Water transport Water transport An ama is an outrigging float on a proa or trimaran resembling a small sealed kayak or canoe. On a proa, the ama may provide lift or ballast, depending on whether it is designed to be used to leeward or windward; on a trimaran it is designed to provide lift. There are many shapes of amas, the simplest being long slender equilateral triangles shapes, progressing to more rounded wedge-shaped designs. The most advanced amas are composed of highly curved surfaces which generate lift when driven forward through the water, much like an airplane wing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ama"
American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines, New York, was the leading US-flag shipping company between the US east coast and the Mediterranean from 1919 to 1977, offering both Cargo ship services and Passenger ship services, until declaring bankruptcy and was acquired by Farrell Lines, New York. ...more on Wikipedia about "American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines"
The Anatomy of the Ship series of books are comprehensive treatments of the design and construction of individual ships. They have been published by Conway Maritime Press since the 1980s, and republished in the US by the Naval Institute Press. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anatomy of the Ship series"
The Anderson Turn is a maneuver used to bring a ship or boat back to a point it previously passed through, often for the purpose of recovering a man overboard. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anderson turn"
Automatic Identification System (AIS) is a system used by ships and vessel traffic systems ( VTS) principally for identification of vessels at sea. AIS helps to resolve the difficulty of identifying ships when not in sight (e.g. at night, in radar blind arcs or shadows or at distance) by providing a means for ships to exchange ID, position, course, speed and other ship data with all other nearby ships and VTS stations. It works by integrating a standardized VHF transponder system with a GPS receiver and other navigational equipment on board ship (Gyro compass, Rate of turn indicator, etc.). ...more on Wikipedia about "Automatic Identification System"
The Baltic Dry Index is an index for the dry bulk shipping rates that is managed by the Baltic Exchange company in London. According to Baltic Exchange, the index provides: ...more on Wikipedia about "Baltic Dry Index"
The Baltic Exchange is a UK company that operates the premier global marketplace for shipbrokers, ship owners and charterers. The company was founded in the mid- eighteenth century. The first use of the name was at the Virginia and Baltick Coffee House in Threadneedle Street in 1744, and was registered as a private limited company with shares in 1900. Today the exchange is owned by its member companies and is not publicly traded on a stock exchange. It is operated by a member-elected Board of Directors. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baltic Exchange"
Battenberg Cup Award. (NAVSURFLANT only.) The Battenberg Cup is awarded at the end of each competitive cycle as a symbol of excellence. The cup is presented to the Battle Efficiency "E" winner, ship or submarine, which is selected as the best all around ship of the Fleet based on crew achievements. These include performance in competition for Atlantic Fleet Sportsmanship Award, TYCOM Sailor of the Year Award, Golden Anchor Award, Ney Award, and command excellence awards. Other information, such as operating schedules, commitments and unusual factors contributing to the nomination may also be considered. (Surface Force Training Manual) ...more on Wikipedia about "Battenberg Cup"
The Blue Riband is an award held by the ship with the record for a transatlantic crossing. The first steam powered crossing of the Atlantic was in 1833. The Blue Riband was a creation of the transatlantic shipping companies in the 1860s, for the publicity opportunities of possessing the fastest ship. There were separate awards for the fastest eastbound and westbound crossings. It was represented by a blue penant in the top mast of the ship, until 1930 when Sir Harold Hales initiated a trophy. The Hales Trophy is awarded on the basis of average speed, since the distance of transatlantic routes varies. Theoretically the endpoints could be any port in the Canadian Maritimes or the Eastern Seaboard of the United States in the west, and any port in Ireland, Britain, or western Europe in the east, but traditionally routings considered for transatlantic records tend to involve service to or from New York City. The last Superliner to hold the trophy was the SS United States, which set a time that was not beaten until 1990. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blue Riband"
A boat is a watercraft, usually smaller than most ships. Some boats are commonly carried by a ship or on land using trailers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Boat"
A boat lift or lift lock is a machine for transporting boats between two different water heights, and is an alternative to the canal lock and the canal inclined plane. ...more on Wikipedia about "Boat lift"
A boatswain, often phonetically spelled bosun, is a warrant officer or petty officer in charge of a ship's anchors, cordage, colors, deck crew and the ship's boats. ...more on Wikipedia about "Boatswain"
A cable ferry is a means of water transportation by which a ferry or other boat is propelled and guided across a river or other larger body of water by means of cables or chains connected to both shores. Early manifestations of cable ferries often used rope or steel chains, which were largely replaced by stronger and more durable wire cable by the late 19th century. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cable ferry"
Canals are man-made waterways, usually connecting existing lakes, rivers, or oceans. There are two main types of canal: irrigation canals for the delivery of water; transportation canals for passage of goods and people. Some rivers have also been 'canalised' to make them navigable. This article is about transportation canals. ...more on Wikipedia about "Canal" http://www.shortopedia.com , this is it!
