Keith Tantlinger was the inventor of the cargo storage containers and the cargo container stacking system that is used by the shipping industry globally. Find out more about this brilliant inventor inside the article.
The mystery of scrolls of the Dead Sea is fascinating because of their content, their nature and place of discovery and the fact as to how they withstood effect of time over all these years. Find out what Dead Sea scrolls are and what their significance inside the article is.
Vikings have been known as the finest sailors in the history of shipping. They used the finest ships and equipments available then for sailing. Vikings have been believed to use a special stone known as the Sun Stone for guiding they for navigation at sea. What was this sun stone and how did they use it? Let’s find out.
Maritime silk routes are the oldest water ways that were used for the transportation of silk between Asian and European Countries. Find out how these silk trade routes have been the foundation of the present day shipping routes.
Alaska Marine highway is a unique ferry system based in the Alaskan region. It consists of a fleet of ferries that through their constant services connect several communities and local towns all over Alaska and with Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
At the start of the World War I, when the Central and Allied forces were battling it out and the United States remained an inert presence, the destruction of RMS Lusitaniagave way to the American entry into the war.
Some maritime accidents remain highlighted in the pages of maritime history. The accident of the Britannic Hospital Ship is one of them and is still remembered today as one of the worst maritime accidents.
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