Unlike cruising in your car down the highway, ships have to plow through a lot of water resistance — this takes a ton of energy and burns fuel fast. And, the faster a ship goes, the more the resistance increases. Consider that a cargo ship might burn around 225 tons of fuel per ...
“It is heartening for all ocean supply chain stakeholders that this potential strike has been staved off because a lot of cargo would have been stranded on ships and at ports if it had proceeded,” said Niki Frank, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding Asia Pacific. ...
But at the same time, some of the deepest trenches in the world are found in the area of the Bermuda Triangle, including the Puerto Rico Trench, which goes down to 27,500 feet (8,229 meters) below sea level. Ships or planes that sink into these deep trenches will probably never be ...
Box Boats : How Container Ships Changed the WorldCargo Ships
No matter how digitally interconnected the world gets, cargo ships will always be necessary. The ocean will always separate the continents, so ships will always be needed to move physical goods, and the University of London's Energy Institute has created a gorgeous visualization...
“but if you have a bunch of ships, then they would be going up and down in a pattern that could be used to determine whether it’s a tsunami.” boats steadily bob amid the waves. but a passing tsunami slightly alters the sea surface elevation, changing the average elevation throughout...
Over a decade later, one of the two An-225s in existence found a new role as a commercial cargo jet (the second remains unfinished in storage to this day). It's ideally suited to the role because of both its size and its max takeoff weight. It has 46,000 cubic feet (1,300 cubic...
The most complicated challenge was the import broker and courier whom you must line up to receive and remove your items off the cargo ships. During my first production run, I was clueless about this process and needed immense help. Thankfully I had a long-running partnership with the factory...
On container ships, cargo is carried in standardized containers, which are placed one over the other and secured using lashing. While at sea, the ship is subjected to heavy rolling and pitching, which can not only disturb the cargo but also upset the stability of the ship.Parametric rolling ...
Over a decade later, one of the two An-225s in existence found a new role as a commercial cargo jet (the second remains unfinished in storage to this day). It's ideally suited to the role because of both its size and its max takeoff weight. It has 46,000 cubic feet (1,300 cubic...