Shipping Industries

The Black Country has more miles of canal than Venice. During the industrial revolution this transport system developed to serve the steel, coal, l...

The Irrawaddy Flotilla Company, known in colonial Burma as the ''Fabulous Flotilla'', was the largest privately-owned fleet of ships in the world. ...

Many people are familiar with the term dazzle design, but what of its origins and objectives as a defensive practice at sea? And was it the only ap...

NAVIGATING AND ENGINEERING OFFICERS REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY FOR VERY LARGE CRUDE OIL CARRIER. TANKER EXPERIENCE PREFERRED. - Lloyds List and Shipping ...

On the map of global trade, China is now the factory of the world. A parade of ships full of raw commodities-iron ore, coal, oil-arrive in its port...

An interesting and insightful book exploring the authors efforts to follow in his fathers footsteps and succeed in the tumultuous fishing industry....

Freighters of the 1950s and 60s with masts, booms and hatches were the last of their generation. It was the end of an era, just before the massiv...

Cunards first ship, Britannia, set sail across the Atlantic on 4 July 1840, inaugurating a service that has endured for 175 years. Cunards success ...

Since 1840, Cunard ships have been transiting the North Atlantic with speed, grace and elegance. These great ships helped to populate nations, serv...

In its heyday Spalding was a busy commercial port, with a shipping industry that affected a large majority of the local population. But today that ...

A History of the Liverpool Waterfront 1850-1890: The Struggle for Organisation is a detailed and comprehensive picture of the port of Liverpool in ...

From 1875 to the present day, the Cardiff and Bristol Channel Incorporated Shipowners' Association has been the representative body for shipowners ...

One of the greatest treasures in the archives of the Welsh Industrial and Maritime Museum is the Hansen Collection, consisting of over 4500 negativ...

In this engaging book, Dr. Solly examines the history of crude oil tankers from early days when this vital commodity was carried aboard ordinary sa...