Subjects: Technology

She’s an all-in-one mega fishing trawler and factory. Northern Eagle can catch and package fish at the same time. She creates more profit because she doesn’t waste time (and fuel) bringing her catch back to shore to be processed. In fact, once she’s out to sea, Northern Eagle doesn’t return to port until her hold is full of 1500 tonnes of frozen, packaged product ready for market.

She’s the “Swiss Army Knife” of the US Navy. Recovery of downed aircraft, towing of sunken vessels, or clearing of debris to reopen a harbor in the wake of a natural disaster… USNS Grasp has done it all. Her cranes enable deep-sea salvage of all sorts. But what makes her special is her ability to support a team of up to 14 Navy divers on dangerous mixed-gas descents to depths of more than 200 metres. She’s one of only four vessels in the entire US fleet capable of doing so.

Purpose-built to install the world’s most powerful wind turbines. Imagine a ship that can raise herself up 15 metres (5 storeys) out of the water to create a stable construction platform in the middle of the sea. Now add a 600-ton crane ready to reach high into the sky. That’s Neptune: brand-new, ready and willing to install the world’s heaviest and most powerful wind turbines on Belgium’s first offshore wind farm.

She’s not even a year old and already has a party reputation. With name-brand entertainment, more than twenty bars and restaurants, and hot pool decks that transform into even hotter nightclubs, Norwegian Epic is a billion-dollar showboat. This is not your (grand)parents’ cruise ship. Mighty Ships captures all the vitality of this ship’s energetic crew and clientele as they party their way through a weeklong Caribbean cruise on one of the largest cruise ships afloat.

This luxury cruise ship is brand-new and built to impress. Only six months old, Le Boreal is as sleek and nimble as a yacht, with the luxurious appointments and service of a cruise ship. She’s also tough – custom-crafted to take on the furious weather and towering waves of the Southern Ocean.

Perfect – and looking to keep it that way. The Roll-On/Roll-Off (Ro-Ro) ship North Star is one of the only links between Alaska and the continental U.S. So far this winter, her captain, Richard Cadigan, has delivered everything from food to building supplies to pickup trucks from Seattle to Anchorage on time – within a short 72-hour window.