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The Stad Ship Tunnel: The First Full-Size Ship Tunnel in the World
Norway is building the Stad Ship Tunnel, a 1.7-kilometer tunnel beneath a peninsula that will allow cargo ships, ferries, and cruise vessels to bypass the treacherous Stadhavet Sea. Learn about this groundbreaking maritime engineering project.
Pioneering Spirit: The Largest Construction Ship in the World
Discover the Pioneering Spirit, the biggest, heaviest vehicle ever made. This twin-hulled behemoth can lift 48,000 metric tons and is revolutionizing offshore oil rig installation and removal.
Fujian Type 003: China's First Aircraft Carrier
Inside the Fujian Type 003, China's first domestically built supercarrier: 85,000 tons, EMALS catapults, and a bold challenge to US naval dominance
Narco-Subs: The Undersea Kingpin of the Global Drug Trade
How drug cartels build narco-submarines in jungle shipyards to smuggle tons of cocaine across oceans, and why most of them are never found
Arleigh Burke: The U.S. Navy's Guided-Missile Destroyer Workhorse
The Arleigh Burke destroyer survives because it keeps absorbing radar, missile-defense, and fleet-escort jobs while the Navy waits for DDG(X).
USS Constellation: Why the Navy's Superfrigate Plan Fell Apart
The USS Constellation began as a safer frigate bet built on the FREMM parent design. By 2026, delays and redesigns had shrunk the program to two ships.
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RP FLIP: The Research Platform That Sinks Itself on Purpose
How R/P FLIP, the 355-foot floating instrument platform, rotates from ship-like hull to stable spar buoy for ocean science.
Sea Hunter: The U.S. Navy's Autonomous Drone Ship
How Sea Hunter grew from a DARPA submarine-tracking prototype into a fleet-controlled unmanned surface vessel for the U.S. Navy.