During the past century, hundreds of ships in the U.S. merchant marine have been named after colleges and their football teams.
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 war.
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Daylight saving time was enacted on Feb. 9, 1942. Some believe the reasoning behind it is no longer relevant and the practice should be discontinued, but how did it start in the first place?
How former World War II-built American tankers became the bulwark of international commercial oil transport in the 1950s and 1960s.
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 repeat history.
The Comfort and Mercy, now assisting America through the COVID-19 pandemic, started as crude oil tankers.
Over the years, hundreds of tankers were employed in the grain trades.
Of the 200 U.S.-flag shipping companies that were formed after World War I, only one remains in operation today.
