Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
sans propulseur
English translation:
without thruster
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Nov 22, 2018 17:39
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French term
sans propulseur
French to English
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Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Hello
Docking in an African port and how much it costs, with no other helpful context
Navires de longueur supérieure à 165 m et sans ***propulseur***
so what is a propulseur?
If it is a propeller, then what could a big vessel have instead of propellers?
That's what I don't get. Or does it means without using its own thrust to dock?
Thanks in advance
Docking in an African port and how much it costs, with no other helpful context
Navires de longueur supérieure à 165 m et sans ***propulseur***
so what is a propulseur?
If it is a propeller, then what could a big vessel have instead of propellers?
That's what I don't get. Or does it means without using its own thrust to dock?
Thanks in advance
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3 +5 | without thruster | John Fossey |
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without thruster
Large ships have bow or stern thrusters that provide lateral thrust to move them towards or away from the dock. If they don't have thrusters they will need the assistance of a tug boat to dock.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manoeuvring_thruster
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manoeuvring_thruster
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: Very common word in marine engineering.
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philgoddard
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Ivan Disasi
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Daryo
: makes sense
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B D Finch
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Tanger est le seul termina africain à pouvoir accepter cette classe de navire..
Not likely to be true, given the volume of maritime traffic in Africa. For example, a quick Google search brings up an article about a large container ship in Port Said with a damaged stern thruster.<br>
http://www.seatrade-maritime.com/news/europe/emma-towed-to-e...
donc dans le contexte du kudoz, bow thruster est correct