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Cruise ships are among the star performers of the tourist industry. Their traditions stem back to the nineteenth century. Though these traditions have undergone modernisation, this book argues that the pleasures that the passengers of the past sought parallel those of their contemporary counterparts. It examines the textual representation of cruises in tourist brochures and in the travel writing of, among others, Mark Twain and Paul Theroux, before turning its attention to being a passenger on a cruise ship. Much of the book draws on the author's own experiences of travelling on cruise ships and, by way of comparison, a container ship. Of particular focus is what passengers do with their time aboard such ships, and how that time is subject to many of same controls found elsewhere in modern institutions.

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Inland waterway vessels. --- Ships --- Work boats

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Hostage negotiations --- Hijacking of ships --- Steed, John.

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To meet the climate targets set forth in the International Maritime Organization's Initial GHG Strategy, the maritime transport sector needs to abandon the use of fossil-based bunker fuels and turn toward zero-carbon alternatives which emit zero or at most very low greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions throughout their lifecycles. This report, "The Potential of Zero-Carbon Bunker Fuels in Developing Countries", examines a range of zero-carbon bunker fuel options that are considered to be major contributors to shipping's decarbonized future: biofuels, hydrogen and ammonia, and synthetic carbon-based fuels. The comparison shows that green ammonia and green hydrogen strike the most advantageous balance of favorable features due to their lifecycle GHG emissions, broader environmental factors, scalability, economics, and technical and safety implications. Furthermore, the report finds that many countries, including developing countries, are very well positioned to become future suppliers of zero-carbon bunker fuels--namely ammonia and hydrogen. By embracing their potential, these countries would be able to tap into an estimated 1+ trillion future fuel market while modernizing their own domestic energy and industrial infrastructure. However, strategic policy interventions are needed to unlock these potentials.

Ships --- Carbon dioxide mitigation --- Biofuels. --- Fuel --- Fuel. --- Environmental aspects.

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"Handbook of Marine Craft Hydrodynamics and Motion Control is an extensive study of the latest research in hydrodynamics, guidance, navigation, and control systems for marine craft. The text establishes how the implementation of mathematical models and modern control theory can be used for simulation and verification of control systems, decision-support systems, and situational awareness systems. Coverage includes hydrodynamic models for marine craft, models for wind, waves and ocean currents, dynamics and stability of marine craft, advanced guidance principles, sensor fusion, and inertial navigation. This important book includes the latest tools for analysis and design of advanced GNC systems and presents new material on unmanned underwater vehicles, surface craft, and autonomous vehicles. References and examples are included to enable engineers to analyze existing projects before making their own designs, as well as MATLAB scripts for hands-on software development and testing. Highlights of this Second Edition include: Topical case studies and worked examples demonstrating how you can apply modeling and control design techniques to your own designs ; A Github repository with MATLAB scripts (MSS toolbox) compatible with the latest software releases from Mathworks ; New content on mathematical modeling, including models for ships and underwater vehicles, hydrostatics, and control forces and moments ; New methods for guidance and navigation, including line-of-sight (LOS) guidance laws for path following, sensory systems, model-based navigation systems, and inertial navigation systems. This fully revised Second Edition includes innovative research in hydrodynamics and GNC systems for marine craft, from ships to autonomous vehicles operating on the surface and under water. Handbook of Marine Craft Hydrodynamics and Motion Control is a must-have for students and engineers working with unmanned systems, field robots, autonomous vehicles, and ships." [Publisher]

Ships --- Stability of ships --- Motion control devices --- Automatic pilot (Ships) --- Steering-gear --- Hydrodynamics --- Electronic equipment --- Stability of ships. --- Motion control devices. --- Navires --- Pilotes automatiques (navigation) --- Hydrodynamics. --- Hydrodynamique --- Stabilité --- Steering-gear. --- Commande d'un mouvement. --- Pilote automatique (Navigation) --- Gouvernail. --- Electronic equipment. --- Hydrodynamique. --- Équipement électronique. --- Ships - Hydrodynamics --- Ships - Electronic equipment