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
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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
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
MV Golden Ray – The ‘Small’ Error with a Giant Price Tag
Back in September 2019, Saint Simons Island in Georgia had one of those idyllic promenades many wished they could retire to – sandy beaches, rows
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
Why Are Ocean Liner Hulls traditionally Black and Cruise Ship Hulls White?
We all know those photographs from the golden age of the ocean liner – giant black hulls with sharp, white superstructures towering above. Ever wondered