Ngl I had a bit of a chuckle imagining if there's actually a petrol station for ship modeled after those for cars. "You want what? Cheetos? Okay let's make it 30!" "That'll be $90 for the Cheetos and $10 million for the gas. Will it be card or cash?"

@yedoom

3 жыл бұрын

There kind of is one in Vancouver Canada but it's one of those small berths for marina ships

@sirBrouwer

3 жыл бұрын

I will go for cash. I Just need to grab me my forklift to carry all the money, (I pay in 25cent coins)

@everythingships8153

3 жыл бұрын

@@yedoom Alot well established marinas have them, all over the world.

@thekak2627

3 жыл бұрын

and theres a 99% tax on top of that

@anthonysolis4163

3 жыл бұрын

Do you take food stamps?

Currently writing a resume so I can apply for a job on a cargo ship, all your videos help me with stuff I sometimes wonder about, thank you!

@h.m.tolympic4669

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck.

@Ya-average-11B

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck bro! 🙏🏻💪🏻

@edvardseglitis7128

3 жыл бұрын

Gonna be tough if you have no experience.

@Ya-average-11B

3 жыл бұрын

@@edvardseglitis7128 everybody starts something with no experience at some point in their life.

@CasualNavigation

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck Hjartvard

They are called diesel generators because the diesel process is the combustion method. Can be compared to a turbo-generator, running on gas or steam, is still called a turbo-generator. Love your videos man!!!!

@CasualNavigation

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Eric

@tylisirn

Жыл бұрын

Indeed and diesel cycle engines famously can (be made to) eat almost anything that burns as fuel.

Ahh, what a beautiful morning waking up to some quality education

@walterbrunswick

3 жыл бұрын

I stubbed my toe on a coffee table yesterday resulting in severe bruising on my right foot; I can hardly walk Not a beautiful morning!!

@drockjr

3 жыл бұрын

YOURE quality education

@walterbrunswick

3 жыл бұрын

@@drockjr this is a joke right?

@drockjr

3 жыл бұрын

@@walterbrunswick yes. But, you are quality education

@walterbrunswick

3 жыл бұрын

@@drockjr Press 'X' to doubt

Quick patreon warning: it charges immediately when you join, and then at the start of every month after that. they do not pro-rate. Since we're at the end of a month, wait two or three days to sign up to save yourself speding a full month's charge for less than half a week.

@CasualNavigation

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sayeth. Patreon is transparent when anyone signs up too, so hopefully there will be no mistakes.

@CBielski87

3 жыл бұрын

@@CasualNavigation you should

@NoaZeevi

3 жыл бұрын

@@CasualNavigation maybe pin this, so others can see?

@CrooningRevival365

3 жыл бұрын

@@CBielski87 If someone manages to not understand something as simple as a monthly subscription they probably shouldn’t be trusted with money, my dude.

@theninjascientist689

3 жыл бұрын

@@CrooningRevival365 Actually a lot of subscriptions work on the basis of a month being 52 weeks divided by 12 rather than using calendar months. Maybe before being so spiky you should learn a thing or two.

I kinda wished you had talked about the time it takes to fuel these ships. I work on a tour sailboat (

@dogepandamcgill6306

3 жыл бұрын

On the big container ships / tankers it really depends. Most ships have a 6 or 8 inch pipe connection but it can also be 5 4 or 3. The pumping rate of the bunker barge will be slower on a 3 inch connection then a 8 inch connection. Sometimes 1500 tons per hour and sometimes only 100 tons per hour.

@BRPJR

3 жыл бұрын

It varies, really. Transfer rate and, ofcourse, how much a ship needs.

@Norsilca

2 жыл бұрын

@@dogepandamcgill6306 1500 tons per hour? That's crazy! That's a ton of fuel every 2.4 seconds! That's like a rocket engine! Is that through a single pipe?

