Many of us have an inexplicable fascination for the underwater part of a ship. We rarely get to see it, but we always know that
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The SS Île de France – A Floating Monument of the Arts Décoratifs
By the late 1920s, the charm of the legendary pre-Great War ocean liners was already fading. Yes, Cunard’s Mauretania, Aquitania and Berengaria were as dependable as ever, and White
The Meyer Werft: Home of the World’s Largest Roofed Construction Dock
A small German town on the river Ems hides one of Europe’s largest and most advanced shipyards – the Meyer Werft. The shipyard, now in the
Ship Buoyancy and Stability: How Ships Float and Stay Upright
Have you ever looked at a giant ship and wondered how such a heavy object made of steel floats in water? I know I have.
Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker Yamal: The Shark of the Arctic
As the child of a nuclear engineer, my fascination with nuclear-powered ships does not come as a surprise. Add to it the fact that my
Isambard Kingdom Brunel and his Ships
The Industrial Revolution began in Britain in the 18th century and was a time of reason and enlightenment, of ingenuity and progress, of whistling steam-powered
The SS Imperator: A Grand Hotel on the Ocean
A new ocean liner joined the Hamburg-America Line on 23 May 1912: the mighty SS Imperator. First interesting fact: she was a he. By order of Kaiser Wilhelm
Rotterdam: How a Harbor Strike Created the Largest Chinatown in Europe
It is a chilly spring day in 2019. Looking at the quiet streets of Rotterdam’s neighborhood of Katendrecht and the spruced-up buildings that line them,
The Future of Autonomous Shipping: A Talk with Lloyd’s Register on the Impact of Autonomous and Unmanned Marine Systems
The recent advancements in artificial intelligence are promising a revolution in the transportation industry. Self-driving cars are being tested, drones are a ubiquitous presence in
The Future of Autonomous Shipping: The IMO on the Impact of Autonomous and Unmanned Marine Systems
While some say that unmanned marine systems are a farfetched sci-fi dream of the future, recent advancements in digitization, robotics and artificial intelligence have shown