Ship sliming study could enable lower costs and emissions in ocean transport
Slime build-up is a costly drag on fuel efficiency for ocean-going cargo ships, leading to more emissions and, eventually, higher consumer prices. A recent study, however, suggests a new approach to ...
PBS7 年
Secrets of Norse Ships
Viking expertise in naval craftsmanship soon led to the evolution of other types of ship. Among these were the knarr, or ocean-going cargo vessel, which facilitated far-flung trade networks and ...
来自MSN1 个月
Not long ago, huge cargo ships were regular sights in downtown Wilmington
It's one of the sights you don't see in downtown Wilmington anymore: a towering ocean-going cargo ship passing along Water Street, so massive you couldn't help but wonder how it could successfully ...
Phys.org17 天
Ship slime build-up: Biofilm growth model could enable lower costs and emissions in ocean ...
Slime build-up is a costly drag on fuel efficiency for ocean-going cargo ships, leading to more emissions and, eventually, higher consumer prices. A study published in the journal, npj Biofilms ...
Carbon-conscious travelers can now sail across the Atlantic in a wind-powered cargo ship
Described as “the world’s largest cargo ship with sails,” Anemos has opened its cabins to passengers wanting a low-carbon ...
Cost hits $117 million for lifting transmission lines for passage of bigger cargo ships
JaxPort, JEA. city and state will share cost for raising river-spanning transmission lines. Helicopters will be part of ...
Record-breaking container ship making its way to Port of Charleston
The OOCL Iris, capable of carrying as many as 16,828 cargo containers measured in 20-foot equivalents, is scheduled to pull ...
Business Insider4 年
How one ship keeps operations going at a secretive US Navy base in the middle of the Indian ...
NSF Diego Garcia sits on an atoll in the British Indian Ocean Territory ... style of ship because we have cranes on board. There's always something going on whether we are doing cargo operations ...