@ImpmanPDX

2 жыл бұрын

An 8" ship-to-ship pipe will usually do between 3k and 5k gallons an hour. That's more like 100-150 tons an hour which means that your typical cruise ship or tanker will take between 30 and 40 hours for an empty-to-full refill. A company might use more lines from a single barge (which will lessen the head pressure, but you'll still get more volume), or with split tanks you can get a second barge in. I've seen turn-rounds at like 18 hours in a pinch, but it's better to run it over a day.

@ATLMike94

2 жыл бұрын

@@ImpmanPDX 3k-5k gallons an hour? That seems pretty slow

I 'm a former Bunker Trader, and I approve this video

@ahamay2012

2 жыл бұрын

And how many bunkers have you traded so far?

I think this is one of my favourite videos you have done. It isn't something I have really thought about before but there are so many little things to know about it :D Also, I love the image of the ship pulling into a gas station - thanks for the laugh!

@CasualNavigation

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bailey. Glad you enjoyed this one. I had fun making it!

So, where do the product tankers refuel?

@Snaily

3 жыл бұрын

An infinitely long line of product tankers, each refueling the last

@burnstick1380

3 жыл бұрын

Well they probably operate around port areas where they have births for them which fill them up (getting bigger ships to go there would just cause traffic jams). At least that's what i imagine

@GlutesEnjoyer

3 жыл бұрын

Product tankers all the way down

@CasualNavigation

3 жыл бұрын

Usually oil refineries, or storage depots that are filled by even bigger tankers. But I do like Snaily's idea of infinitely shrinking tankers, each refilling the next

@wraithcadmus

3 жыл бұрын

@@CasualNavigation "One for you" *pumps into transfer tank* "One for me" *pumps into propulsion tank*

First class explanation, extremely well done. And I say that as the guy who manages the bunker barge in the presentation... I recognise the Whitonia!

@CasualNavigation

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ash. Glad you enjoyed it.

When I was in the U.S. Coast Guard, I was stationed on a 378ft cutter located in the San Francisco bay. We would refuel by going straight to the refinery dock and refuel there. The same process was done while we were stationed in Kodiak Alaska.

@alwaysbearded1

2 жыл бұрын

When were you here? My boat is in a slip just opposite Coast Guard Island and I never noticed lighters fueling the cutters. Now I know why. Was that up at the Richmond Long Wharf or another refinery?

I was once an engineer on a supertanker. My personal record for the largest amount of fuel (heavy oil) taken on at one bunker operation was just over ten thousand tonnes. (10 000 000 litres +)

@richardoakley8800

2 жыл бұрын

So do you get points with that

@alwaysbearded1

2 жыл бұрын

Was that for your ship or just filling the tanker?

Love these videos. I am working at a company that manages the top down IT infrastructure on some of the largest fishing vessels, so my field is totally IT related (with almost no knowledge of how maritime vessels work), but because of who our customers are i have become extremely fascinated with maritime vessels. They're so much more complex than I had ever imagined and these videos really help to understand the basics. Thank you!

@CasualNavigation

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony. I'm pleased the content is proving helpful.

How do cruise ships deal with medical emergencies? What kind of capabilities do they have on board? Is there a helipad for evacuation? If there is a helipad, does the ship carry aviation fuel as well? Does it have air-traffic control? Your videos are extremely interesting! There are so many unintuitive aspects to consider

@CasualNavigation

3 жыл бұрын

There isn't usually a helipad, but they do routinely do drills for heli-ops. It would be a high-line transfer, so the casualty would be winched off the deck.

@groundblast12

3 жыл бұрын

@@CasualNavigation Very cool!

@alveolate

3 жыл бұрын

sounds like an interesting topic for a future video!

