Sentence examples for while ships from inspiring English sources

Navigation was confined to shallow vessels, tricky enough even in the few summer months when the river was free of ice.For a while, ships calling at Nikolaevsk brought Cuban cigars, Japanese furniture, pâté from France.

While ships are becoming bigger, the burden on crew members is growing.

While ships evolve constantly, berthing velocity curves developed during the 1970s are still embedded in the design of marine structures.

Its port is deep and just minutes from the ocean, while ships docked in Puget Sound in Washington State take several hours to reach the sea.

Instantly he sent off messengers to make proclamation through the several states that fresh levies were to be raised, and these at an increased rate; while ships, horses, provisions, and transports were likewise to be furnished.

Various locations, free; call 024 7623 4270, www.festival-of-motoring.co.uk Saturday, Sunday A vessel of entertainment with sea shanties and maritime music performances while ships anchor at Great Yarmouth port for all to board.

While ship groundings are uncommon, the reef takes "decades" to recover from them.

While ship repair continues in Jarrow, coal mining has ceased and heavy industry has nearly disappeared.

The further storage of the container at the port while shipping awaits a full load for the container ship.

Investments in banking and railroads provided additional sources of wealth, while shipping lost importance during the mid-19th century.

It is well known that while ship weight and the ratios of main dimensions are the primary factors on ship motions, other hull form parameters (CP, CWP, CVP, etc).