Gas carrier with frescoes

The LNG Dream is one of the world's largest LNG carriers. Almost all vessels of this type, performing sea transportation, differ little from each other, but LNG Dream still has one difference. The cargo ship has its own unique style - psychedelic-style frescoes are applied to the four spherical tanks. The total area of ​​the drawings is 4000 sq. m and is equal to the area of ​​one hundred buses.


The gas carrier, owned by the Japanese company Osaka Gas, was built in 2006 at the Sakaide shipyard of the Kawasaki Shipbuilding corporation.

Representatives of the Osaka Gas company decided to paint the tanker in honor of the centenary of the founding of the company. They asked Kansai elementary students to take photographs of artist Jimmy Onishi's drawings of fish, crabs, shrimp and turtles. Then the employees of the subsidiary company "Sumitomo Ltd." the company "3M" with the help of computer programs processed the photos and put them on self-adhesive sheets, which were attached to the tanks.

The total area of ​​the graphic image is more than 1 hectare. This prompted Sumitomo 3M to apply for the Guinness World Records as the largest graphic in transportation.

Submarine for drug dealers

The ekranoplan, hovering like a bird, made a strong impression. A closed government program was immediately adopted to develop a new direction in shipbuilding. The main customer at the Central Design Bureau was the USSR Navy.

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August 15th, 2012

Project 415
On the web, this futuristic trough is now most often featured as the "spy ship Aeria" and is found mainly in photos taken in the Finnish Turku.

Attempts to dig deeper lead to little results: it is argued that in reality this is a Project 415 raid minesweeper (more precisely, Reede Minenabwehr Boot Projekt 415), built in 1989 at the Peenenwerft shipyard in East German Wolgast and after the collapse of the GDR (or the unification of Germany) migrated to the Union.
In the troubled nineties, the exotic minesweeper, which became private property, ended up in Turku, where it was planned to equip the ship in the fashion of that era for a floating casino. Absolutely nothing came of this venture, and the remaining ownerless "project 415" plagued the eyes of the port authorities for many years, until in 2009 the ship was finally sent for scrap to Lithuania.

Private catamaran submarine Ego
The Ego catamaran submarine is designed to open the beauty of the underwater world to a wide range of people. Indeed, to travel on it, you do not need any special skills and training. It is so easy to operate this vehicle that the creators themselves call it "underwater Segway".
For maximum safety and maximum convenience, this submarine can be said to be "crossed" with a catamaran. That is, its underwater part is simply attached to a platform floating on two floats. And this allows people to move, at their own discretion, both under water and above it.
The underwater part of this vehicle is made of acrylic glass - the same material from which the walls of giant aquariums in aquariums are made. So do not be afraid that this glass will suddenly crack from the pressure of water or hitting an underwater rock. However, even with this incredible event, Ego passengers can simply climb to the upper deck of their catamaran submarine.
This submarine is designed for two people (at least, that is how much it can be at the same time in its lower part). She can move at speeds up to four knots (approximately 7.4 kilometers per hour). And the batteries allow you to move on a single charge without stopping for six to ten hours, depending on the selected speed mode of swimming.

Mayflower Resolution
This ship, assembled in China, is intended for the installation of wind turbines. The most interesting thing about him is that he swims to his destination, where he stops and ... gets up on these very legs.

Viking lady
The Viking Lady, an offshore maintenance vessel, is powered by internal combustion engines and a gas-fired fuel cell battery. The ship's battery system transfers power to an electric motor, the first commercial ship in the world to use this technology.
According to DNV, due to the technology used on board the ship, CO2 emissions into the atmosphere are reduced, as well as harmful emissions of nitrogen oxide into the atmosphere, which are comparable in terms of emissions of 22 thousand cars a year.
Det Norske Veritas completed tests on the new fuel system on board last week, taking the research project to the next level when tests are carried out directly on the ship.
The Viking Lady will likely work for the French fuel giant Total and will be involved in fuel production on the Norwegian continental shelf.

Concrete ships
Norwegian engineer Nikolai Fegner, in 1917, created the first self-propelled marine vessel from reinforced concrete. He called it "Namsenfijord". The Americans built a similar dry-cargo steamship Faith a year later. By the way, during the years of World War II, 24 reinforced concrete ships and 80 barges were built in the USA.

In 1975, a reinforced concrete tanker "Andjuna Sakti" with a deadweight of 60,000 tons was built to store liquefied gas.

