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The legendary voyages of 2 steamships in their glory days
FreightWaves via Yahoo Finance· 11 months agoAn article published in the July issue of American Shipper in 1975 tells the stories of two...
Righting the past: Ezra Gary, professional mariner, dies in tragic shipwreck
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEditor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of historical obituaries written today to honor the...
New Navy oiler to be named in honor of Harriet Tubman
Navy Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe Navy will name the ninth John Lewis-class oiler after American abolitionist and social activist...
Great Lakes fleets thrown overboard by new global maritime emissions standards
Financial Post via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoDespite efforts to reduce their carbon emissions, Canada’s lakers — the ships that carry cargo in...
‘Descendant’ Highlights The Importance Of Oral History
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFormorethan 150 years, the Clotilda — the last slave ship to land in the United States — was...
‘Brain trust’ used game to teach workers how to price shipping in ’70s
FreightWaves via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoPricing in ocean shipping was done much differently in the 1970s compared to today. To simplify...
Treasure from 1857 shipwreck nicknamed ‘Ship of Gold' to be auctioned
AccuWeather via Yahoo News· 1 year agoChief scientist Bob Evans looks at gold bars recovered from the S.S. Central America steamship that...
Canadian film crew uncovers century-old shipwreck in stunning Lake Huron find
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWhile shooting a documentary about mussels in the Great Lakes, a crew made an unexpected discovery...
Newest freighter makes Twin Ports debut
Superior Telegram, Wis. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 6—DULUTH — The Great Lakes' newest U.S.-flagged freighter made its first stop in the Duluth-Superior harbor Tuesday morning. The Mark W. Barker, Interlake Steamship Co.'s 639-foot ship ...
The land of underground treasures up to 12,000 years old
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoIn travel news this week: nude weddings in Italy, why North Americans are so unhappy with air travel...