Fifty years ago, the shipping “establishment” was plunged into angst and indignation by the publication of a book that opened up many of the mysteries of the modern maritime industry to critical public scrutiny. Noel Mostert’s “Supership” was the account of a voyage he had taken from North Europe...
In the 1960s, divers discovered the Maderö wreck in the Stockholm Archipelago, revealing a large, partly disintegrated wooden hull laden with bricks from a medieval vessel, reports News Week.
Limited Documentation and Unanswered QuestionsAlthough initially dated in the 2000s, the archaeological...
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FreightWaves explores the archives of American Shipper’s nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and maritime publications to showcase interesting freight stories of long ago.
In this week’s edition from the November 1984 issue, we take a look at the tumultuous industry of marine salvage.
Marine salvage
You are informed of the emergency late on a Friday night when the rest of the...
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The global shipping publication American Shipper launched in 1974 with the goal to serve the needs of all players involved in international shipping, providing important information to shippers, carriers and third parties.
Founded by late maritime journalist David A. Howard, the magazine began as the Florida Journal of Commerce until Howard saw a need for a national publication...
FreightWaves explores the archives of American Shipper’s nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and maritime publications to showcase interesting freight stories of long ago, says an article published on freight waves website.
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In 1773, a group of an estimated 116 patriots snuck into Boston Harbor and dumped what today would be worth $1.7 million of the East India Company’s tea into the water. But what was the logistics behind the operation? Find out in this week’s episode of Tracks Through Time and learn other...
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