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Jan De Nul Group officially launched the world’s largest cable-laying vessel. The Fleeming Jenkin is 215 metres long, can carry 28,000 tonnes of cable, and install cables in ultra-deep waters up to 3,000 metres.

Met zuigsystemen kan je statische elektriciteit creëren. Dat is niet aangewezen bij bepaalde ladingen.

This is how fertilizer gets unloaded from a ship.

Om eerlijk te zijn heb ik nog geen enkele AI, die ik iets over maritieme zaken vroeg, een foutloos antwoord weten geven (Gemini, Grok, Chatgtp, CoPilot, Claude). AI hallucinaties gebeuren snel. Altijd check, dubbel check. Dat geldt voor alle bronnen natuurlijk.

A few months old

The R/P FLIP (Research Platform FLoating Instrument Platform 109m/355ft) is a unique oceanographic research vessel known for its ability to literally flip from a horizontal position to a vertical position.

En het hoeft niet altijd over een complete blackout te gaan. Een gyro kan problemen hebben met stabiele stroomvoorziening waardoor de sfeer gaat slepen bvb.

Je checkt je gyro met een azimuth of amplitude

Dat valt nog mee. Je hebt meer effect op bvb een bulk carrier met ijzererts lading. Daar zal men zelfs het kompas stellen voor iedere reis

Good compensation required and deviation table.

SOLAS V.19.2.1.1 ​All ships irrespective of size shall have "a properly adjusted standard magnetic compass, or other means, independent of any power supply to determine the ship's heading and display the reading at the main steering position."

32sec left hand side of the movie. Blue green.

View from the SB bridge wing (looking aft) when shifting a 366m container vessel to the other side. (in reality this is 30 minutes). Assisted by 2 @BoludaTowage tugs (VB Kodiak / VB Amber) who did an excellent job as usual.

View on a modern container terminal @PortofAntBruges from the "monkey bridge" of a VLCS (Very Large Container Ship). Height above water 60m/197ft.

Remember the collision between the CVN Harry S. TRUMAN and Besiktas-M? The investigation report has been released. MIND BOGGLING: Unless they are SWOs, CVN watchstanders are not required to attend navigation and seamanship training prior to qualifying as a Bridge watchstander. FULL COVERAGE LATER ..

Aërodynamica. Verminderen luchtweerstand om fuel te besparen

Nope

If you ever wondered how ships go to sleep? They just roll over and close their eyes (no one got hurt)

A merchant vessel successfully defended against a coordinated pirate attack in the Bab-el-Mandeb off the coast of Yemen early Friday morning. Bulk Carrier Repels Pirate Attack in Yemen Waters as Red Sea Shipping Return Gains Momentum gcaptain.com/bulk-carrier...

BOKA Vanguard (Boskalis) is a 275 m-long, 70 m-wide semi-submersible heavy-lift ship that can submerge to load massive structures and carry 117,000tons, the biggest heavy-lift vessel ever built. #maritime

Maritime pilot disembarking an inbound bulk carrier on Flushing Roads (🎥 el_barto_pilot)

US Navy was wel in fout.

We have dedicated VHF channels to communicate with tugs and linesmen. We have several channels reserved for this, so 1 channel is not cluttered too much when several ships are maneuvering at the same time. If you have a VHF you can hear us on VHF 6 , VHF 8, or VHF 1027 when maneuvering.

Investigations Show Failures Behind Carrier Harry S. Truman Collision, Loss of 3 Super Hornets news.usni.org/2025/12/04/i...

Havfarm 1 is a stationary, offshore fish farm located approximately 5 km southwest of the island of Hadseløya, Norway. At 385m/1263ft long and 59.5m/195ft wide, Havfarm 1 is the largest semi-submersible structure ever built. It has the capacity to host 10000 tons of salmon.

Delivering Heineken "beer" to Puerto Rico and the loading 🍌 and 🍍 in Colombia

Reporting for departure Berendrecht lock towards Wandelaar pilot with MV Dole Asia, draught 7,7m FW

YouTube video by The Maritime Pilot Shifting berth with SCI Delhi (300m)

youtu.be/Nlcm0nAzw-U

Quick sped up video of shifting a 300m container vessel from one side of the dock to the other side. Full video with explanation and outside view on youtu.be/Nlcm0nAzw-U