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Most ships today have internet access in a special area set aside for this kind of communication/service. Your stateroom will not have access unless otherwise disclosed. You can make satellite phone calls on board at a high expense. We recommend
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The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority - Port's largest facility, is the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal which is a state-of-the-art handling facility for cargoes such as containers, steel, perishables, project and heavy lift cargoes. The facility
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See the Ships page for more detail including the evolution of the ships' designs.
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The communication of ideas through drawings is a minor part of the design process for Naval Architects. For Naval Architects, design means a structured process of developing a solution to a challenging problem, requiring answers to a whole variety
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A [Donna Hopkins]: No, it is not illegal for merchant ships to carry guns and ammunition. It may difficult, however for merchant ships to enter ports around the world if they are carrying arms. Each country has its own laws and policies on arms
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Fouling organisms, those species that attach to the hulls of ships, are sessile bottom-dwelling invertebrates, algae, and micro-organisms such as bacteria and diatoms. Fouling communities may include barnacles, bivalves, bryozoans, tunicates and
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Ever see the TV show The Love Boat? Come on, sure you did. Big luxury cruise ship, passengers always getting romantically involved with each other, all done under the watchful eyes of Captain Stubing, Doc, Julie, Gopher, Issac and the gang. But if
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The double hulls on PNTL vessels are designed to help the ship survive a collision whereas double hulls on other ships such as oil tankers are primarily designed to minimize pollution.
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The main applications for Seawater Scrubbing on board merchant ships are for main engines, auxiliary engines, and boilers. It is not normally economic to apply sea water scrubbing to combustion plant using distillate fuel, (diesel), or plant which
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Yes, provided the requirements as set out by International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code are adhered to.
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