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Part 1 of this reference book looks at particular Motor Ships such as the Gripsholm, Karachi, Stora, Inverfield and Carrickfergus, included in sections on passenger liners, cargo and cargo-passenger liners, tankers, bulk cargo carriers, general purpose cargo ships, special purpose cargo ships, fishing vessels, tugs and icebreakers; Part 2 on Marine Diesel Engines has information on diesel engine companies such as William Doxford and Sons, the English Electric Company, Harland and Wolff and Werkspoor. Part 3 on Auxiliary Machinery and Plant includes improvements and developments, gas turbine and free-piston machinery and nuclear propulsion of ships.

Container ship developments are outlined and the future development design and safety aspects of the new generation of container ships are addressed. Post- Panamax ships and high speed feeder vessels present different challenges to designers and safety regulators. S-class vessels which can carry more than 7000 TEU are the largest container ships in operation. Limitations in development of larger container ships are listed. Safety aspects are discussed as well as twist-locks connecting containers.

The passenger cruising ships visiting the port of Dubrovnik in 1998 are analysed to assess what they generate store and dispose of. The specifications of these ships and their machinery are collated together with details of their previous and next ports of call. The aim of this study is to be able to manage and coordinate effectively the supply of goods and the disposal of pollutants to benefit the environment.

This is a book about the development of ships and boats which have affected the history of Western civilisation. It concentrates on the ships themselves rather than on literary descriptions or artistic representations. It takes in the earliest seafarers in the Mediterranean and Near East; Greek, Etruscan and Phoenician ships and shipping; Romans on the sea; Greek and Roman harbourworks; ships of the Roman period and after in Britain; Byzantium 330-641; Scandinavian ships from earliest times to the Vikings; the Vikings and the Hanseatic merchants 900-1450; the maritime republics: medieval and Renaissance ships in Italy; the influence of British naval strategy on ship design 1400-1850; traders and privateers across the Atlantic 1492-1733; and waterways opening the New World.

In the past bow bulbs were supposed to be unsuitable for slow, full-form ships. However, the present day study reveals that they can cause a considerable reduction of resistance in the ballast condition. This property has been confirmed by model tests and full-scale operation in practice. Parameters for effective bulb design are indicated. The sensitivity to weather conditions and the economic significance of bulbous bow ships are investigated. The second part of the paper describes a series of special experiments conducted with a tanker model for clarifying the physical mechanism by which the bow bulb reduces the resistance of slow, full-form ships. The tests comprised measurements of resistance, viscous wake and wave pattern as well as flow observations by means of film and underwater television. It was found that contrary to previous hypotheses the bulb produced its effect not so much by wave cancellation or improved flow around the bilge as by elimination of the breaking bow wave.

The book deals exclusively with steel ships rather than those made from wood, composite or concrete and also merchant ships, to the exclusion of warships or other highly specialised types. Structural design rather than ship construction is emphasised and this is approached from a practical rather than theoretical standpoint. Contents comprise of 14 chapters, as follows: Basic design (hull, dimensions, power and weight estimates), General arrangements and interior design, Development of ship's structures (ship types, framing systems), Structural design, Hull materials, Methods of joining structural parts, Structural members - their function and design, Details and fittings (decks, ventilators, joinery, rat-proofing, doors, bulwarks and rails), Cargo-handling arrangements (derricks, wire ropes, blocks, kingposts and masts, booms, vangs and stays), Anchor, mooring and towing arrangements; steering, Hull piping systems, Ventilation, heating and cooling, air conditioning, refrigeration and electrical plant, Lifesaving equipment and navigation aids, Shipyard practice, Hull preservation and maintenance.

When two ships collide they are quite likely to collapse and-or be responsible for the death of people on board or for marine pollution. Finding ways of to prevent such disasters has long been an important theme in the field of naval architecture. In order to avoid the loss of human lives in such a way it is important to have a correct understanding on the phenomena of collision of ships and collapse of ships due to collision. A more reasonable model of collision of ships or more reasonable whole structure analysis is proposed. The current model uses lumped masses with an elsto-plastic spring system to represent a striking ship in considering the hydrodynamic effect during a collision process. When the response of the whole structure of a striking ship and a struck one is estimated properly a more correct local structure analysis will be possible. This makes a more reliable design for shock absorbing structures possible. Reasonably good results are shown for behaviour and deformation of the striking ship by very simple calculation based upon the model proposed. Conclusions are drawn.

There are hundreds of sea river vessels trading in or around Europe and they are the product of clever design and combination of length, width, draughts, air draught and hold configuration that make cross-Europe navigation possible. This book updates the 1987 edition. Many ships have been sold, some scrapped, and larger, more sophisticated vessels have been designed, constructed and delivered. This book contains chapters on improvements in the design of modern Rhine sea ships, ports and harbours, prospects, type 212s, Kruiplijntankers, the Volga Balt System, and a lare section on river sea ships built since 1973, sorted into their country of build (including Austria, Belgium, Britain, Denmark, Finland, East and West Germany, Holland, Japan, Norway, Polan, Portugal and Yugoslavia).