During the Second World War, the Americans built 24 reinforced concrete ships.
The ships were constructed in Tampa, Florida, starting in July 1943, each taking less than a month to build. The ships were named after the great scientists of the time.
Two ships were sunk during the battles in Normandy, nine were used as breakwaters at Kiptopeke, Virginia, two were converted into quays at Yaquina Bay, Newport, Oregon, and seven more were converted into a giant breakwater on the Powell River in Canada.

Proteus
The futuristic ship Proteus looks like something out of a sci-fi movie, a catamaran that resembles a water strider spider. The cockpit for the crew and passengers is mounted on four giant metal "spider legs", which, in turn, are fixed on two pontoons, providing reliable buoyancy. Proteus is about 30 meters long and 15 meters wide.

The unusual vessel is powered by two diesel engines with a capacity of 355 horsepower each. The Proteus has a displacement of 12 tons, with a maximum payload of two tons. His cabin (with four berths), in the parking lot, can be lowered into the water, separated and made independent sailing for a short distance. This increases the flexibility of using the new apparatus. The cockpit can approach the pier, leaving its legs hundreds of meters from the shore. And, most importantly, the cab can be changed, turning one Proteus into a multifunctional device. Proteus is aptly named after the Greek sea god, according to legend, capable of taking on various guises.

Developed in complete secrecy, the California-based Marine Advanced Reasearch project was first presented to the public on the water in San Francisco Bay. Its author and the captain of the ship, Hugo Conti, have long thought of creating a ship of unusual design. “This is a fundamentally new model,” he says. - It moves in a completely different way from a regular ship - much faster due to its low weight. In fact, ”Proteus“ is dancing on the waves, as it were ”. According to the inventor, "Proteus" is extremely light, very maneuverable and has a cruising range of more than 8 thousand kilometers. There is no rudder on it: the ship is controlled by means of propellers mounted on each float. Conti patented his invention and expects to start marketing it in the near future.
Proteus, the first full-size WAM-V (Wave Adaptive Modular Vessel), is an exceptional vessel that features modularity, light weight, wide range of applications, low sea impact, ease of operation, low noise levels and low fuel consumption.

Seismic company Petroleum Geo-Services has made a preliminary order for the construction of two W-class Ramform vessels from the Japanese company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The vessels are the representatives of the new fifth generation of the Ramform series. The cost of each of them is estimated at $ 250 million.

Commissioning of the first of them is scheduled for the first half of 2013, the second - for the second half.

Safety, efficiency and performance are key features of the new Ramform Titan equipped with 24 streamers, which was recently unveiled at the MHI shipyard in Nagasaki, Japan. The new ship will be the most powerful and efficient marine seismic vessel ever. It is also the widest (at the waterline) ship in the world. When designing the vessel, safety and performance were the main considerations. This is the first of four ships to be built in Japan.


The new vessel brings together the advanced marine technology and marine seismic capabilities of GeoStreamer technology. The entire stern of the 70 m wide vessel is occupied by 24 drums with seismic streamers. 16 of them are located on the same line, and 8 more are slightly ahead. The increased workspace and advanced equipment make operations with the new ship safer and more functional. For PGS and its customers, faster deployment and retrieval of equipment and extended stay at sea mean faster completion of seismic operations and increased uptime in adverse weather conditions. The period between visits to the shipyard for repairs has also been increased by 50%. The Ramform Titan is setting new standards for seismic surveys for the next 20 years.


John Erik Reinhardsen, President and CEO of PGS, commented: “Ramform Titan is taking seismic exploration to the next level. We have combined the most advanced technology with the most powerful and efficient vessel in the industry. Ramform Titan will add to our fleet and further strengthen the company's position in the market, giving us an edge over the next 10 years. " The novelty is equipped with 24 drums, each of which "carries" a seismic streamer 12 km long. This gives the ship excellent flexibility and reserves to carry out even the most demanding jobs. The vessel carries over 6 thousand tons of fuel and equipment. Typically, it will tow a network of several hundred thousand seismic sensors, covering an area of ​​more than 12 square meters. km, which is equivalent to 1,500 football fields or three and a half Central Parks in New York. Ramform Titan provides a safe and comfortable living and working environment for 80 crew members. There are 60 single cabins on board, as well as 10 double visitor cabins with separate bathrooms.


The Ramform type is characterized by an unusual deltoid hull in plan with a wide stern. The first vessel of this type was the Marjata, a long-range sonar vessel built for the Norwegian Navy in the '90s. The engineering staff from PGS noted the high level of seismic data collection of such a vessel, which was ensured precisely by the deltoid hull shape. This vessel design is expected to fully unleash the potential of PGS's GeoStreamer technology. The company plans to strengthen its position in the fast-growing segment of high-resolution seismic, which will require longer streamers, high towing efficiency, and large areas of coverage of the surveyed areas. High resolution seismic surveys are increasingly in demand due to the intense growth of the deepwater drilling industry, especially in challenging areas such as Brazil, West Africa and the Gulf of Mexico. PGS says the GeoStreamer will allow a more complete “view” of the fertile reservoirs and the North Sea.








