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Pages in category "Navigational equipment manufacturers" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A bridge wing is a narrow walkway extending from both sides of a pilothouse to the full width of a ship or slightly beyond, to allow bridge personnel a full view to aid in the maneuvering of the ship. [16] Officers use bridge wings when docking or maneuvering in locks and narrow waterways. Each bridge wing may be equipped with a console ...
Leamouth: Thames Ironworks & Shipbuilding Company (1837–1912) Rotherhithe: The Pageants (1700s) [38] London and Glasgow Shipbuilding Company (1864–1912) Merseyside. Birkenhead: Cammell Laird (1828–1993) [39] North Yorkshire. Middlesbrough. A&P Tees [40] Parkol Marine Engineering (2017-present) Smiths Dock Company (1907–1987) [41] Whitby ...
Matson, Inc., is an American shipping and navigation services company headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii. Founded in 1882, [2] Matson, Inc.'s subsidiary Matson Navigation Company provides ocean shipping services across the Pacific to Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, Micronesia, the Pacific islands, China, and Japan.
All those mentioned were the traditional instruments used until well into the second half of the 20th century. After World War II electronic aids to navigation developed very rapidly and, to a great extent, replaced more traditional tools. Electronic speed and depth finders have totally replaced their older counterparts.
List of passenger ship companies for companies that own and operate the passenger ships (Cruise Ships, Cargo-Passenger Ships, and Ferries (for Passengers and Automobiles)) For shipping agencies , or the companies that own and operate tugboats , fishing ships or so, see other pages.
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The state of Maryland on Tuesday filed civil claims against the owner and operator of the cargo ship that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, killing six ...
An engine order telegraph or E.O.T., also referred to as a Chadburn, [1] is a communications device used on a ship (or submarine) for the pilot on the bridge to order engineers in the engine room to power the vessel at a certain desired speed.