A canal lock or navigation lock is a device that lifts or lowers boats, barges or other vessels from one water level to another. Locks used on canals allow the negotiation of hills without recourse to lengthy detours, or the use of tunnels or aqueducts. The same kind of locks are used on rivers, often in connection with dams since there is generally a difference in water level between the upstream side of a dam and the downstream side. ...more on Wikipedia about "Canal lock"
A canal pound is the stretch of level water impounded between two canal locks. Canal pounds can vary in length from the non-existent, where two or more immediately adjacent locks form a lock staircase, to many miles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Canal pound"
In the shipping industry, classification societies are non-governmental organisations or groups of professionals, ship surveyors and repensentives or offices throughout the world, that establish and apply technical standards in relation to the design, construction and survey of marine related facilities including ships and offshore structures. ...more on Wikipedia about "Classification society"
A container terminal is a facility where cargo containers are loaded or unloaded from ships to land vehicles, for further transport. Often these vehicles are trains or trucks. These tend to be individual parts of a larger port, and situated near either a river or a harbour. ...more on Wikipedia about "Container terminal"
Cospas-Sarsat is an international satellite-based search and rescue system, established by Canada, France, the United States, and the former Soviet Union in 1979. These four countries jointly helped develop a 121.5 MHz satellite Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon ( EPIRB), an element of the GMDSS designed to operate with Cospas-Sarsat system. These automatic-activating EPIRBs, now required on SOLAS ships, commercial fishing vessels, and all passenger ships, are designed to transmit to a rescue coordination center a vessel identification and an accurate location of the vessel from anywhere in the world. Newest designs incorporate GPS receivers to transmit highly accurate positions of distress. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cospas-Sarsat"
In fluid mechanics, displacement occurs when an object is immersed in a fluid, pushing it out of the way and taking its place. ...more on Wikipedia about "Displacement (fluid)"
Dry Port is a yard used to place containers or conventional bulk cargo, usually connected to a seaport by rail or road. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dry port"
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Dubai Drydocks is an international and regional market, for ship repair, conversion, new building, oil rig repairs, offshore fabrication, afloat repairs and industrial services, located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dubai Drydocks"
The Durham Boat was a large wooden boat produced by the Durham Boat Company of Durham, Pennsylvania. They were designed by company owner Robert Durham to navigate the Delaware River and thus transport the products produced by the Durham Forges and Durham Mills to Trenton, New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They were flatbottomed boats with high vertical side which ran parallel to each other up to a point 12 to 14 feet from the boat's ends, where they then tapered. The boats were constructed of 1.25 inch thick planks and measured 60 feet long by 8 feet wide by 42 inches deep. They displaced a draft of 3.5 feet when light and 28 inches when fully loaded. They were designed to be able to carry a maximum load of 17 tons while traveling downstream and two tons while traveling upstream. Thus they could carry 150 barrels of flour or 600 bushels of corn. It took three men to operate the boats. Moving downstream they used 12 foot to 18 foot long "setting poles" mainly for steering and when moving upstream they used these poles to push the boats upriver. The crew walked back and forth on "walking boards" built into the sides of the boats. Some were later fitted fr the use of oars. These boats are most famous for their use in Washington's crossing of the Delaware during the American Revolution. ...more on Wikipedia about "Durham Boat"
Emergency position-indicating Radio beacons ( EPIRB), Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELT) and Personal Locator Beacons, are tracking transmitters that operate as part of the Cospas-Sarsat Satellite System ** . When activated, the beacons send out a distress signal that allows the beacon to be located by the satellite system and search and rescue aircraft to locate the people, boats and aircraft needing rescue. They are a component of the Global Maritime Distress Safety System. See the U.S. center's website . ...more on Wikipedia about "Emergency position-indicating rescue beacon"
Empire of the Seas is an expression that is being used to describe the dominance of the Greek owned commercial fleet in the international maritime transportation industry. ...more on Wikipedia about "Empire of the Seas"
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