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Another interesting episode of Extreme Engineering - this one if devoted to extremely large offshore oil exploration/production platforms considered one of the most complex engineering structures. This film will tell you so much about these offshore marvels.

Particular attention has been paid by the authors of this video to the platforms operating in the Mexican Gulf as this is a place where nearly one third of all American oil is pumped. Watch the film and follow the construction of the giant work horses of the US offshore industry of today.

The information will be useful not only to the newcomers but also to the professionals of the offshore oil-and-gas industry since, taking into account the complex nature of all offshore activities, there is always something new to learn. You may wish to watch two other episodes of Extreme Engineering series, namely Biggest Warship and Container Ships, both available here.

Today massive container ships transport around ninety per cent of everything the world produces. This video will tell you so much interesting about the container vessels. That is just unbelievable! The video is well worth watching and the information has been perfectly presented.

The film is very informative and educational and thus can be recommended not only to the newcomers to the ship construction industry but even to the non-technical people. The authors of the film have managed to give an in-depth view, both outside and inside, of what it is actually like to raise up such an impressive skyscrapper.

You will all enjoy watching this film due to the engineering marvels described in details making them understandable. By the way, we have two other films of same series, dedicated to the Biggest Warship and Off-shore Oil Platforms.

This interesting video has been dedicated to the one of the most amazing container vessels in the world. Eleonora Maersk was delivered in 2007 in Odense Lindoe ship yard in Denmark.

She is capable of taking more than 15000 TEU on board, having the enormous overall length of almost 398 meters, molded breadth of nearly 57 meters, and maximum draught exceeding 16 meters.

The vessel tour starts from the main deck, and then you will virtually enter all the spaces including accommodation, cargo holds, navigation bridge etc. A truly fascinating video of the incredible ship. Have a look and we promise that you will be impressed with the size and technical perfection of this ship.

The Costa Serena is one of the most easily recognized and popular cruise vessels and an integral part of the award-winning green fleet. She costs almost half-a-billion euros and is capable of carrying almost 3800 passengers on board in a safe and perfectly comfortable manner. The one thousand crew members, all of them spending most of their lives at sea.

Now after summer, the ship is facing a brand new challenge, namely a honeymoon season. And now this crew has to be on high alert. The present video was made to demonstrate the life of a cruise vessel as never shown and seen before. The coming weeks the team of authors of this video will spend testing this five-star floating city. This is Cruise Ship Diaries...

A recommended video for all people involved in the shipping industry, particularly cruise shipping as the professional; however, the content will be equally interested even to non-marine people planning to undertake a sea voyage on board a cruise vessel for the first time and searching for the information in this regard...

We recommend you to spend an hour watching the "Birth of Victory" which is the educational documentary video film telling you about the American shipyards and their work during the Word War Two. With battle fronts separated by vast oceans the conduct of a global war depends upon mass waterborne transportation of materiel.

This means ships, ships, and more ships, a truly huge necessity which required heroic performance of all employees of the shipyards. In fact, the intention of the people who produced this film was to show and describe the very important role played by the perfectly organized ship construction industry of America at that times.

We are quite sure that you will be greatly impressed with the content of the video as some of the facts are incredible...

This video is one of the three films presented by BBC, in which the biggest machines in the world are being stripped down and torn apart. The other two are showing the Jumbo jet and huge ocean ferry.

Watch this film and you will know all the hidden secrets. The Gas Rig addressed in this video, was the Lima Platform, the North Sea Gas installation, which was pulled by floating cranes and brought to Newcastle, where she was cut into pieces for recycling.

The authors of the film tried to reveal all secrets of the vital parts of the rig, considering at the platform not only as the steel structure...

Here is the another episode of the "Engineering Giants" documentary series by BBC. This one, presented by Robe Bell and Tom Wriggles worth, shows what happens with the vessels at the end of their working lives, namely at the ship-breaking yards.

The thirty-two thousand tonne North Sea ferry "Pride of Bruges" (originally in service as "Norsun"), worked on the line between Hull and Zeebrugge. She was built in Yokohama, Japan by Nippon Kokan K. K. Tsurumi Shipyard. 32000 tons of steel. Seven decks each the length of the football pitch. Four engines burning 2500 litres of fuel an hour. One massive bit of engineering - the North Sea Ferry - the famous "Pride of Bruges".

After twenty five years of service, she is now being taken out of the water for most serious technical overhaul in its life. As key part of strip down, it is the unique chance to explore deep her hidden features. Every complex system should be thoroughly tested and duly repaired prior to being returned to service...

Operating ferries is a complex business and in these days of no-cost airlines and the competition was never tougher. The impact of technology and increasing pressure of time are the bottom line, and everyone in the ferry business knows it very well. In the times like these, repeat business has to be any ferry company's number one objective. Customers who come back are one who keep the operations going.

But know it is very difficult to make that happen. And one thing, and maybe the most important, that make people come back, is the customer satisfaction. If our customers have a good experience while they are with us, they all may return to us next time when they want to travel. Take some time watching it and we promise you will know so much more about the ferry business and about how to make the customers happy, in particular. The objective of the authors of the film was to provide proper guidance on establishing a decent level of customer service.

It also provides some required tips on how to communicate with the passengers, even with the disruptive passengers, and how to do it effectively. Nearly all aspects of service have been covered including understanding the behavior of the passengers, handling aggressive people, etc. You will know hot to handle various difficult situation, that may arise, in a very professional manner.