Tag: ships
The Road to a Carbon-Free Future: Nuclear Powered Merchant Ships
The policy of decarbonisation is currently on the agenda of maritime trade. Nuclear energy is one of the ways to achieve this. Nuclear-powered merchant ships, which have been tried and…
Why Are The Bottoms Of Ships Red? It’s Not The Reason!
If you have viewed any ship images or have had the opportunity to see this watercraft with your own eyes, you may have noticed that most of them are painted…
Can Ships Anchor in Deep Waters on the High Seas?
Ships that need to cross the oceans travel at sea depths of perhaps 5000 – 8000 meters. But can these ships anchor thousands of meters down when they have to…
How sustainable can the ships become?
Dusseldorf After the end of pandemic-related restrictions, many Germans are thinking about booking a cruise again. But the industry has a bad climate image due to the high emissions from…
Moscow is threatening the end of the grain agreement more clearly than ever
Sergey Lavrov Russia’s top diplomat is threatening more openly than ever not to extend the grain deal. (Photo: IMAGO/ITAR-TASS) Geneva This Tuesday, the cargo ship “Ikaria Angel” left the Ukrainian…
Why are propellers in the front on airplanes and behind on ships?
Although it is thought that the main reason for the propellers to be in different places on ships and airplanes is design concerns, this is not the main reason. The…
Taiwan reports record number of Chinese planes and ships off the island
Interceptors from Taiwan’s Air Force Taiwan’s military reports numerous interceptions related to China’s military maneuvers. (Photo: Reuters) Tokyo, Beijing During its military maneuvers around Taiwan, China has practiced blockading the…
The Black Sea becomes the scene of geopolitical power struggles
Grain carriers on the Black Sea The inland sea is not only important economically, but increasingly also from a geostrategic point of view. (Photo: Reuters) Istanbul The crash of a…
Galleon Ships That Changed the Course of History
Until the 16th century, ship warfare was mostly based on counter-shipping and capturing. After the galleon ships came out, it was time to shatter the enemy with powerful cannons. Thanks…
The President declared a state of emergency: 100 billion TL resources, 53 thousand personnel, 10 ships, 54 planes and more!
Last night and at noon, 2 earthquakes with a magnitude of 7.7 and 7.6 occurred in Turkey’s Southeastern Anatolia region, causing great destruction in more than 10 provinces. After the…
How Do Warplanes Take Off From Short Runways On Ships?
Warplanes, which normally take off from runways with a length of 3 kilometers, can also take off from aircraft carriers of 300 meters. So how does this contradiction happen? Undoubtedly,…
Why Are Ships Moving So Slowly?
Why do ships that produce more than a hundred thousand horsepower with their huge masses and engines move so slowly? The simplest answer to the question: Physics. Huge ships, which…
Why Do Amazon Ships Even Small Items In Large Boxes?
Has it ever happened to you that Amazon sends even small items in big boxes unlike other shipping companies? In fact, this happens very often. So why does Amazon follow…
That’s why some oil tankers can’t get through the Bosphorus
Russian oil tanker Some oil tankers are currently prohibited from passing through the Bosphorus Strait. (Photo: dpa) Istanbul Ships are piling up on the Bosporus – and there are no…
Gas traders stop LNG ships at sea – waiting for better LNG prices
LNG tanker Many fully loaded ships are currently waiting off the European coasts. (Photo: © 2021 Bloomberg Finance LP) Dusseldorf The “Seishu Maru” has been bobbing between The Hague and…
If Spaceships Are Flying Vehicles, Why Are They Called “Ships”?
Vehicles that go to the upper layers of the atmosphere or to space are called spaceships. When we think that ships travel on water and the most important vehicle that…
How Do We Float Big Ships While Small Stones Sink?
Although it can be easily solved with simple physics, many people wonder, “When you throw even 1 lira into the air, how do big metal piles stay in the air…
Ukrainian army advances 50 kilometers – Grain ships are leaving Ukraine again
A Ukrainian soldier According to the Ukraine, it was able to recapture large parts of Kharkiv. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv In its counter-offensive in the east of the country, the Ukrainian…
Starlink will be used on cruise ships – SDN
SpaceX’s satellite internet service starlinkbecomes available in different places. Starlink kits, which were made accessible on boats and boats a while ago, are now to cruise ships is coming. The…
Transport ships for liquid gas urgently needed
LNG tanker off the coast of Japan The demand for LPG is increasing rapidly. But there is a lack of transport capacity. (Photo: Reuters) Athens It was May when the…