World War II Tagged Articles

FreightWaves Classics

The USS Beltrami underway. (Photo: navsource.org)

Scott Mall, Managing Editor of FreightWaves ClassicsFriday, September 24, 2021

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FreightWaves Classics: Naval cargo ship with a unique history

Read a profile of the USS Beltrami and the women who helped build her for service in World War II.

FreightWaves Classics

A photo of Conley Terminal, part of the Port of Boston complex. (Photo: Port of Boston)

Scott Mall, Managing Editor of FreightWaves ClassicsWednesday, March 3, 2021

FreightWaves Classics: Port of Boston was America’s first seaport

FreightWaves Classics profiles the Port of Boston, America's first seaport.

FreightWaves Classics

Red Ball Express trucks being unloaded into a train. (Photo: First Army Museum)

Scott Mall, Managing Editor of FreightWaves ClassicsTuesday, February 16, 2021

FreightWaves Classics: Red Ball Express supplied American troops fighting the Nazis (Part 4)

This is the fourth and last installment of the FreightWaves Classics' article on the Red Ball Express.

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One of the Red Ball Express signs along the Red Ball route. (Photo: Army.mil.com)

Scott Mall, Managing Editor of FreightWaves ClassicsFriday, February 12, 2021

FreightWaves Classics: Red Ball Express supplied American troops fighting the Nazis (Part 3)

The Red Ball Express resupplied the American armies pursuing the German armies across France. Read more about the exploits of the Red Ball Express.

FreightWaves Classics

Red Ball Express trucks backed up to a train for supplies. (Photo courtesy of First Army Museum)

Scott Mall, Managing Editor of FreightWaves ClassicsThursday, February 11, 2021

FreightWaves Classics: Red Ball Express supplied American troops fighting the Nazis (Part 2)

Read Part 2 of the story of the Red Ball Express, which supplied American armies in World War II.

American Shipper

Captain James McNamara, contributorTuesday, October 27, 2020

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Maritime History Notes: ‘Jumboized’ T-2 tankers

How former World War II-built American tankers became the bulwark of international commercial oil transport in the 1950s and 1960s.

American Shipper

Captain James McNamara, contributorWednesday, August 26, 2020

Maritime History Notes: Beirut blast echoes Texas City catastrophe

The recent death and destruction at the Port of Beirut from ammonium nitrate reminds us that continued carelessness with handling this substance dooms us to…

American Shipper

Captain James McNamara, contributorWednesday, June 10, 2020

Maritime History Notes: Ships of concrete

The U.S. government at the start of World War I looked to concrete vessel hulls to counter severe steel shortages when the country entered the…

American Shipper

Captain James McNamara, contributorWednesday, April 1, 2020

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Maritime History Notes: America’s hospital ships

The Comfort and Mercy, now assisting America through the COVID-19 pandemic, started as crude oil tankers.

American Shipper

Captain James McNamara, contributorThursday, January 30, 2020

Maritime History Notes: Dry cargo on tankers

Over the years, hundreds of tankers were employed in the grain trades.