics as a seaborne trade cargo: the super low temperature (-160°C), a low specific...
GDF SUEZ NEPTUNE was built by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), Korea, and delivered to her operator Hoeg LNG, on...
LNG carriers have, up to 2006, mainly been driven by steam turbines. The boil-off gas (BOG) from the LNG cargo...