According to author Captain Henry H. Hooyer, forces acting on the ship have an effective lever arm with respect to a hypothetical pivot point. The forces creating or affecting this pivot point include the ship's motion, underwater resistance, and momentum. The book will be particularly helpful to pilots and ships' officers, and those whose jobs require a thorough understanding of ship behavior.
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Article Can you trust your GNSS data?
published on 23 November 2022
This important topic is still underestimated in shipping! Can you trust your GPS? Your Galileo? Knowing where the ship is and where to sail next is the main task of navigating a ship and is commonly supported by using Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). But what happens if the GNSS gets intentionally disturbed?
Article Boluda Towage started towage services at LubminLNG (Germany)
published on 2 January 2023
Video SHIP SPOTTING VLISSINGEN PILOT VESSELS
published on 27 March 2026
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Article Captain Tim Murray Memorial Fundraiser
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Video Pilot boarding at Manila, Philippines
published on 23 September 2022
Video Amazing drone video: Berthing a 230m Bulker in Puerto Brisas (Colombia)
published on 5 April 2020
Video Luxembourg Space Expertise: LuxSpace / ESAIL
published on 16 September 2020
LuxSpace CEO, Jochen Harms, on putting the ESAIL microsatellite into orbit.
ESAIL is part of ESA’s Partnership Projects and has been developed to enhance the next generation of space‐based services for the maritime sector. The spacecraft will track ship movements over the entire globe as it orbits the planet.