Odyssey of the Seas Deck Plan

Humans are always fascinated by the biggest and the fastest. Ships which are some of the most mammoth structures made by us provide us plenty of opportunities to be awed. Have you wondered how these giants on the sea move? Propeller is the answer. And to move the biggest ships in the world, we need…

Liberty of the Seas is a Royal Caribbean International Freedom-class cruise ship which made its inaugural voyage in May 2007. Liberty of the Seas is the second ship in the Freedom-class fleet, with Independence of the Seas joining in April 2008. Here are Liberty of the Seas Deck Plan Pics courtesy: https://www.royalcaribbean.com/ Liberty of the…

Vibration in ships not only causes structural fatigue but also ruins the experience of the passengers as well as the crew due to discomfort. As a result, many of the ships are discarded if they cause too much vibration. It is because vibration in ships may indicate that there is something wrong with the functioning…

What is an Oil terminal? An oil terminal also knows as a tank farm or an oil depot is a location or facility dedicated to the storage of chemicals such as petroleum. It includes all of the area’s tanks and equipment. Before being distributed to end-users or retail outlets, liquid petrochemicals are kept in an…

What Are Bulk Carriers? Bulk carriers, as the name suggests, are the kinds of ships that are used to transport bulk cargoes over large distances. They are also called as bulk freighters or bulkers. They are merchant ships and usually contain cargo such as coal, cement, ore, grains, sugar, or any other material which is…

Passenger ships and cargo ships sure help us carry huge loads over wide areas. But what happens when they themselves need to be transported from one area to another? This is when float-on/float-off (Flo-Flo) ships or Heavy Lift Vessels like MV Blue Marlin come in handy. A terrorist attack in the year 2000 destroyed one…