Few vessels have captured the imagination quite like the hydrofoil in maritime history. These futuristic-looking boats, skimming on wing-like foils above the waves, once seemed destined to ...
Back when Battleship North Carolina was commissioned in 1941, the ship was thought of as "the world's greatest sea weapon," and it turned out to be just that by participating in more than a dozen ...
Extensive ship model tank tests were conducted and the results were encouraging for a vessel of this size. As the small harbor at Cowes is congested, leaving little space to maneuver, machinery ...
In travel news this week: railway ambitions in Greece, Vietnam, Britain and the United States, exciting new maritime adventures from Virgin Voyages and the Orient Express, plus the world’s top ...
Each ship will be fitted with twin 9ZA50S engines of 20,340 bhp combined output. In addtion, there is a growing orderbook for the RTA58T and RTA48T mid-range, lowspeed diesel engines. The 42 ...