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LR1 (tanker)
An LR1 (Long Range 1) tanker is a product tanker of about 55,000 to 80,000 deadweight tons that carries refined petroleum products in coated tanks.
LR2 (tanker)
An LR2 (Long Range 2) tanker is the largest product tanker class, 80,000 to 120,000 dwt with coated tanks for refined products like diesel and jet fuel.
Lugger
A lugger is a sailing vessel rigged with lug sails, four-sided sails set on a yard angled from the mast, popular for fishing from the 19th century.
Luminance (yacht)
Luminance is a 138.8-meter (455 ft) motor superyacht built by German shipyard Lürssen and delivered in January 2024, widely reported to be owned by Ukrainian billionaire Rinat Akhmetov.
Lun-class ekranoplan
The Lun-class ekranoplan was a Soviet missile-carrying ground-effect vehicle that flew above the Caspian Sea; the sole craft entered service in 1990 and was withdrawn in 1991.
Maasvlakte II
Maasvlakte II is a 2,000-hectare reclaimed port and industrial area of the Port of Rotterdam, built between 2008 and 2013 as a westward extension into the North Sea.
Mackensen-class battlecruiser
The Mackensen class was a class of four battlecruisers laid down in 1915 for the Imperial German Navy, armed with eight 35 cm guns; none was ever completed.
Maersk Line
Maersk Line, also known as Maersk Sealand or Mærsk Line, is the container shipping brand of Danish group A.P. Moller - Maersk, beginning liner service in 1928.
Magellan expedition
The Magellan expedition, also known as the Magellan-Elcano circumnavigation, was a Spanish fleet that completed the first voyage around the world from 1519 to 1522.
Magnetohydrodynamic drive
A magnetohydrodynamic drive, also known as an MHD drive or caterpillar drive, is a marine propulsion system that pushes a vessel by magnetically pumping seawater, with no moving parts.
MAGURA V5
The MAGURA V5 is a Ukrainian unmanned surface vessel operated by the GUR's Group 13, which sank Russian warships and in 2024 became the first naval drone to destroy an air target.
Maine Maritime Academy
Maine Maritime Academy is a public maritime college in Castine, Maine, founded in 1941, offering degrees in engineering, marine sciences, and transportation, with training aboard the ship State of Maine.
Majestic Princess
Majestic Princess is a Royal-class cruise ship operated by Princess Cruises, built in Italy and delivered in 2017 as the first ship purpose-designed for the Chinese market.
Maltese Falcon (yacht)
Maltese Falcon is an 88-meter, three-masted sailing yacht built by Perini Navi in 2006 for Tom Perkins, known for its automated DynaRig with 15 sails.
Manila galleon
The Manila galleon, or Nao de China, was a Spanish trade route sailing between Manila and Acapulco from 1565 to 1815, exchanging silver for Asian goods.
Manila International Container Terminal
The Manila International Container Terminal is the Philippines' largest and busiest container terminal, located in the Port of Manila and operated by ICTSI since 1988.
Marchioness disaster
The Marchioness disaster, also called the Marchioness tragedy, was the 1989 collision on the River Thames in London between the passenger launch Marchioness and the dredger Bowbelle, which killed 51 people.
Marina
A marina is a dock or basin with slips, moorings, fuel, repairs, and storage for boats, serving recreational boating and yachting rather than commercial shipping.
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is the UK's independent body for investigating marine accidents, established in 1989 after the Herald of Free Enterprise capsizing and based in Southampton.
Marine boiler
A marine boiler is a closed pressure vessel aboard a ship that boils water into steam, using fuel oil or engine exhaust heat, for propulsion or ship services.
Marine diesel engine
A marine diesel engine is a diesel engine used to propel ships or generate power on board, ranging from small craft units to engines over 80,000 kW.
Marine paint and antifouling coating
Marine paint and antifouling coating prevents algae, barnacles, and molluscs attaching to underwater hulls, where heavy biofouling can raise a vessel's fuel consumption by 40 percent.
Marine propulsion
Marine propulsion, also known as ship propulsion, is the machinery and hydrodynamic system that generates thrust to move a ship, evolving from steam and sail to diesel-electric drives and now facing decarbonization.
Marine Rescue Coordination Centre
A marine rescue coordination center (MRCC), also called a maritime rescue coordination center, is a shore-based unit that coordinates maritime search and rescue operations within a defined region.
MarineTraffic
MarineTraffic is a ship-tracking and maritime analytics platform, founded in Athens in 2007, that collects AIS signals from vessels and displays near real-time positions on a public Live Map.
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is an executive agency of the UK Department for Transport, formed in 1998, that oversees maritime safety, ship certification, and HM Coastguard's 24-hour search and rescue.
Maritime cultural landscape
The maritime cultural landscape is an archaeological concept defined by Christer Westerdahl in 1992 that unites sea and land, covering wrecks, landing places, beacons, and place-names.
Maritime fur trade
The maritime fur trade was the late 18th- and early 19th-century exchange of European goods for sea otter pelts on the Northwest Coast, sold in China.
Maritime lien
A maritime lien is a privileged claim on a vessel or cargo for services or injuries, arising by law, traveling with the ship, and enforced in rem.
Maritime pilot
A maritime pilot, also known as a harbor or river pilot, is a mariner who boards ships to guide them safely into or out of port using local knowledge.