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Why do only a handful of nations truly dominate the oceans? This in-depth guide explains what a blue-water navy is, how it differs from green- and brown-water fleets, and why aircraft carriers, submarines, and maritime logistics define global power in the 21st century.
Staten Island Ferry is the last operating line of the once vast ferry system of New York. The service was transporting people between Manhattan and the future sleeping area of Staten Island long before the bridges were built. Today, Staten Island Ferry provides a passenger flow of 22 million people a year.
Classification of bulk tankers AFRA scale and commercial scale (Flexible market scale). The history of the classification of bulk tankers.
Modern warships are direct descendants of ships that fought in World War I and World War II, but technological progress is developing so rapidly that we are now seeing the fourth generation of warships built after 1945. Predictions that ships would become obsolete in the nuclear age have proven completely unfounded. Today, the world's navies are armed with super-powerful aircraft carriers, missile cruisers, destroyers and other types of ships.
Explore the post-Soviet classification of warships, including ship types, naval weapons, and technologies. Learn how the Soviet Navy was structured and how its combat capabilities were evaluated.
In the global merchant fleet, it is customary to divide ships into types determined by the properties of the cargo they carry: tankers, container ships, gas carriers, dry cargo ships. In addition, transport ships are classified by size.
Fishing vessels include boats and ships used for harvesting fish and other marine living resources in oceans, seas, and inland waters. These vessels are generally classified into: commercial fishing vessels and recreational fishing boats
Commercial fisheries rely on a wide range of fishing techniques depending on the target species and environment.
Exercise Valiant Shield was a large United States military war game held 19–24 June 2006 in the Pacific Ocean.
This model of Kriegsmarine pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee. Scale 1:20 — impressive. The length of the ship is more than 9 meters.
Discover the incredible story of the SS Great Eastern — Brunel's «Crystal Palace of the Sea» that revolutionized shipbuilding and laid the first transatlantic cable.