A ship’s bow is the front of a ship that is most often characterized by its horizontal lines. The bow of a ship is the first area a person sees when he or she looks at the ship from the water. When a ship is viewed from the air, the bow is the area that […]
Barges are used for several things: as a means of transportation, as a way to carry cargo, and as a working boat. In fact, barges are so versatile, they have been used for thousands of years. There are more than 7,000 different types of barges in the world today. And just like boats, each type […]
Cargo ships are big vessels that carry lots of goods from one place to another. These types of ships have been used for centuries. Most of the time, cargo ships are used for carrying cargo like grain, ore, oil or other raw materials. But sometimes, these types of ships are used to carry finished products […]
In this section we will discuss the various types of ships that are used by different nations. We will start with the most common types and then move onto the rarest. We will also discuss how the design and construction of a ship affects its speed and how this in turn affects the type of […]
