History

• Archaeologists find a 15th-century merchant ship.
• The study provided insights into the main dimensions and proportions of the medieval merchant ship.
•  The Maderö ship was likely armed when it sank. 

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.

Although initially dated in the 2000s, the archaeological...

https://mfame.guru/the-madero-15th-century-merchant-ship-discovered-by-archaeologists/

• Residents of New England and those with British ties are engaged in a renewed debate over the identity of a shipwreck found off the coast of Rhode Island, believed to be either the HMS Endeavour or Lord Sandwich.
• The ship, known as RI 2394, was deliberately sunk by the British during the American War of Independence along with four other shipwrecks near Goat Island in Newport Harbor.
• Kieran Hosty, an Australian archaeologist, emphasized the preponderance of evidence in favor of the ship being...

https://mfame.guru/rhode-island-shipwreck-confirmed-as-captain-cooks-long-lost-endeavour/

• Residents of New England and those with British ties are engaged in a renewed debate over the identity of a shipwreck found off the coast of Rhode Island, believed to be either the HMS Endeavour or Lord Sandwich.
• The ship, known as RI 2394, was deliberately sunk by the British during the American War of Independence along with four other shipwrecks near Goat Island in Newport Harbor.
• Kieran Hosty, an Australian archaeologist, emphasized the preponderance of evidence in favor of the ship being...

https://mfame.guru/rhode-island-shipwreck-confirmed-as-captain-cooks-long-lost-endeavour/

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.

• The Shipping Act of 1984 was a significant game-changer in U.S. liner trades, introducing major changes in the industry.
• The Act provided ocean common carriers with more, not deficient, antitrust immunity for their joint activities, including collective...

https://mfame.guru/a-retrospective-look-at-the-shipping-act-of-1984/