Vol. 162 No. A3 (2020) | International Journal of Maritime Engineering

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Articles

CHARACTERISTICS OF HEAT TRANSFER DURING COOLING DOWN PROCESS IN A SINGLE CARGO TANK OF LNG CARRIER

VECTOR FIELD GUIDANCE LAW FOR CURVED PATH FOLLOWING OF AN UNDERACTUATED AUTONOMOUS SHIP MODEL

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF PLATES WITH CUT-OUT CARRYING CONCENTRATED AND DISTRIBUTED MASS

A STUDY INTO THE COATING THICKNESS OF SHIP BALLAST TANKS

THE APPLICATION OF FUZZY AHP – VIKOR HYBRID METHOD TO INVESTIGATE THE STRATEGY FOR REDUCING AIR POLLUTION FROM DIESEL POWERED VESSELS

SIMULATING FLOOD RECOVERY MANOEUVRES USING A FREE-RUNNING SUBMARINE MODEL

EVALUATION OF THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS OF SHIP-GENERATED WASTE IN MARITIME INDUSTRY USING A TYPE-2 FUZZY ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS

Technical Notes

TOWARDS A QUALITATIVE-QUANTITATIVE DECISION-MAKING AID FOR FATIGUE LIFE EVALUATION OF NAVAL HIGH SPEED LIGHT CRAFT