Int Conf Vol I 1985 held in London from the 19-20 November Papers are Systems engineering - the key to the efficient ship An assembly of technology to further assist in the operation of ships The development and trial of MIMAC (Marine Information Management Centre) What computer - at sea Some computer aids in the loading of deepsea container vessels - a personal experience Microcomputer real-time control of propulsion machinery in passage planning on a cross-channel ferry The role of the computer in bulk liquid cargo operations training The role of satellite communications in computer application at sea Mathematical modelling and computer simulation of large ships during tight manoeuvers Diagnostic and dynamical modelling for weather routeing of ships using on-board microcomputers Automatic navigation in the approaches to a port Factors influencing the design of a shipboard microcomputer-based management system Stochastic simulation of trading environment and ship operation Evaluation of applying shipboard automation on exisiting and future ships of a merchant fleet A voyage simulation model and its application to the design and operation of ships Volume II includes discussions

Int Conf Vol I 1985 held in London from the 19-20 November Papers are Systems engineering - the key to the efficient ship An assembly of technology to further assist in the operation of ships The development and trial of MIMAC (Marine Information Management Centre) What computer - at sea Some computer aids in the loading of deepsea container vessels - a personal experience Microcomputer real-time control of propulsion machinery in passage planning on a cross-channel ferry The role of the computer in bulk liquid cargo operations training The role of satellite communications in computer application at sea Mathematical modelling and computer simulation of large ships during tight manoeuvers Diagnostic and dynamical modelling for weather routeing of ships using on-board microcomputers Automatic navigation in the approaches to a port Factors influencing the design of a shipboard microcomputer-based management system Stochastic simulation of trading environment and ship operation Evaluation of applying shipboard automation on exisiting and future ships of a merchant fleet A voyage simulation model and its application to the design and operation of ships Volume II includes discussions

Int Conf held in Glasgow 25 - 27 March 1975 Papers are State of Art - past present and future Stability of ships and modern safety concepts Marine safety criteria Rational stability criteria and the probability of capsizing Environmental conditions relevant to the stability of ships in waves Experimental study on lateral motions of ship in waves Experimental technique for studying of ships achieved in the Ship Research Institute A scale model investigation of the intact stability of towing and fishing vessels Safety of a vessel in beam sea An analytical study of the mechanism of capsizing Application of the Fokker - Planck equation to the study of the stability of the mean and variance On capsizing of ships in irregular seas On the statistical precision of determining the probability of capsizing in random seas Methods for estimating the ships stability in irregular seas Capsize experiment of box shaped vessels Ship capsizing in heavy seas Acting on two dimensional asymmetrical bodies Simulation of capsizing in beam seas of a side trawler Long term and short term stability criteria in a random seaway Application of dynamic systems approach to ship and ocean vehicle stability An approach to treating stability of fishing vessels A practical approach to ship stability On dangerous situations fraught with capsizing

Forthcoming requirements concerning marine safety standards are examined in particular those relating to the construction and equipment of ships. A detailed historical account introduces the development of relevant international maritime safety instruments subsequent to the Titanic disaster in 1912 and including the first International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1929 (SOLAS) and its successors protocols and amendments to-date; the 1930 and subsequent International Load Line Conventions; complementary safety codes for specialised ship types in particular the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships carrying Dangerous Chemical in Bulk (IBC formerly the Bulk Chemical Code BCH) and similarly for Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC formerly the Gas Carrier Code GC). Appendixes contain examples of companion and supplementary documents to the 1974 SOLAS convention; assembly resolutions incorporated in the 1981 amendments to SOLAS 1974; comparison of SOLAS 1974 and 1981; amendments to SOLAS 1974 relating to existing ships; status of implementation to the codes; and a harmonised system of survey and certification.

There is considerable interest in high-speed displacement ships. These are characterised by high length-beam ratios sharp bows and flat sterns terminating in a transom. Such ships have been constructed for naval purposes. All of these ships are reported to combine high surface speed with excellent sea-keeping characteristics. A theory has been developed for high-speed displacement ships with transom sterns; it treats the hull as finite in beam and draft but slender. The flow is assumed to be smooth at the aft waterline and to have a trailing wake. The trailing wake results in substantial residuary resistance at high speeds for normal waterline ships. This is a completely new finding. Calculations are made of ships of highly variable parametric form and the results are given. This residuary is typically reduced by widening the transom. A shallow draft at the transom is also indicated. A comparison of calculated results with existing experimental data shows good agreement.

List of shiptypes including bulk carriers, container ships, chemical carriers, general cargo ships, liquid gas carriers, reefers, refrigerated container ships, ro-ro's, specialised vessels, tankers With particulars of shipbuilders

The booklet was produced for the 'Operation Sail 1976' American ship gathering event. This event provided a centrepiece for the U.S. Bicentennial celebration and included a large number of tall ships tall ships. The ships raced from the Canary Islands to Bermuda, then proceeded to New York, where they were met by a vast spectator fleet. In partnership with the Navy, 'Operation Sail 1976' also resurrected the tradition of holding an International Naval Review, which brought together a peacetime armada of 50 warships under as many flags. It includes a calendar of Operation Sail '76 events and colour photographs and details about some of the tall ships and school ships.

With brilliant color photographs of each page, Thad Koza's collection of the world's most majestic sailing vessels will undoubtedly take its place in the libraries of ship aficionados. From fighting ships like USS Constitution to the Sedov, a Russian training ship that is one of the largest sailing vessel afloat, this soft cover includes scantlings and a description for each of (more than) 180 featured ships.

The size limit of Post-Panamax container ships is discussed from the viewpoint of a classification society with special attention given to different aspects of global and local strength. After some introductory information attention is given to the development of Post-Panamax container ships. Next a look is taken at detail design study of 8000 TEU Post-Panamax container ships followed by design study of 9200 TEU Post-Panamax container ships and variation study of 9200 TEU Post-Panamax container ships.