connex (plural connexes)

adjective. / ˈkä(ˌ)neks, -niks / Definition of connex (Entry 3 of 3) 1 : connected: such as. a : closely connected : linked in meaning (as father-son, left-right) —opposed to disparate.

(obsolete) To connect; to fasten together. (obsolete, intransitive) To connect; to become joined or united.

Technically both are correct but Container Storage prefers to use conex with just one ‘n’ because of the origins of where the word came from. The origin of these standardized steel shipping containers began in the 1950s when commercial shipping operators and the U.S. military started to develop these units.

The wars would end before the shipping container that could be stacked was designed. After the war, such containers began being used commercially in the mass transportation of goods on and off ships. It was called the Container Express, which was shortened to CONEX (CON = Container, EX= Express).

C-Cans and Sea Cans Because shipping containers are manufactured to withstand transport across open oceans, and the rigorous handling in ports and on ships, it makes sense that they’ve adopted the name ‘sea can’ or ‘c can’.

The terms Marine CARGO Container, Sea Can, C Can, Seacan, C-can, ISO Container, cargo or freight container are often used interchangeably to describe a shipping container.

Standard containers are 8 feet (2.44 m) wide by 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) high, although the taller “High Cube” or “hi-cube” units measuring 9 feet 6 inches (2.90 m) have become very common in recent years.

The World Shipping Council’s 2020 report estimates that an average of 1,382 containers are lost at sea each year. The figure is based on a survey of the WSC members that represent 80% of the global vessel container capacity.

Containers are not generally entirely watertight; while an empty container is likely to sink due to water ingress, a full container will likely float until air trapped in the cargo has escaped. ‘

The shipping industry is seeing the biggest spike in lost containers in seven years. More than 3,000 boxes dropped into the sea last year, and more than 1,000 have fallen overboard so far in 2021.

Most containers sink quite rapidly to the ocean floor once they hit the water. But depending on their contents, they may stay afloat for days or even weeks before sliding beneath the surface. This process can take even longer for refrigerated containers on account of their buoyant insulation.

USS Simpson

RMS Titanic

On average that’s about 2.5 ships a year. Sinking When the Costa Concordia (a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation) partly sank last year off Giglio, Italy, killing 32 people after hitting a submerged rock, it was one of the first times a cruise ship had done so since the Explorer in 2007.

Carnival is notorious for being “the fun ship” and budget-friendly. But alas, one ship made it onto the worst-of list: the Sunrise. A CruiseCritic editor ranked it 4 out of 5 stars, which sounds like they were being kind to a heavy advertiser, as the reviews by passengers were much worse.

These are the 15 most dangerous places in the world to take a cruise.

• St.
• The Ivory Coast.
• Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
• Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Jakarta, Indonesia.
• Aden, Yemen.
• Venice, Italy.

Many experts agree that wind alone cannot cause a cruise ship to capsize, but waves caused by extreme wind feasibly could. A rogue wave could also cause a cruise ship to capsize.

Experts agree that a cruise ship sailing out over a body of water is not likely to feel any impacts from a tsunami’s waves. “If you’re close to the coastline in shallow water, a tsunami can really toss ships around,” Heaton said.

” ‘Poseidon’ is good clean fun, but it’s not likely to happen,” said Dr. William Asher, principal oceanographer at the applied physics laboratory at the University of Washington. In “Poseidon,” the ship’s passengers are partying hard when a freak 150-foot wave strikes the luxury liner broadside, rolling it over.

Copper oxide has a reddish tinge, thus giving the paint it’s much famous red colour. That is why ships are painted red below the hull. Tri-Butyl Tin(TBT) had been mainly used as a primary toxin against the growth of marine organisms on the ship’s hull even a few years back.

Haze gray is a paint color scheme used by USN warships to make the ships harder to see clearly. The gray color reduces the contrast of the ships with the horizon, and reduces the vertical patterns in the ship’s appearance.

United States Ship (abbreviated as USS or U.S.S.) is a ship prefix used to identify a commissioned ship of the United States Navy and applies to a ship only while it is in commission. In-service but non-commissioned Navy ships go by the prefix USNS, which stands for United States Naval Ship.

United States Naval Ship

B: Battleship (pre-1920) BB: Battleship. BBG: Battleship, guided missile or arsenal ship (theoretical only, never assigned) CAG: Cruiser, heavy, guided missile (retired) CB: Large cruiser (retired)

INS stands for Indian Navy Ship. The first Naval Force was established in India when India was under the British Empire. Formerly Indian navy was known as Royal Indian Marine, Royal Indian Navy, etc. The Royal navy is the precursor of the Indian Navy, so until today, Indian navy follows some customs of the royal navy.

CV — aircraft carrier. CVA — attack aircraft carrier.

Nimitz

US Navy

USS Gerald R. Ford