Ships & Shipbuilding 21

"Så kom telegrammet fra Paris: "Vil du med til Sydamerika om fjorten dage? Hans Bendix." Som et lyn sprang jeg ned og lånte to kroner til at svare ja for. Et par dage senere kom Hans hjem med histor……続きを見る

The gripping tale of one boy’s journey into manhood… and towards war. Jess Ferigo, a young man with few prospects other than growing old in the same town he has always known, dreams of a life at sea……続きを見る

Shipping is the world’s oldest sharing economy and is conducted in a self-organizing manner. Shipping is capital, energy, and information intensive, and with the growing impact of digitalization and……続きを見る

A microcosm of the history of American slavery in a collection of the most important primary and secondary readings on slavery at Georgetown University and among the Maryland Jesuits Georgetown Univ……続きを見る

The second edition of Shipboard Electrical Power Systems addresses new developments in this rapidly growing field. Focusing on the industry trend toward electric propulsion for cruise, navy, and com……続きを見る

This volume explores options for a sustainable maritime domain, including maritime transportation, such as, Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP), maritime education and training, maritime traffic and adv……続きを見る

The book presents the select proceedings of International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring and Engineering Structures (SHM&ES) 2020. It brings together different applied and technological ……続きを見る

Delving deep into Titanic's legacy, Allen Gibson presents a comprehensive history with a refreshing argument, that Titanic represented a considerable achievement in maritime architecture. He determi……続きを見る

Canals reached their zenith in the eighteenth century during the Industrial Revolution, before the arrival of the railways usurped their position, whereupon a number of them fell in to disrepair and……続きを見る

Harland and Wolff, once acknowledged as the greatest and best-known shipbuilding company in the world, for many years enjoyed a mighty eminence before a gradual descent into near obscurity. This ill……続きを見る

Down in the fiery belly of the luxury liner RMS Titanic, a world away from the first-class dining rooms and sedate tours of the deck, toiled the ‘black gang’. Their work was gruelling and hot, and h……続きを見る

This is the story of two single-handed non-stop round-the-world voyages: Robin Knox-Johnston’s in 1968/69 and Ellen MacArthur’s in 2004/05. Although there were similarities – both voyages started an……続きを見る

Have you ever wondered about the people who lived and worked along the canals? Have you ever caught a glimpse of something they might have seen or an echo of something they might have heard? As the ……続きを見る

In the Royal Navy vernacular, the term 'greenie' describes the officers and ratings responsible for the electrical engineering functions of the fleet. Electrical engineering has 'driven' the Royal N……続きを見る

AFTER the end of hostilities in 1945, the fishing industry was quick to establish some semblance of recovery and a surge of new builds and restoration of Admiralty motor fishing vessels soon followe……続きを見る

This vintage book offers a glimpse into the sea-faring lifestyle of times past with an authentic account of a life lived at sea. Retold with the lucidity and fondness that can only belong to one who……続きを見る

This set of two volumes comprises the collection of the papers presented at the 5th International Conference on Maritime Technology and Engineering (MARTECH 2020) that was held in Lisbon, Portugal, ……続きを見る

This set of two volumes comprises the collection of the papers presented at the 5th International Conference on Maritime Technology and Engineering (MARTECH 2020) that was held in Lisbon, Portugal, ……続きを見る

Ship Management: Theory and Practice unpacks the complexity of this crucial maritime activity by spelling out its key elements and the connections and linkages between them. Opening with an introduc……続きを見る

An original history of six generations of an African American family living in Washington, DC Between Freedom and Equality begins with the life of Capt. George Pointer, an enslaved African who purch……続きを見る

In 'Polaris and the Goddess Glorian' by Charles Billings Stilson, readers are transported to a mystical realm filled with fantasy, adventure, and magical creatures. Stilson's literary style captures……続きを見る

In 'All Afloat: A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways' by William Charles Henry Wood, the reader is taken on a literary journey through the history of crafts and water transportation. Wood's writing st……続きを見る

The construction of the Erie Canal may truly be described as a major event in the growth of the young United States. At a time when the internal links among the states were scanty, the canal's plann……続きを見る

Verney Lovett Cameron's 'Three Sailor Boys or Adrift in the Pacific' is a captivating children's adventure novel set in the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean. The story follows three young sailor bo……続きを見る

THIS EBOOK EDITION IS DESIGNED TO BE EXPERIENCED ON COLOUR DEVICES The practical guide to celestial navigation - know what to do step by step, understand why you're doing it, and be confident that y……続きを見る

The future of Italian port activities is either European or nothing at all. Like every other ‘industry’ in our country, port activities are faced with the need to meet the challenges of the technolo……続きを見る

La protesta contro le grandi navi a Venezia ha ormai varcato i confini della città diventando un «caso» mediatico tra i più eclatanti degli ultimi anni. Intrecciando punti di vista e professionalità……続きを見る

This seven-chapter book examines the background to and consequences of the disputed occupation of Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands group of the South China Sea (SCS) by the People’s Republic of ……続きを見る

This book attempts to reveal historical dynamism of transforming contemporary Maritime Asia and to identify key driving forces or agencies for the evolution and transformation of Maritime Asia in th……続きを見る

She has to be OK, I pleaded silently to myself. She has to be. ‘We’ve alerted the RNLI and they’re sending a lifeboat out.’ ‘The RNLI?’ I said, surprised. ‘They do that?’ Saved from the Waves is a h……続きを見る