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This is a space where I offer my insights, wisdom, and craft some engaging and helpful pieces of writing.

Recent posts

Not-So-New News: Ships + Wind

In recent days, I’ve seen many people talking about Vale’s Sea Zhoushan ore carrier, with the “new” technology that will use wind to reduce its fuel consumption.  The proposal for

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Bollard Pull

To berth and unberth large ships, it is necessary to have the assistanceof high-powered tugboats to maneuver them with ease. Also, they areamazing players when some emergency assistance is required

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Shipbuilding – Power BI Report

Shipbuilding – Progress Report When I was a shipbuilding surveyor intern, I understood that the site Superintendent plays a vital role in ensuring the safety and compliance of ships under

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Engine Room – Basics

Some say that the engine room is the heart of a ship, it has the main components to provide ship energy and power Here is what you can observe in

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Ship Design Spiral

How hard is it to design a ship? In the Ship Design process, we need to play several iterations, once the major requirements in a ship are linked (speed, efficiency,

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Tugs Propulsion

Tugboats: The source of its strength. I previously explained what Bollard Pull is, but in order to obtain such towing strength, it is needed a fundamental item, the PROPELLER. Three

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Rafael Pieper
Naval Architect
Data Science Enthusiast