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What's a sacrificial anode, sagging sampson-post or scum valve?
Featured terms
Heickel coefficient
Coefficient used to compare propulsion efficiency at the same Froude number. The higher the Heickel coefficient the better the performance (less power required to reach the same speed).
Reefer/container vessel CARMEL ECOFRESH
The hybrid reefer/container vessel CARMEL ECOFRESH, built by the Portuguese shipyard Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo, is fitted with the first Wärtsilä Sulzer RT-flex60C main engine.
A-frame
A type of lifting gear often installed on stern of cable vessels, pipe-lying vessels and offshore construction vessels for sub sea load handling.