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Why did the bridge in the US collapse so quickly when a freight train hit it?
The 1970s design of the Francis Scott Key Bridge may not have been strong enough to protect it from strong impacts from large container ships.
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New technology
China shipped a 210,000-ton super cargo ship
The first large bulk cargo ship to run on 'dual fuel' developed by China was recently delivered to a partner in Singapore.
New technology
Hebei City, China will build a buffer ship tunnel from just to ship goods
Shipper will not have to run along each neighborhood miserable, confused with the crowded number of houses.
Space science
SpaceX launches cargo ships to ISS
The Dragon left the launch pad in the state of Florida, and the US carried out the task of carrying 2,500kg of goods to the International Space Station.
Discover science
The culprit turns solid objects into liquid, sinking cargo ships
Solid goods such as crushed or sand ore can suddenly turn into liquid form and submerge cargo ships weighing hundreds of thousands of tons.
Discover science
Why do most yachts are white while the cargo ships are quite colorful?
In water transport, there are separate rules when manufacturing and manufacturing ships, especially yachts.
Discover science
Container ship with world championship: Carrying 17,603 units, still over 667 seats!
Margrethe Maersk is the darling of Maersk Line, a giant transport group specializing in large ocean voyages.
Discover science
How did cargo ships survive the storm in the sea?
Storm is the biggest threat to vessels operating at sea. A large storm can destroy the largest and most reliable ships, including boats already anchored in the port.
Archeology
The intact wreck emerged from the sea floor after 200 years of rest
Divers find the wreck dating back to the 19th century under the Baltic Sea with mysterious ships and cargo ships.
Archeology
The 800-year-old shipwreck contains more than 14,000 gold and silver items
Thousands of gold, silver and bronze objects were salvaged from Nam Hai 1, the Chinese cargo ship sank 800 years ago.
Space science
Russian cargo spacecraft continuously broke the flight time record
Progress 70 cargo ship (Progress 70) was launched from Baikonur space airport in Kazakhstan at 21:51 GMT and connected to ISS after 3 hours 48 minutes flight.
Space science
Chinese spacecraft successfully coupled with Thien Cung 2 station
The first cargo ship spacecraft of China, Tianzhou 1, completed quickly connecting with Thien Cung 2 space station at 11:58 pm on September 12 night, according to Xinhua.
Space science
Unmanned cargo ship Dragon returned to Earth safely
On March 19, SpaceX's Dragon's unmanned spacecraft returned to Earth safely after nearly a month of being on orbit, ending its mission of supplying cargo to astronauts w…
Space science
Russian cargo spacecraft exploded as soon as it left the launch pad
A Russian unmanned aerial cargo ship exploded in Siberia airspace on December 1 just minutes after being launched from a launch site in Kazakhstan.
Space science
Successfully launched Dragon cargo ship to ISS
This is Dragon's fourth shipment to contract ISS which SpaceX signed with the US Aerospace Agency (NASA).