@HDrobveelben

3 жыл бұрын

Most ships can communicate with airplanes when it is needed for a search and rescue. In general ships do not have ATC or anything of suchs nature. They are commurical vessel most of the time and as suchs do not often deal with aviation. If a plane crashland in international waters it is expected for the ship to provide aid but it will often take a few hours before it is able to assist. Otherwise aviation fuel and Maritime fuel are different and most ships do not have it. From what I know it would be extremely rare for them to have it but if you are in a heli you can always ask ships if they do have it and if you are able to land most cargo ships can have heli landed on their desks even if it doesnt have a helipad (Bulk carries). In a heli emergancy most ships will provide aid if possible.

@grondhero

3 жыл бұрын

Future topic, then: "Why do ships have helipads if they have no helicopters?" Or maybe just, "How are helipads used on ships?" Finally, "Where does one go to school to -drive- pilot a ship?" (Something I wish I knew 30 years ago. Would have been a better career and life choice for me.)

The animation and the narration both embody the concept of smooth sailing! Well done again.

I just got back from a cruise,and I stayed in my cabin the whole trip pondering this very question.!

I'm studying maritime logistics, and I must say this is an amazing educational video!

Your videos are so incredibly well produced! Everything from the narration, to graphic design and sound design is top notch.

@CasualNavigation

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sajxi. Glad you enjoy them.

This makes one realize just how huge and important the oil industry is.

@innocentboi561

3 жыл бұрын

as a person who never seen big things in life...yes

@FrecklesAviation

3 жыл бұрын

It certianly does

@fizzinsoda

2 жыл бұрын

and how destroying it is

I work bunkering ships in NY, in the US its very common to use barges but need a tugboat to move them. We mostly bunker MGO, ulsfo, vlsfo. Some ships don't take alot , others take a fuck ton. I've bunker a ship that wanted 70,000 barrels of product, each barrel is 44 gallons. Theres tons of paper work, gauging tanks, waiting for lab results from samples and then there's the environmental precautions like spill booms drip trays and containment for any leaks.

I would trust Casual Bunkering Services with my ships' requirements.

I've never even been on a boat bigger than a canoe but I love knowing how cruise ships fill up on fuel

@johndododoe1411

Жыл бұрын

Never been on a boat as small as a canoe. I doubt I could avoid capsizing, and I lack the specific skill to do a 360° overturning in a kayak. I'm no sailor, but used to need ferries for travel.

Texas A&M Galveston reporting in we learn the business side I'm glad this video shows a great perspective on the operations front.

When it comes to owning a yacht you’ll end up spending more one fuel by the time your done with it than you did on the boat itself. Assuming your actually using the floating cash incinerator you bought

@sailorgeer

3 жыл бұрын

Power yacht maybe. I’ve owned a sailboat for years and it burns about 1 litre per hour at cruising speed. So a week or two of sailing/motoring costs less than to fill up my Honda Civic.

@jackhousser2817

3 жыл бұрын

@@sailorgeer I take it you one of the few people who actually use the sail on their sail boat

@coloradostrong

2 жыл бұрын

_you're_ done with it not _your_ done with it

You are doing great shipping material mate. I will be following your lead soon as I maritime professional myself, there are lots of good question and topics to be addressed for example in regards of emissions and what is to come next in design for ships. Also economies of scale and speed and consumption is interesting topic for professional and non professional alike. Keep it up with the good work ! Thanks for all of it !

Crisp content. Only I wish if it was longer around 15 mins. We get to see your content only once a month somehow I feel the 5 min don't justify the amazing knowledge you share. I have heard KZread algorithm also favours videos around 15 min. Nonetheless I thoroughly enjoy your videos and look forward to next one. I know its difficult task and I appreciate what you do. Thank you!

@CasualNavigation

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dread Wolf. I'd love to make them more frequent, and maybe a little longer. The work required in addition to my normal job is just a little much to push further than I currently do though.

@allamasadi7970

3 жыл бұрын

Do a behind the scenes video on how you make and animate videos to help with the algorithm

@colmreynolds9869

2 жыл бұрын

Just watch it 2 or three times. He covers the topics well. How many times can he say "they bring a tanker to the ship"?

