Hismar, a hull-cleaning robot developed at the United Kingdom's Newcastle University, could save the shipping industry from excess drag, fuel consumption, and pollution. In a software-driven world, it ...
USS Cobia’s hull numbers return — discover the WWII sub’s restored identity, pride and the sailors’ unforgettable stories.
The HullSkater takes care of the biofilm of algae that collects on a cargo ship’s hull, making them more efficient. Because cargo ships are such big polluters, little improvements can make a big ...
The Only Battleship Sinking Ever Captured on Film On June 10, 1918, the Austro-Hungarian battleship SMS Szent István cap ...
This is the goal of a EU-funded project called HISMAR (Hull Identification System for Marine Autonomous Robotics). European researchers and engineers are working on an automated robotic cleaning ...
When we hear about microplastic particles polluting the ocean, the usual suspected sources are degraded consumer plastic goods and synthetic textile fibers from washing machines. A new study, however, ...
While owners have long recognized the link between clean hulls and lower fuel costs, lack of reliable data has slowed investments in optimizing hull performance. But with improved sensor technologies ...
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. - A ship that took on water in Lake Superior likely had a stress fracture in its hull, the U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday, backing off an initial report that the freighter had ...
The U.K. Ministry of Defense (MOD) has been studying the use of the trimaran hullform for its Future Surface Combatant. As part of its research and risk reduction process an ocean going demonstrator ...
It was déjà vu in New York Harbor last week, when a ship operated by Japan-based Peace Boat was detained by the U.S. Coast Guard for hull damage and safety violations. On Thursday, the Oceanic was ...
The recently unveiled hull scheme for Norwegian Cruise Line’s latest ship is another in a series of paintings that has distinguished its ships from the crowd for the past decade. The Norwegian ...