|
Refit
Refitting or refit of boats and marine vessels includes repairing, fixing, restoring, renewing, mending, and renovating an old vessel. Refitting has become one of the most important activities inside a shipyard. It offers a variety of services for an old vessel of any size and kind starting with the construction itself and what is added to it, such as hardware, electric & hydraulic systems, entertainment systems, etc. Ship refits can range from relatively small changes to and including cutting the ship in half to facilitate near-total overhauls and redesign of interior spaces and modification or replacement of engines, systems or other equipment. Refitting can be divided into several main subjects: *''Adding'' or ''replacing'': for example replacing old deck equipment with new or refurbished ones. *''Modifying'': for example modifying a yacht for participating in winning a regatta. *''Customizing'': for example customizing a yacht for the owner's needs and desires. *''Modernizing' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnival Radiance
''Carnival Radiance'' (formerly ''Carnival Victory'') is a operated by Carnival Cruise Line. Ordered by Carnival in 1997, the vessel was the third ''Destiny''-class cruise ship to join the fleet after her debut in 2000 and became one of the largest cruise ships of her era. In 2021, she was renamed ''Carnival Radiance'' after a United States dollar, US$200 million refit was completed in October and she commenced service under her new name in December. Construction ''Carnival Victory '' was built by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri at its Monfalcone shipyard in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. She was Ceremonial ship launching, launched on 31 December 1998 and later Ship christening, christened by Mary Frank, wife of Howard Frank, the then vice-chairman of Carnival. At the time of her launch, she was one of the largest cruise ships of her era. In October 2018, Carnival announced that ''Carnival Victory'' would undergo a large-scale renovation in 2020 to complete the final phase of Carnival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shipyard
A shipyard, also called a dockyard or boatyard, is a place where ships are shipbuilding, built and repaired. These can be yachts, military vessels, cruise liners or other cargo or passenger ships. Compared to shipyards, which are sometimes more involved with original construction, dockyards are sometimes more linked with maintenance and basing activities. The terms are routinely used interchangeably, in part because the Shipyard#History, evolution of dockyards and shipyards has often caused them to change or merge roles. Countries with large shipbuilding industries include Australia, Brazil, China, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, the United States and Vietnam. The shipbuilding industry is more fragmented in Economy of Europe, Europe than in Econom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Retrofitting
Retrofitting is the addition of new technology or features to older systems. Retrofits can happen for a number of reasons, for example with big capital expenditures like naval vessels, military equipment or manufacturing plants, businesses or governments may retrofit in order to reduce the need to replace a system entirely. Other retrofits may be due to changing codes or requirements, such as seismic retrofit which are designed strengthening older buildings in order to make them earthquake resistant. Retrofitting is also an important part of climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation: because society invested in built infrastructure, housing and other systems before the magnitude of Effects of climate change">changes anticipated by climate change. Retrofits to increase building efficiency, for example, both help reduce the overall negative impacts of climate change by reducing building emissions and environmental impacts while also allowing the building to be more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Encounter
''Carnival Encounter'' is a cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line. She was originally delivered in 2002 as ''Star Princess'' to sister cruise line Princess Cruises in 2002 by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, and was the second ship in Princess' history to operate under the name. She had been the third ''Grand''-class ship to be added to the fleet, following and ''Golden Princess''. In 2018, Carnival Corporation announced that ''Star Princess'' would be transferred to P&O Cruises Australia to accommodate P&O's expansion plans in Oceania; however, amid the COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent impact on tourism, Carnival Corporation accelerated the transfer of the vessel and ''Star Princess'' joined P&O's fleet in 2020, one year earlier than planned. Following a renovation and a renaming to ''Pacific Encounter'', she debuted in August 2022 upon P&O's staged resumption of operations. As of March 2025, she has been transferred to Carnival Cruise Line under the name ''Carniva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Angler (SS-240) Undergoing Refit C1962
