If you have ever been to a modern-art gallery, you must have heard the likes of: ‘Hmm…what am I looking at?’ ‘What in the world
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Shanghai: The Port of the World
Shanghai, the busiest port the world has ever seen, may also be the oldest in existence. The tiny fishing village sprouted out of the marshy
Great Ships That Saved Jewish Refugees From the Holocaust (And Some That Couldn’t)
The recent decade has been grimly generous with humanitarian catastrophes, and while recent history abounds with natural disasters, man-made ones have often surpassed them in
Supertankers – Back When Giants Crossed the Seas
Oil was among the cornerstones of the 20th century and continues to be a prevalent energy source so far in the 21st. Glorified by some
RoRo Ships: Not Pretty but Pretty Useful
Ever wondered how cars and trucks get transported from one continent to another? The answer is RoRo – a special kind of ferry, allowing vehicles
The Evolution of Early Naval Submarines: Part 2
In Part 1 we saw the early outbursts of inspiration and genius, which led to random but fascinating developments – the maritime equivalent of Woodstock,
The Evolution of Early Naval Submarines: Part 1
It lurks in the depths, blind in the complete darkness below, but hearing every little sound around. Above it – a troop transport with two
Whales of the Great Lakes
A peculiar species of cargo ship populated the Great Lakes in the late 1800s – the whaleback. Designed by Scottish captain and inventor Alexander McDougall,
Falling From Cruise Ships: Three Reasons It Happens
Award-winning buffets, unlimited cocktails, designer pools, and Broadway shows – modern cruise ships have it all. Like glittering palaces on the high seas, they offer
Splice the Mainbrace: How the Navy Gave Us Cocktails
The rowdy sailor and his bottle of rum. Few stereotypes have stuck for so long, and this one is so deeply etched in our minds