What is the hierarchy of crew on a ship? Also having crosses the irish sea several times I'm always fascinated about the docking process including the lashings. I'm not an expert in boats just a curious passer who enjoys your content thoroughly. Keep up the great work

Probably my favourite channel. Would love more sailing specific content!

You have some of the best animations on this platform. They re both informational and fun.

One ships fuel consumption in one hour > my whole life fuel consumption

Thank you so much for these videos! They're fascinating and the way you explain them makes them even more so

@CasualNavigation

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Farzeen

VERY interesting, informative, and fun!! Thank you for your hard work in researching, Producing, and posting this vid! This is my 2nd vid from your channel and I'm addicted!!!!!!

I served aboard a replenishment ship in the Navy. And dealing with refuel, management of replenishment and the like on ships is an amazing world if you enjoy it.

Very interesting, I never really thought of how they were fueled. Great information, learned something new. Thank you for sharing.

I wish I knew this channel back on my academy days its very easy to understand and really accurate explanations.

Man, I really like your videos, they are super entertaining and educational! That bell tho... I get that it's probably helpful, but for me, who already subscribed some time ago is quite annoying. Maybe just reduce the sound a little, that would be great. But if not, I'll still be watchin'! Thanks!

Excited of learning today something that I’ve always wanted to know

So somewhat of a dumb question but it's something that's been puzzling me for a while now, why do cruise ships have their bridges located at a more forward position of the ship and why do cargo ships have their bridges at a more backwards position of the ship. I hope to get an explanation, thanks.

@iplayksplol9974

2 жыл бұрын

I think in a cargo ship its important to see the cargo holds but in cruise ships seeing the pools wouldn't be as useful as seeing the water in front

@Genius_at_Work

2 жыл бұрын

@@iplayksplol9974 That has nothing to do with it; just think of RoRo, Livestock or Heavy Lift Ships with the Bridge at the Bow. It's simply down to the Deck Superstructure usually being above the Engine Room, which is located as far aft as possible. Having the Superstructure above the Engine Room costs you as little valuable Cargo Space as possible. The only Exception to this are large Twin Island Container Ships, where moving the Bridge forward into a second Superstructure increases Cargo Space, as it allows stacking the Containers higher on Deck while still maintaining the Line of Sight required by SOLAS. On Passnger Ships, as well as RoRo and Livestock Carriers (which are similar in Terms of Space Layout), there is no single Superstructure which has to be placed above the Engine Room, so it is placed where it provides the best Sight to the Navigation Officers. And many Heavy Lift Ships have the Superstructure at the Bow, so it can protect the valuable and sensitive Cargo from Swell. This is one of the few Exceptions where the Crew Quarters may be placed forward; usually they have to be placed midship for Comfort Reasons. Accomodations at the Bow means, the Crew takes literal Elevator Rides whenever the Ship is pitching.

Another wonderfully informative video 👍🏻 Would love to see a video explaining how ships actually change which fuel they are using when changing emissions areas. Like, do they have separate generators for different fuel types, or how do they ensure that the engines are finished burning one type of fuel before switching to another, etc.?

I have to say. I didn't have any interest in ships until I watched one of your videos a few days ago. Now I can't seem to get enough of them. Whatever you're doing, it's working!

I'm loving your videos The explanations are very clear and it goes to show every topic is interesting when examined closely

Thank you for answering a question I didn’t know I needed answered. 🙏❤️

Always a real pleasure to watch your videos. Thank you for sharing.

Beautifully composed. Thank you!

Nice video it was great; vary informative and easy to follow.

@CasualNavigation

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Cinnamon

More interesting and well done content. Thank you for your work.

@CasualNavigation

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jane

Excellent post! Very informative.

I always wondered that. Great video as always!

