Estimating the emissions potential of marine transportation using the Kra Canal by Po-Hsing Tseng, Nick Pilcher

“…The Panama and Suez canals greatly reduced pollutant emissions from shipping through much reduced sailing distances. Another possible future canal is across the Kra isthmus in Thailand, reducing sailing distances for ships travelling from East Asia to Europe that sail around the Malacca straits. …”
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Speed optimization of inland sea vessels based on C.W saving algorithm by Liu Tianyu

“…With the lowest total sailing cost as the target, the total sailing cost of the whole voyage is reduced by $4,749, which is 3.75% less than last year. …”
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The Contribution of the Vendée Globe Race to Improved Ocean Surface Information: A Validation of the Remotely Sensed Salinity in the Sub-Antarctic Zone by Marta Umbert, Nina Hoareau, Jordi Salat, Joaquín Salvador, Sébastien Guimbard, Estrella Olmedo, Carolina Gabarró

“…The Vendée Globe is the world’s most famous solo, non-stop, unassisted sailing race. The Institute of Marine Sciences and the Barcelona Ocean Sailing Foundation installed a MicroCAT on the One Ocean One Planet boat. …”
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'Ship of Time' and 'Ship of Death': from mythopoetic model of the world to modern cognition (a case study of Modern Greek poetry) by Iuliia V. Kozhukhovskaia

“…Space and time correlate to the ship sailing to the lower world – deep into the memories – where the past acquires the features of the netherworld. …”
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A planning framework for bunker risk management : network planning in bunker risk management integrated model by Guan, Yifei.

“…Liner companies need to plan well ahead to allow ample time for the customers to react to the new schedule caused by the changed sailing speeds. Moreover, a balance needs to be maintained between the fleet size and the sailing speed in order to adhere with the fixed schedule. …”
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Q & A : a novel / by Swarup, Vikas 456047

“…But who was to know that 18 years of street-life has equipped him with enough crucial wisdom to send him sailing through with not a single pass?…”

A new method for calculating fuel consumption and displacement of a ship in maritime transport by Kadir Mersin, Güler Alkan, Tunç Mısırlıoğlu

“…Fuel consumption is the most important parameter which is effected by the petrol prices. Optimization of the sailing speed decreases the fuel cost because it is proportional to the sailing speed. …”
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Kesultanan Bima di Pulau Sumbawa by Tawalinuddin Haris

“…Its history reveals that Bima was one of the sailing routes, especially of the Malay Muslim traders, sailing from the direction of East Java. …”
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Historical Obstacle in Busheher development by حمید اسدپور

“…AbstractHistorical obstacle in Bushehr development Bushehr is one of the famous and historical ports.it has an important place in economy politics history and sailing of Iran and Persian gulf.in duration of Afsharieh Zandieh Qajar and even initial Pahlavi Bushehr port was not the largest port in Sothern iran but also considered as the most important and famous ports of Persian gulf.Near about 20 consulates from different countriesare located in the region.In 19 th century economy of Bushehr was basedon Business and commercial sailing. …”
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Arctic shipping - a study on feasibility and future impact on warehousing/shipping routes/shipbuilding by Wong, Suet Peng.

“…Sailing through the Arctic Ocean via the Northern Sea Route (NSR) gives a saving of around 40% on the sailing distance from East Asia (Yokohama) to Northern Europe (Hamburg) as compared to the current Suez Canal route. …”
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Investigation of internal forces of knee during hiking by Lee, Tat Shin.

“…The correct etilogy of sailing injuries can be attributed to intrinsic and extrinsic factors.…”
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Croatian Islands - insight into the traffic-geographical features of accessibility by Veni Marinković

“…The paper presents the accessibility concept of the Croatian insular area and it also quantitatively and qualitatively analyses the main determinants: traffic connectivity, travel time, time dependent accessibility, type of traffic lines and the adaptation of sailing schedules to the islands population needs, for whose calculation the 2018 sailing schedule was used. …”
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Quality Analysis of Small Maritime Target Detection by Means of Passive Radar Reflectors in Different Sea States by Józef Lisowski, Andrzej Szklarski

“…The paper presents the synthesis and research of a new, more relevant detection model for Small Maritime Targets SMT such as yachts, sailing ships, fishing boats, and fishing cutters. …”
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Weaving a Journey: 19th-Century Iceland in an Italian Female Narrative by Rosella Perugi

“…The narrative discourse creates a structured net, where different voices perform specific roles and encourage the readers to partake their adventures while sailing into the protective, comfortable atmosphere of the steamer.…”
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The boatkeeper's project book : ideas and instructions for modifications, improvement, and equipment installations/ by 460527 Bottomley, Tom

Impacts of Arctic Sea Fog on the Change of Route Planning and Navigational Efficiency in the Northeast Passage during the First Two Decades of the 21st Century by Kun Wang, Yu Zhang, Changsheng Chen, Shutong Song, Yue Chen

“…Adding the impact of sea fog on the fastest route, the speed decreased by 30.2%, increasing sailing time to 45.1%. The new fastest route considering both sea ice and sea fog achieved a 13.9% increase in sailing speed and an 11.5% reduction in sailing time compared to the original fastest route.…”
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Ballasting a Mid-19th Century Chilean Navy Armed Transport: Archaeometallurgical Insights into Cast Iron Ingots Recovered from the Barque <i>Infatigable</i> (1855) by Diego Carabias, Nicolás C. Ciarlo, Carolina Araya, Carla Morales, Felipe Gutiérrez

“…Ballast is essential for vessels to lower their centre of gravity, improve stability, and ease their motion during sailing. During the modern period, heavy materials used for ballasting ships were an issue of particular concern for both authorities and ship owners, subjected to increasing control, regulation, and standardisation. …”
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Numerical Investigation of the Automatic Air Intake Drag Reduction Strut Based on the Venturi Effect by Hai An, Zhenyu Hu, Haozhe Pan, Po Yang

“…For high sailing speeds, the drag reduction rate is affected by wave-making resistance so that it gradually declines.…”
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Trade persistence and trader identity - evidence from the demise of the Hanseatic League by Marczinek, M, Maurer, S, Rauch, F

“…We measure trade flows by counting the number of ships sailing on a particular route in a given year and estimate gravity equations using PPML and an appropriate set of fixed effects. …”

L’Ordine di Malta nella Seconda guerra di Morea attraverso i diari di viaggio del cavaliere fra’ Afranio Petrucci, maggiore dei vascelli (1715-1717) by Mauro Difrancesco

“…Although the galley had been the capital ship of the Mediterranean for centuries, starting from the Seventeenth Century numerous States set up substantial formations of heavily armed sailing ships which gradually replaced the ancient rowing units in the role of main battleships of the fleets. …”
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