seamanship – Cargo Ship Travel & Freighter Cruises | CargoHolidays https://cargoholidays.com/fr Découvrez les voyages à bord de cargos, les croisières à bord de navires de fret, les itinéraires pour passagers, les tarifs et les conseils pratiques pour réserver en 2026 et 2027. Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:20:47 +0000 fr-FR horaire 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.18 How Do Ship Anchors Work? Anchors, Chains and Anchoring Explained https://cargoholidays.com/fr/how-do-ship-anchors-work Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:20:46 +0000 https://cargoholidays.com/?p=100066 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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]]> How Do Cargo Ships Navigate? Bridge Equipment and Seamanship Explained https://cargoholidays.com/fr/how-do-cargo-ships-navigate Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:16:35 +0000 https://cargoholidays.com/?p=100052 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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