Well done! Explained well and easily understood. Love the animation of the ship pulling into the gas station with "Welcome" on the sign...lol. I bet they're welcome...a half million dollars! ☺

Thanks for this video, I have seen and noted the bunkering barge in the Port of Melbourne, Australia as it goes about its business. I was not aware of just how many types and grades of fuels were available for large ships.

That was good it popped up on my feed. I bunker ships for a living its a good quick run down on how it works

I love your voice, always so calming

Interesting. Topic never crossed my mind. Thanks

Thanks for answering the questions that i never asked

I'd never really thought about this before. That was extremely interesting.

I learn something new today, and relly blowing my mind.

The first vessel I sailed on was a fish processor, and the first time we took on fuel (at that time I was an engine room oiler), our fill-up was for 76,000 gallons 😳. On top of that, as the video states, we took on ~1,000 gallons of lube oil, then there's gasoline, greases, and the some. GREAT video !

That is an eye opener for sure.

Wow, that was super interesting! Thank you :D

@CasualNavigation

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Starman

Thank you this was very informative

A question I never had before watching this video. Now I am thinking how many such questions I don’t know before I see a video on KZread.

awesome every time i see your video and i have learnt alot

Thank you 🙏 for the educational video I appreciate it 👍

Love these vids, wish they were longer though.

Never thought of this but I’m liking it

Ahh, That's a simple and great explanation!

In my city there is a port called bunkering department, it hoses the fuel to the ships, they are usually motortankers

I used to run a fleet of supertankers and bunkering is something organised by the ship owner using shipping agents that are local firms in each port that supply ships with everything else that is required locally wherever a ship docks like food, water, fuel and even getting crew on and off, spare parts, and just about anything else you can think of. The captain of a ship at sea simply cant organise these matters because he/she wont have the local contacts. The owners of the ship, the charterer and the owners of the cargo will be thousands of miles away. The local agent takes instruction from all these various parties but they do the organising and execute all the work involved.

The field I'm into is not even remotely close to this 😂 but I still watch every video

nuclear powered warships: i don't have such weaknesses

@laredobenjamin7438

3 жыл бұрын

The fighter plane on the nuclear powered warship : but I do have it !

@RonJohn63

3 жыл бұрын

Nuclear powered warships have a *different* weakness; it's why the USN retired it's nuclear cruisers so quickly.

@nitsu2947

3 жыл бұрын

@@RonJohn63 yeah you don't just attack the ship, you attack the powerplant and the whole fleet is doomed. Or at least that's what i think was the case.

I learned way more than I expected, wow. My thoughts were so off (but the image if a petrol station on the sea was ridiculous 😂)

Awesome video sir very informative

Love the vids. Just a tip, I think the "subscribe reminder" bell sound is a bit too loud. Can you make a video on the future potential of solar powered tankers and cargo ships?

This was great!

These are great :) thanks!

Even though I have severe submechanophobia, fear of the open sea, it's depth and even not a good at swiming, I like something about the maritime world. Your vids are fantastic, keep up the good work! P.S. I've got a suggestion on a topic you could cover - dynamic positioning (what it is, how it works and how the hell it can keep huge drillships in one place with such a precision, even in worst weather). THX m8

My home town is a cargo port, and they used to have a fuel station so ships could fill up at the dock. They had huge storage tanks and a dedicated berth for unloading the tankers that delivered the fuel.

On the Thames and a lot of other European inland waterways, there are fuel barges tending to small boats that's how I did my last fill-up, tends to be moderately cheaper than the marinas and also deliver smokeless coal etc

Haha I do this for a living in newyork Great video

When we came to Plymouth, the Pont-aven of Brittany ferries was refuelling. There was this massive pipe and our van was blocked for some time as they got ready to let us pass them. It was very smelly! I think the fuel was static there as it was on the side next to the port. The UK does have a massive system of oil pipes.

