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What's a sacrificial anode, sagging sampson-post or scum valve?
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Open-top reefer container vessel DOLE COLOMBIA
In the middle of 1990’s, Dole Fresh Fruit International looked for vessels able to transport 1000 reefer 40ft containers.
Aids to navigation service and buoy laying vessel RELUME
According to HSB International September 2004. The sophisticated light tender RELUME was built by the Dutch shipbuilding group Damen for Middle East Navigation Aids Service (MENAS)...
Curve of resistance
A curve showing the resistance of a ship or its model to towing as obtained by experiments in a model basin. The model is run at various speeds and its resistance is shown for each speed.
