Interesting! - For those much younger than me (1956): When I was to become a ship engineer (sponsored by Shell Tankers NL), the size of "crude carriers" had recently jumped up from around 80,000 tons to just over 200,000 tons - if I remember correctly: due to the 1967 war that closed the Suez Canal. Around 1975, Shell Tankers (France) added two crude carriers of some 540,000 tons. Other ship owners even went closer to 600,000 tons. These huge ones didn't exist long. Coming to think of it, this second size jump may have accelerated the demise of big-ship building at least in the Netherlands. Just no room...
i think there is a larger ship called pioneering spirit and is used for removing ocean oil platforms and also for pipeline laying in it's off time. it displaces 1,000,000 tons fully loaded
Been there, during build in SHI, Korea 😎 It's not it's length that is breathtaking, it is width and especially height, dwarfing everything else in the yard. Going all the way up to hose handling crane every day was some serious training
This is by far not the biggest man made object put into the sea, that would be the Gullfaks C plattform with a weight of 870000 tons hand displacement of 1.5 mio
When comparing the Icon of the Seas to Titanic, I think you confused displacement (weight) with gross tonnage (volume). While that's a common mistake, I'd expect more from an engineering channel.
the vast scale of this Platform explains the VAST PROFITs being made from Gas a product that for over 100 years was burned of at every oil field for safety It is now cheaper to buy bottled gas for cooking than from the Grid.
Kraken? Bro. Also industrial acrion? 8 presume you mean a strike in the workforce. Let me guess . The owners didn't want to pay the workers during then downtime .so they redused the work. They found a way to can the workers and hire cheap now work has resumed
Has never worked, launched 3 years late and has had a large fire onboard. I was in S Korea in 2013 when the hull was launched. No gas has made it onboard
.....and this is what you came up with? Congratulations on your amazing feat of skill and knowledge that will surely stand the test of time. Your prize will arrive on the second Tuesday of next week.
The scale and complexity of this vessel are mind-blowing. It’s amazing what human ingenuity can achieve! ☺
Interesting! - For those much younger than me (1956):
When I was to become a ship engineer (sponsored by Shell Tankers NL), the size of "crude carriers" had recently jumped up from around 80,000 tons to just over 200,000 tons - if I remember correctly: due to the 1967 war that closed the Suez Canal. Around 1975, Shell Tankers (France) added two crude carriers of some 540,000 tons. Other ship owners even went closer to 600,000 tons. These huge ones didn't exist long.
Coming to think of it, this second size jump may have accelerated the demise of big-ship building at least in the Netherlands. Just no room...
Dang! THAT is a MASSIVE structure and on top of that it is 'mobile' and an industrial processing plant. Good vid.
Oh, and expensive.
Blackrock & Vanguard have deep pockets.
If it goes 💥 insurance company will cease to exist.
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i think there is a larger ship called pioneering spirit and is used for removing ocean oil platforms and also for pipeline laying in it's off time. it displaces 1,000,000 tons fully loaded
Been there, during build in SHI, Korea 😎
It's not it's length that is breathtaking, it is width and especially height, dwarfing everything else in the yard.
Going all the way up to hose handling crane every day was some serious training
Thank you for great content and editing 🎉🎉
This is by far not the biggest man made object put into the sea, that would be the Gullfaks C plattform with a weight of 870000 tons hand displacement of 1.5 mio
Truly a Marvel of engineering..👏
Much bigger than a Honda Prelude.
Yea but this prelude makes it own gas 😅
Where does it drydock if needed ?(and it will be) and no matter how big nature has a habit of sinking things
The icon class ships weigh 100,000 tons, the other is a cubic space measurement
Yeah, they confused displacement (weight) with gross tonnage (volume). While that's a common mistake, I'd expect more from an engineering channel.
Great video, guys.
Most the stuff you said in the last 5 mins was complete bull. Correct words put together in wrong order.
Not even close to the biggest ship. The Pioneering Spirit displaces 1 million tons.
Great content 🚢🛳
When comparing the Icon of the Seas to Titanic, I think you confused displacement (weight) with gross tonnage (volume). While that's a common mistake, I'd expect more from an engineering channel.
Excellent 👌👌
Great content 👌
This biggest polluter needs to add CCS or gas to plastics for zero carbon emissions along with the customers
Excellent content detailed and accurate information
perfect
the vast scale of this Platform explains the VAST PROFITs being made from Gas
a product that for over 100 years was burned of at every oil field for safety
It is now cheaper to buy bottled gas for cooking than from the Grid.
So the heaviest floating ship not the largest, got it
The vessel does not “bring” storms🙄🙄🙄🙄
Kraken? Bro. Also industrial acrion? 8 presume you mean a strike in the workforce. Let me guess . The owners didn't want to pay the workers during then downtime .so they redused the work. They found a way to can the workers and hire cheap now work has resumed
Long tonnes? Are there short ones? Use the metric system :D
Has never worked, launched 3 years late and has had a large fire onboard. I was in S Korea in 2013 when the hull was launched.
No gas has made it onboard
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.....and this is what you came up with?
Congratulations on your amazing feat of skill and knowledge that will surely stand the test of time. Your prize will arrive on the second Tuesday of next week.
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