Captain James McNamara, contributor
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Maritime History Notes: Hazards of the sea
Cargo on board a ship has frequently been the cause of damage or total loss.
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Maritime History Notes: American ships, colleges and football
During the past century, hundreds of ships in the U.S. merchant marine have been named after colleges and their football teams.
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Maritime History Notes: Waterman Steamship Co. at 100
Of the 200 U.S.-flag shipping companies that were formed after World War I, only one remains in operation today.
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Maritime History Notes: The China trade 1784 to today
For 235 years China and the U.S. have sought out each other’s markets by utilizing their fleets of merchant ships.
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Maritime History Notes: The father of integrated shipping
If Sea-Land founder Malcom McLean is recognized as the “father of container shipping,” then surely Charles Morgan should be deemed the “father of integrated shipping”…
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Maritime History Notes: U.S. Lines, the glory years
A highlight of the storied ocean carrier U.S. Lines was its persistent desire to operate a successful cargo ship named the American Shipper.
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Maritime History Notes: The Cuban rail ferries
The Florida East Coast Railroad’s ships ran a regular and profitable service from 1915 to 1940.
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Maritime History Notes: 150 years of refrigeration
Significant progress with shipboard refrigeration was finally attained in 1878, when the Paraguay arrived at the Port of Le Havre with 5,500 frozen carcasses in…
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Maritime History Notes: A special National Maritime Day
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the first steamship to sail across the Atlantic.
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Maritime History Notes: Nuclear Liberty ship scrapped
The Sturgis proved that a floating nuclear power plant was not only possible but practical and safe.
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