by Team TheNavalArch | Dec 27, 2021 | Marine Operations, Maritime Industry
Our oceans are interspersed with human activities: be it fishing, marine transportation, or offshore operations. These operations usually involve assets worth multiple million dollars, be it the produce or the equipment or in most cases, the human life. Produce from...
by Team TheNavalArch | Jan 12, 2021 | Maritime Industry, Naval Architecture, Ship Design and Construction
Introduction A ship’s hydrostatics, or hydrostats, is an oft used term in maritime parlance, and it refers to the characteristics when it is floating. What characteristics are these? How are these determined, and how can we read and understand them? Understanding...
by Team TheNavalArch | Jan 5, 2021 | Maritime Industry, Naval Architecture, Ship Design and Construction
Introduction The hull of a ship is a complex 3D geometry, and finding out its simple properties like volume, centroid, etc. is not possible through simple formulae unlike standard shapes like cuboid or a cylinder. How do we find a property, say the volume of a...
by Team TheNavalArch | Oct 20, 2020 | Marine Operations, Maritime Industry, Naval Architecture, Ship Design and Construction
Introduction Marine transport is the backbone of the global trade and reasonably can be considered to be the artery of the global manufacturing supply chain, as more than four fifths of the world merchandise trade by volume is carried by sea. Undoubtfully, the...
by Team TheNavalArch | Jun 30, 2020 | Marine Transportation, Ship Design and Construction, Ship Stability
Barges are the simplest, and yet most widely used of marine vehicles. They are used for a variety of purposes ranging from carrying cargo in bulk or liquid, to even carrying passengers for short inland cruises. Barges are mostly towed by another barge called a tug,...
