Christmas on the Titanic – What Would It Have Been Like?
As many other admirers of the legendary RMS Titanic, I have my spells of daydreaming – what if she hadn’t sunk on her maiden voyage?
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The Northeast Passage: A Silk Road That Never Was
There is a reason why the Arctic passage to China is less known than the Silk Road: it never came into existence. But not for
Fighting for Life: The Controversy of Livestock Carriers
In 2002, the Uljanik Shipyard in Croatia completed an unusual project – the largest livestock carrier in the world, MV Becrux. But in line with
Orange Juice Tankers: How Your Breakfast Sails the Seas
More than 205 meters long and 35 meters wide, she sails from São Paulo to the USA, the Netherlands, and Japan with 37,000 tons of
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
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
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