Superships

In the Daewood shipyard in North Korea, the worlds largest double-hulled oil tanker is being constructed. As hundreds of workers assemble the massive ship over a 12 month period, the story of oil transport, advanced technology and safety issues are highlighted and 3-D animation is used to show the inner workings of the ship.

Crossing the Irish sea in mid-winter the worlds largest car ferry battles through a gale force wind and 10 metre seas. 3-D examination shows the stabilizing and ballasting systems that permit the huge ship to help keep its passengers comfortable during the three hour crossing.- and explains the advanced design that allows a shallow draught vessel to carry up to 1,300 cars and 2,000 people.

Launched in the year 2000 The Cat is a super fast car ferry which races across the Gulf of Maine between Yarmouth Nova Scotia and Bar Harbour Maine at speeds in excess of 90 kilometers an hour. On a round trip passage the catamaran aluminum hull construction, water jet propulsion system and car handling systems are explained and made exciting through the use of outstanding images and 3-D animation.

The biggest sailing ship in the world-a five masted square rigged clipper ship-transporting 200 excited passengers on a seven day cruise through the Caribbean Sea. The secrets of the amazing sail handling system, the silent mechanical systems and the luxury of three swimming pools, an atrium, and a 4 star menu are carefully examined with the help of 3-D animation.

This amazing ship crosses the oceans of the world-piggybacking racing and pleasure yachts to distant places-on behalf of owners and operators who lack the time or skills to do their own long distance cruising. From Port Everglades, Florida, the Super Servant loads and sails to St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. 3-D animation and on-the-spot filming reveals how this amazing ship can sink and re-float itself.

Kilo Moana is a research vessel, which employs a fantastic hull technology to keep itself stable in a stormy sea off of Hawaii. Using 3-D animation the amazing science behind the SWATH hull structure-sort of like two submarines strapped to a big catamaran platform-is explained. Meanwhile scientists grapple with experiments that will help our understanding of the effect of deep ocean currents on marine life and global warming.