Ship Corrosion – Cathodic Protection and Sacrificial Anodes
CATHODIC PROTECTION ON SHIPS – SACRIFICIAL ANODES Image Source: pixabay SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTION Due to the environment in which they operate, ships are among the structures most exposed to environmental corrosion. The sea water is a very corrosive environment...
Longitudinal Strength of Ships – an Introduction
LONGITUDINAL STRENGTH OF SHIPS – A GUIDE Source: http://worldwideflood.com Talking about strength of a ship, the picture that comes to mind is that of a ship being subject to rough weather of the sea, and trying her best not to crack or capsize. A ship with sufficient...
Bollard Pull Calculations – an Introduction (Part II)
Bollard Pull Calculations for Towing Operations Part II - Finding out the maximum feasible tow speed (To read Part I, please click here) Introduction This is Part - II of the two part article on Bollard Pull calculations. In the Part I we saw how to calculate the...
Bollard Pull Calculations – an Introduction (Part I)
Bollard Pull calculation is one of the most frequent calculations performed in marine towing operations. Towing operations involve the pulling of a vessel (it can be a barge, ship or an offshore structure) using another vessel (usually a tug).
