ship Archives - Mechtraveller https://mechtraveller.com/tag/ship/ Mechanically-minded travel Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:11:29 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Sail-powered cargo ship will also carry passengers https://mechtraveller.com/2025/10/sail-powered-cargo-ship-will-also-carry-passengers/ https://mechtraveller.com/2025/10/sail-powered-cargo-ship-will-also-carry-passengers/#respond Wed, 15 Oct 2025 18:23:23 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=12319 Yesterday, the French shipping company Neoline held a naming ceremony in its registration port of Nantes for its first sail-powered Roll-on Roll-off (RoRo) cargo ship. As I write, Neoliner Origin, is heading down the Loire estuary* passing the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard at St. Nazaire where she got her two giant, self-furling, self-adjusting SolidSails that […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2025/10/sail-powered-cargo-ship-will-also-carry-passengers/feed/ 0 Dunkirk Maritime and Port Museum https://mechtraveller.com/2024/11/dunkirk-maritime-and-port-museum/ https://mechtraveller.com/2024/11/dunkirk-maritime-and-port-museum/#respond Sat, 09 Nov 2024 16:39:13 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=10805 The Dunkirk Maritime and Port Museum (Musée Maritime & Portuaire de Dunkerque) tells the history of France’s third largest port, its workers, its ships, and its seamen. “Wait! What? Third largest?” That may come as a surprise to some, because to most people, especially anglophiles, Dunkerque or “Dunkirk” is pretty much known for just one […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2024/11/dunkirk-maritime-and-port-museum/feed/ 0 Shore-side power is the key to sustainable cruising says the Port of Kiel https://mechtraveller.com/2023/04/shore-side-power-is-the-key-to-sustainable-cruising-says-the-port-of-kiel/ https://mechtraveller.com/2023/04/shore-side-power-is-the-key-to-sustainable-cruising-says-the-port-of-kiel/#respond Fri, 14 Apr 2023 09:49:07 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=8886 The Port of Kiel in northern Germany has a packed programme of 221 cruise ship visits for this 2023 cruise season*, starting today (14 Apr) with Fred. Olsen Lines’ Balmoral. The port says that being a pioneer in sustainability means it continues to enjoy high popularity among international cruise lines. It has already become an […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2023/04/shore-side-power-is-the-key-to-sustainable-cruising-says-the-port-of-kiel/feed/ 0 New Havila Voyages ships help turn the Norwegian Coastal Route green https://mechtraveller.com/2020/08/new-havila-voyages-ships-help-turn-the-norwegian-coastal-route-green/ https://mechtraveller.com/2020/08/new-havila-voyages-ships-help-turn-the-norwegian-coastal-route-green/#respond Fri, 21 Aug 2020 11:14:11 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=6306 Havila Voyages, the new operator on the Norwegian ‘Hurtigruten’ Coastal Service route in Norway, is building four new ships with eco-friendly hybrid propulsion systems. The first two ships will go into service next year. There’s been something of a sea-change in Norwegian coastal waters. The legacy operator, Hurtigruten AS has been operating the historic Hurtigruten  […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2020/08/new-havila-voyages-ships-help-turn-the-norwegian-coastal-route-green/feed/ 0 A New Antarctic Expedition Ship with an Unusual Shape https://mechtraveller.com/2019/11/a-new-antarctic-expedition-ship-with-an-unusual-shape/ https://mechtraveller.com/2019/11/a-new-antarctic-expedition-ship-with-an-unusual-shape/#respond Fri, 01 Nov 2019 12:19:53 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=5456 Aurora Expeditions, who specialise in expeditions to the polar regions, yesterday named their new ship, the Greg Mortimer, in a ceremony set against the snow-capped mountains of Ushuaia, Argentina. The new ship has a striking profile because she is the first passenger vessel in the world to utilise the patented Ulstein X-BOW® technology, an inverted […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2019/11/a-new-antarctic-expedition-ship-with-an-unusual-shape/feed/ 0 Review: HMS Warrior at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard https://mechtraveller.com/2019/03/review-hms-warrior-at-portsmouth-historic-dockyard/ https://mechtraveller.com/2019/03/review-hms-warrior-at-portsmouth-historic-dockyard/#respond Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:18:11 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=4298 The operational history of HMS Warrior 1860¹, the world’s first iron-hulled, armoured warship was both dull and brief, and that’s what makes her so interesting, because when launched she was, without question, the most powerful warship afloat. So how come she never distinguished herself in action? Well, she was technically advanced but only as a […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2019/03/review-hms-warrior-at-portsmouth-historic-dockyard/feed/ 0 How do Cruise Ships Handle Outboard Shifting Mass? https://mechtraveller.com/2018/11/how-do-cruise-ships-handle-outboard-shifting-mass/ https://mechtraveller.com/2018/11/how-do-cruise-ships-handle-outboard-shifting-mass/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2018 10:36:15 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=3926 Any nautical engineers or ship designers out there, who know the answer? We’ve all been enjoying the sight of Celebrity Edge being delivered and now embarking on her first cruises. Her stand-out (literally) feature is the ‘Magic Carpet’ – “the world’s first cantilevered, floating platform” that rises up the starboard side of the ship from […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2018/11/how-do-cruise-ships-handle-outboard-shifting-mass/feed/ 2 Battery Powered Ferry Expands its Horizons https://mechtraveller.com/2018/10/battery-powered-ferry-expands-its-horizons/ https://mechtraveller.com/2018/10/battery-powered-ferry-expands-its-horizons/#respond Thu, 25 Oct 2018 12:13:06 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=3769 The Stena Jutlandica, which runs between Frederikshavn and Gothenburg¹, has now completed its first month of operation as a battery hybrid vessel, using both generators and batteries to power the ship’s electrical propulsion. Sten’s battery project is being trialled in steps so that the technology can be assessed and developed incrementally. Step One, which is […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2018/10/battery-powered-ferry-expands-its-horizons/feed/ 0 Stena Line is Testing Artificial Intelligence on the Bridge https://mechtraveller.com/2018/09/stena-line-is-testing-artificial-intelligence-on-the-bridge/ https://mechtraveller.com/2018/09/stena-line-is-testing-artificial-intelligence-on-the-bridge/#respond Thu, 13 Sep 2018 17:08:17 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=3680 Stena Line is running a pilot study using Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology on board its ferries in a bid to reduce fuel consumption. Working with Hitachi, an AI-model is being developed that will help predict the most fuel-efficient way to operate a certain vessel on a specific route. The model will be a support for […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2018/09/stena-line-is-testing-artificial-intelligence-on-the-bridge/feed/ 0 USS Arizona Memorial Closed Till Further Notice https://mechtraveller.com/2018/05/uss-arizona-memorial-closed-till-further-notice/ https://mechtraveller.com/2018/05/uss-arizona-memorial-closed-till-further-notice/#respond Wed, 30 May 2018 11:58:50 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=3297 The National Park Service (NPS) in Hawaii has announced the immediate closure of one of America’s most famous memorials – the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor. The closure is due to a “critical structural and safety issue impacting the USS Arizona Memorial dock and visitor loading ramp”. The site will remain closed “for an […]

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