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What's a sacrificial anode, sagging sampson-post or scum valve?
Featured terms
Voyage data recorder (VDR)
A maritime “black box”. VDR is usually two-part system consisting of a data collecting unit, and a protected storage unit that stores the retrieved data.
Wake-field
When the ship is sailing ahead, the friction of the hull will create a boundary layer of water around the hull.
LNG tanker GAZ DE FRANCE ENERGY
Although steam turbine propulsion has served LNG tankers well for a couple of decades, this type of propulsion is relatively inefficient and expensive to operate.