If you live in Europe, the Middle East, or Africa, most of the things you own have once been on a ship, passing through the
The Shipyard
Hygiene on Sailing Ships – Was It Really So Disgusting?
We all love pirate films and their legions of scraggy, grimy vagrants with knives between rotten teeth. But Hollywood is known for popularizing entertaining stereotypes
The Swiss Museum of Transport
Fathers are a peculiar species. They tend to recall and regret their mistakes as parents, often overlooking the things they did right. Focused on the
Rust Wars – Who Wins Ship Breaking?
As the pandemic swept through the world, numerous vessels lingered at anchor, unused. Combined with rising metal prices due to global material shortages, recycling became
MSC’s New Fleet of Container Giants: Why Is It Important?
Despite years of turmoil, the shipping industry seems more assertive than ever, its long-term ambitions clearly manifested in the current fleet expansion. And though the
Iconic Ferries of the World Part 5: Europe
9. The Vapur (Turkey) Could this be the shortest transcontinental crossing? It sure is a memorable one, for the public ferry across the Bosporus navigates
Iconic Ferries of the World Part 4: North America
9. Staten Island Ferry (USA) With a cult status matched only by the Venetian Vaporetto and Hong Kong’s Star Ferry, the orange-colored Staten Island Ferry
9 Fascinating Facts about the RMS Titanic
You already know why the Titanic was so disastrously short on lifeboats, or how Bruce Ismay cheated death, or which ship picked up survivors the
Iconic Ferries of the World Part 3: South America
9. The Slow Boat (Peru/Colombia) If your idea of adventure is falling asleep in a musty hammock, while navigating the mosquito-infested Amazon, you are in
Iconic Ferries of the World Part 2: Asia
12. Olkhon Island (Russia) Baikal, the world’s deepest lake, is known for its ancient origins, mysterious witch doctors, and the third largest lake-island on the