World War II
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FreightWaves Classics
FreightWaves Classics: Port of Boston was America’s first seaport
FreightWaves Classics profiles the Port of Boston, America's first seaport.
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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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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.
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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.
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American Shipper
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.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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Maritime History Notes: Dry cargo on tankers
Over the years, hundreds of tankers were employed in the grain trades.
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American Shipper
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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