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Interesting and unusual marine facts from around the world
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The oldest ferry route in continuous operation is the Mersey Ferry from Liverpool to Birkenhead, in northern England. Benedictine monks began the service following the establishment of an abbey at Birkenhead in 1150CE.
Tugboat strength is measured in terms of bollard pull. The world’s most powerful tug is the Norwegian Island Victory with a bollard pull of 477 metric tonnes.
Jeddah Light watches over Jeddah Islamic Port on the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia. At 133 metres, it is the tallest lighthouse in the world.
Containerised shipping has a long history. The story began in 1766 in England when James Brindley’s box boat “Starvationer” featured 10 wooden containers for the transportation of coal from Worsley Delph to Manchester, via the Bridgewater Canal.
Every problem is a gift we would not grow without problems “ “
– Anthony Robbins –
The ocean appears blue because water absorbs the colours in the red part of the light spectrum. Acting like a filter, this process leaves only colours in the blue part of the light spectrum, which is what we see.
The most remote port in the world is Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, on the Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha. The island is 2,400km (1,500 miles) from the nearest human settlement on Saint Helena.
MV Yara Birkeland is the world’s first fully electric, autonomous container vessel with zero emissions. With a cargo capacity of 120 TEU, Yara Birkeland operates in Norway, sailing between Horten and Oslo.
By tonnage, the busiest port in the world is Shanghai, handling over 47 million TEU in 2021.