USS ''Angler'' (SS-240), a ''Gato''-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the anglerfish. Construction and commissioning ''Angler''′s keel was laid down on 9 November 1942 by the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on 4 July 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Mary E. Drewry (née Metcalf), the wife of Congressman Patrick H. Drewry of the House Naval Affairs Committee, and commissioned at New London, Connecticut, on 1 October 1943. Service history World War II Following shakedown in the New London and Newport, Rhode Island, area, ''Angler'' sailed to Key West, Florida. She arrived on 21 November and after one week of operations with the Fleet Sound School, sailed for Pearl Harbor on 27 November. Selected to be transferred from Pearl Harbor, ''Angler'' commenced her first war patrol on 10 January 1944, her patrol to terminate at Fremantle, Australia. ''Angler'' encountered a Japanese convoy north of the Mariana Island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boat
A boat is a watercraft of a large range of types and sizes, but generally smaller than a ship, which is distinguished by its larger size or capacity, its shape, or its ability to carry boats. Small boats are typically used on inland waterways such as rivers and lakes, or in protected coastal areas. However, some boats (such as whaleboats) were intended for offshore use. In modern Navy, naval terms, a boat is a vessel small enough to be carried aboard a ship. Boats vary in proportion and construction methods with their intended purpose, available materials, or local traditions. Canoes have been used since prehistoric times and remain in use throughout the world for transportation, fishing, and sport. Fishing boats vary widely in style partly to match local conditions. Pleasure boat, Pleasure craft used in boating, recreational boating include ski boats, Pontoon (boat), pontoon boats, and sailboats. House boats may be used for vacationing or long-term residence. Lighter (barge), L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marine Vessel
A watercraft or waterborne vessel is any vehicle designed for travel across or through water bodies, such as a boat, ship, hovercraft, submersible or submarine. Types Historically, watercraft have been divided into two main categories. *Rafts, which gain their buoyancy from the fastening together of components that are each buoyant in their own right. Generally, a raft is a "flow through" structure, whose users would have difficulty keeping dry as it passes through waves. Consequently, apart from short journeys (such as a river crossing), their use is confined to warmer regions (roughly 40° N to 40° S). Outside this area, use of rafts at sea is impracticable due to the risks of exposure to the crew. *Boats and ships, which float by having the submergeable part of their structure exclude water with a waterproof surface, so creating a space that contains air, as well as cargo, passengers, crew, etc. In total, this structure weighs less than the water that would occupy the sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
P&O Cruises Australia
P&O Cruises Australia was a British-American owned cruise line with operational headquarters as part of Carnival Australia, based in Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia. Originally a sister company of P&O Cruises in the United Kingdom, it was previously a constituent of P&O and had a direct link in history to the world's first cruise ships. As such, it was one of the oldest cruise lines in the world, and latterly formed part of the Carnival Corporation & plc, managed locally by Carnival Australia. It operated three ships, sailing from various ports in Australia and New Zealand. In March 2025, P&O Cruises Australia was absorbed into Carnival Cruise Line. History Beginnings: P&O in Australia P&O Cruises Australia originated from the passenger division of the P&O, a UK shipping company which operated the world's first passenger ships in the early 19th century. P&O subsequently became the first company to operate passenger routes to Australia. The first of these cruises was ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Of Singapore
The Port of Singapore is the collection of facilities and container terminal, terminals that conduct maritime trade and handle Singapore's harbours and shipping. It has been ranked as the top maritime capital of the world, since 2015. Currently the List of busiest ports by cargo tonnage, world's second-busiest port in terms of total shipping tonnage, it also Transshipment, transships a fifth of the world's Intermodal container, shipping containers, half of the world's annual supply of crude oil, and is the world's busiest transshipment port. It was also the busiest port in terms of List of world's busiest ports by cargo tonnage, total cargo tonnage handled until 2010, when it was surpassed by the Port of Shanghai. Because of its strategic location, Singapore has been a significant entrepôt and trading post for at least two centuries. During the contemporary era, its ports have not become just a mere economic boon for the country, but an economic necessity because Singapore is l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dry Dock
A dry dock (sometimes drydock or dry-dock) is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform. Dry docks are used for the construction, maintenance, and repair of ships, boats, and other watercraft. History China The use of dry docks in China goes at least as far back as the 10th century A.D. In 1088, Song dynasty scientist and statesman Shen Kuo (1031–1095) wrote in his '' Dream Pool Essays'': Europe Greco-Roman world The Greek author Athenaeus of Naucratis (V 204c-d) reports something that may have been a dry dock in Ptolemaic Egypt in the reign of Ptolemy IV Philopator (221-204 BC) on the occasion of the launch of the enormous '' Tessarakonteres'' rowing ship. However a more recent survey by Goodchild and Forbes does not substantiate its existence. It has been calculated that a dock for a vessel of such a size might have had a volume of 750,000 gallons of water. Renaiss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