Seismic Survey Ship (SSS) = Ramform Titan (Flag of the Bahamas, year of construction 2013, IMO 9629885) enters the port of Bergen (Norway) on 09/28/2013. Vessel data: Length 104.2 m, Width 70 m stern 24 winches with cables with a total length of 12 km Capacity of fuel tanks 6000 tons 3 propellers Tows several hundred thousand electronic sensors covering an area of ​​more than 12 square kilometers The power plant produces 18 megawatts (3 x 6 megawatts) Cruising speed 16 knots Crew 80 Built in Japan at Mitsubishi Nagasaki shipyard


In a nutshell: today is the world's best seismic survey vessel.



Prelude The largest ship on the planet and the largest floating structure ever created by man at 488 meters long, On board could accommodate five full-size football fields or ...

Prelude The largest ship on the planet and the largest floating structure ever built by man, measuring 488 meters in length, it could house five full-size soccer fields or 175 Olympic swimming pools. However, its purpose is different: it is the world's first floating plant for the extraction and processing of natural gas.

The Enterprise is the largest aircraft carrier in the world. Its length is 342 meters and according to this indicator it "wipes the nose" of any other warships. The construction of the ship took about three years. Also an interesting fact - one load of nuclear fuel is enough for 13 years of service of the ship. During this time, he can overcome about one million miles. On November 4, 2012, the aircraft carrier completed its last 8-month voyage. In which he went to sea only 25 times. The Enterprise was decommissioned on December 1, 2012.

Freedom. The development of this ship has been going on for quite some time. This is not just a cruise ship, more than 40 thousand people will be able to live on board permanently. The ship will receive up to 30 thousand guests per day, and its crew will be 20 thousand people. The upper deck is one large aerodrome, and everything below is one big metropolis.

Ship, Flip. The hull, 108 meters long, is partially flooded, while turning 90 ° in such a way that only 17 meters of the bow remain above the water surface. Everything inside is arranged in such a way that during a coup, everything adjusts to a new position. The cabins have two doors, which makes it easy to move to a new position. Toilets and some elements in the kitchen are duplicated twice here. The entire coup process takes 28 minutes, which is pretty fast for such a giant.

Blue Marlin is a ship that transports ships. The incredible size of the ship is capable of withstanding a load of up to 75,000 tons. Instead of the usual cargo, toys, TVs and oil, he carries other ships and oil platforms on board. To load super-heavy cargo, Marlin uses an unusual technique - he is immersed in the water to 13 meters, which makes it possible to transport almost any luggage by water to the deck of the transport.

Ekranoplan. in the official Soviet classification "Dynamic hovercraft" - a high-speed vehicle, an apparatus flying within the range of an aerodynamic screen, that is, at a relatively small (up to several meters) height from the surface of water, earth, snow or ice.

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The US Navy Research Unit owns the most extraordinary vessel in the world. This is an unusual oceanographic equipment in the form of a floating platform Flip. This platform was created at the University of California's Marine Research Laboratory. The Flip cannot be fully attributed to ships, but all researchers live and work on it in the open ocean for quite long periods of time. We can say that this is a huge specialized buoy, which has an amazing property - to turn over (Flip - literally translates as "to turn over").
The length of the ship is 108 meters. Along the entire length, there are small, narrow compartments and a large hollow compartment at the end. While the long tanks are filled with air, the Flip is in a horizontal position, and when filled with seawater, it flattens out like a float above the sea surface, which makes it very stable during severe storms. When it is necessary to return to a horizontal position, the water is released and the vessel can be transported to a new position. The internal parts are arranged for two positions of the ship. For example, cabins have two doors, which makes it easy to move to a new position. Toilets and some elements in the kitchen are duplicated twice here. The duration of the entire coup process is 28 minutes, which is quite fast for such a huge ship. It is known from history that this shape-shifting ship was built 50 years ago, in 1962, by scientists Fred Fischer and Fred Spiess, who needed a quieter and more stable vessel to study the behavior of sound waves under water. The purpose of the Flip was: to study wave heights, acoustic signals, water temperature and its density. Everything is thought out in order to carry out these studies here: in order not to interfere with acoustic instruments, the vessel does not have engines, and it constantly needs to be towed to the research site, where it will be anchored. In an upright position, the boat becomes extremely stable and quiet.