The original 14.4 meter distance between knots in the rope, divided by a 30-second timer, was equivalent to a speed of 1.85 kilometers per hour. Ergo, 1 knot equals 1 nautical mile per hour.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced the proposed ship speed rules in summer 2022. The rules would expand slow zones off the East Coast that require mariners to slow down.

Letter Published: 30 March 1968 Two-component Electromagnetic Ship's Log M. J. TUCKER, N. D. SMITH & E. P. COLLINS Nature 217, 1244–1245 (1968) Cite this article ...

Regulations to reduce the speed of ocean-going ships by 20 percent would increase cycle times and costs for the shipping industry. Crews would need to be paid more for longer voyages and each ship ...

Environmental groups want the government to finalize and implement ship speed rules to help save the disappearing North Atlantic right whale Associated Press Published February 15, 2024 7:26am EST ...

The average speed of most modern cruise ships is just 20 knots or approximately 23 miles per hour. This may not seem much, but this is enough for a ship to travel 480 nautical miles or 550 miles ...

While the recommended speed limit is 10 knots, Matson Navigation’s ships average 14 knots as it transports cars, food, household goods, and more.

Business Nation Environmental groups sue to force government to finalize ship speed rules that protect rare whales Feb. 14, 2024 at 9:07 am Updated Feb. 14, 2024 at 10:05 am ...

From 1970 to 1997, researchers documented 41 right whale deaths, 29 of which were caused by ship strikes or entanglement in fishing gear. From 1997 to 2001, about one to two right whales have died ...