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¿Cómo funcionan las anclas de los barcos? Explicación sobre las anclas, las cadenas y el fondeo

Steve Joury — Lunes, 26 de octubre de 2026, 08:20:46 +0000

Last updated: 26 October 2026 · By Steve Joury, cargo trip advisor at CargoHolidays A ship’s anchor works by digging into the seabed while the heavy chain lies along the bottom, absorbing the pull from wind and current. On big cargo ships, each anchor can weigh 10 to 30 tonnes. Here’s how anchoring really works. […]

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Banderas de conveniencia: ¿por qué tantos barcos enarbolan la bandera de Panamá o Liberia?

Steve Joury — Lunes, 26 de octubre de 2026, 08:20:29 +0000

Last updated: 26 October 2026 · By Steve Joury, cargo trip advisor at CargoHolidays Flags of convenience are ship registries that accept vessels owned anywhere in the world, which is why so many ships fly the flags of Panama, Liberia or the Marshall Islands. The flag decides which country’s rules apply on board. Here’s how […]

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¿Qué es un buque metanero? Cómo transportan los buques de gas el gas natural licuado

Steve Joury — Lunes, 26 de octubre de 2026, 08:19:14 +0000

Last updated: 26 October 2026 · By Steve Joury, cargo trip advisor at CargoHolidays An LNG carrier is a specialised tanker that carries liquefied natural gas, cooled to about −162°C so it shrinks to roughly 1/600th of its volume as a gas. These high-tech ships are among the most expensive cargo vessels built. Here’s how […]

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Piratería contra buques de carga: dónde se produce y cómo se protegen los buques

Steve Joury — Lunes, 26 de octubre de 2026, 08:18:51 +0000

Last updated: 26 October 2026 · By Steve Joury, cargo trip advisor at CargoHolidays Cargo ship piracy still happens, but it’s concentrated in a few regions and modern ships use well-tested measures to deter and survive attacks. Many incidents are opportunistic theft at anchor rather than hijackings. Here’s the real picture. Ask about my route […]

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¿Qué es un petrolero? Tipos, tamaños y cómo funcionan

Steve Joury — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:16:54 +0000

Last updated: 26 October 2026 · By Steve Joury, cargo trip advisor at CargoHolidays An oil tanker is a ship designed to carry oil in bulk, either crude oil from oilfields or refined products like petrol, diesel and jet fuel. The largest, called VLCCs, carry around two million barrels. Here’s how tankers work and the […]

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How Do Cargo Ships Navigate? Bridge Equipment and Seamanship Explained

Steve Joury — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:16:35 +0000

Last updated: 26 October 2026 · By Steve Joury, cargo trip advisor at CargoHolidays Cargo ships navigate using satellite positioning, electronic charts, radar, AIS and gyrocompasses, with officers on watch 24 hours a day following a detailed passage plan and international collision rules. Near ports, local pilots come aboard. Here’s how it all fits together. […]

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How Big Is a Cargo Ship Engine? Inside the World’s Largest Engines

Steve Joury — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:13:38 +0000

Last updated: 26 October 2026 · By Steve Joury, cargo trip advisor at CargoHolidays A large cargo ship engine can be as tall as a three- or four-storey building and produce tens of megawatts – the biggest marine diesels reach around 80 MW, or over 100,000 horsepower. These slow-speed giants turn the propeller directly. Here’s […]

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How Many Containers Are Lost at Sea Each Year?

Steve Joury — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:13:19 +0000

Last updated: 26 October 2026 · By Steve Joury, cargo trip advisor at CargoHolidays Only a tiny fraction of shipping containers are lost at sea each year – industry surveys suggest losses usually run from a few hundred to a few thousand boxes a year, out of hundreds of millions shipped. But when they go, […]

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How Much Does a Cargo Ship Weigh? Tonnage Explained

Steve Joury — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:12:30 +0000

Last updated: 26 October 2026 · By Steve Joury, cargo trip advisor at CargoHolidays A large cargo ship can weigh well over 200,000 tonnes when fully loaded; the biggest container ships and oil tankers are among the heaviest moving objects people have built. But ‘weight’ in shipping has several meanings. Here’s how ship tonnage works, […]

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¿Cuántos contenedores caben en un barco? Desde los buques alimentadores hasta los megabuques

Steve Joury — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:35:13 +0000

How many containers fit on a ship? From 1,000 TEU feeders to 24,000+ TEU mega-ships, what a TEU is, how containers are stacked, and the biggest ships today.

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