Here the one who analyze your bunker fuel samples... PLEASE STOP PLAYING WITH SULFUR LEVELS! hahahahaha

The exception to the rule are the 13 -1000'+ bulk carriers on the gret lakes in the states, and the slew of 650' and up "river class", self unloading bulk carriers, and the endless chain of ocean going general cargo ship's (known as "salties") coming up and down the st.Lawrence seaway from the Atlantic, all fuel at fuel docks on the great lakes, deluth mn., Detroit river, Cleveland, etc.all have accessible fuel docks.

Love your videos!

Thank you for an interesting video.

I work for a company who supplies marine gas oil for the engine. We arrive in lorries and use a pump to pump it aboard the ship. Samples are taken from each tank on the lorry which carries 35,000 litres. Some ships can take up to 300,000 litres of fuel. We start pumping on low tide at the dock side and finish at high tide when the boat would leave. We also deliver to tanks at the dockside that the bunker barge that fills up ships moored in the harbour.

Thank you!

Interesting clip thanks

What you refer to as bunker fuel is referred to as blended fuel on the container ships I sailed. It is a blend of the residual oil after the refining process and burnable hazardous waste. It must be heated in order to be pumped. The ships engineers spend the majority of their time preparing this very nasty dirty fuel for it to be burned in the main engine. Fuel and many other thing must be much different on cruise ships. Never worked one.

@jonathantan2469

3 жыл бұрын

What's the consistency like? I hear it flows like honey.

@williamcooper9753

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonathantan2469 I don’t recall any of the viscosity numbers but honey would be an accurate description. To pump it from the double bottoms into the day tank it would need to be about 90 degrees Fahrenheit. To run it through the purifiers, final filters and then the Main engine it winds up being around 200 Fahrenheit. At that temp it is very fluid. The temperature is all determined by the desired viscosity of course.

Your voice is so calming 👌👌

Cool educational thanks

please reduce the subscribe bell's volume. great video! Engaging explanation. :)

I find your videos so interesting even though I am not big on ships infact I’m almost sure I have a phobia of the ocean 😂

If you’ve never owned a pleasure boat one thing to know is that marinas charge from 50-100% above the average price of car gasoline in the area. Marine Diesel is taxed even more..

US Navy and ships from NATO nations have a third option, beside fuel depots or bunker barges. They refuel from specialized tankers while underway. That way, they can stay in a hot zone without having to leave for fuel. I was on a destroyer, then later on stationed on tankers, so familiar with both ends. After I was done sailing I worked at a naval fuel depot, so saw all aspects of ship refueling. Search KZread for UNREP refueling, it's quite the operation. For a timeline, we could refuel a destroyer in less than 30 minutes, the old non-nuclear aircraft carriers took 3-4 hours, that was giving them diesel for the engines and jet fuel for the planes.

Great content, keep up the good work please

@CasualNavigation

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ozgur

Tin Can sailor here, back in '70, the best option was underway refueling, the whole process only took about 1/2 hour, the tanker could pump a massive amount of fuel oil in that time, the worst option was some backwater port where they would pump something dismal like100 barrels an hour, it would take literally all night long and us Boilermen would never see liberty call.

This is strange, I'm subscribed with the bell icon as well, but I didn't get *any* notification of this video!

Refueling a Destroyer was one of my dad’s duties in the US Navy. There are probably videos on the process. The sea was not always being helpful. He got wet more than once.

50 meters a gallon haha. That's what, 20 gallons a kilometer? About 91 liters per kilometer, and 9100l/100km. Incredible

@danielconlon2388

3 жыл бұрын

Makes me feel better about the fuel consumption of my ford

@Groveish

3 жыл бұрын

@@danielconlon2388 Well if you look at weight traveled/fuel burnt, actually the ship is much more efficient than any automobile by a very large margin.

@markusw9455

3 жыл бұрын

That should be around two amputated limbs minus three square toes?

@SimonTAMG

3 жыл бұрын

About the same as my AMG lolz

Do I need this information in my life? No. Did I finish watching it? Yes.