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What's a sacrificial anode, sagging sampson-post or scum valve?
Featured terms
CODAG propulsion system of CORAL PRINCESS
The CORAL PRINCESS built in 2002 at Chantier de l’Atlantique is P&O first CODAG cruise liner.
Tugs
Small vessels designed to tow or push large ships or barges. Tugs have powerful diesel engines and are essential to docks and ports to manoeuver large ships into their berths.
Ro-ro
Abbreviation for a vessel designed to carry vehicles, so arranged that the vehicles may be loaded and unloaded by being rolled on or off on their own and/or auxiliary wheels, via ramps fitted in the sides, bow or stern of the vessel.