Maritime Essays
Posted: October 5th, 2008 | Author: admin | Filed under: Engineering, Places | Tags: Logistics, Maritime, Panama, Panama Canal, Ship, Shipping, Trade | Comments Off
In 1825, a group of American businesspeople announced the formation of a canal building company, with interests in constructing a canal system across the Isthmus. This project was to take place in an area now called Panama. The endeavor was filled with controversy.
Though the canal itself was not built until the early 1900’s every step [...]
Posted: July 19th, 2007 | Author: admin | Filed under: History | Tags: Maritime, Ship, Titanic | Comments Off
When people hear the name Titanic many vivid and emotional images come to mind. Visions of the very last yet frantic final moments titanic spent afloat before sinking to its watery grave miles below the surface. No one however pictures everything that had happened before and after the great liner sank, or the passengers and [...]
Posted: July 19th, 2007 | Author: admin | Filed under: Engineering, History, Places | Tags: Maritime, Panama, Panama Canal | Comments Off
The Panama Canal was one of the greatest accomplishments by mankind, in my opinion. Among the great peaceful endeavors of mankind that have contributed significantly to progress in the world, the construction of the Canal stands as an awe-inspiring achievement. The idea of a path between North and South America is older than their names. [...]
Posted: July 9th, 2007 | Author: admin | Filed under: Science & Technology | Tags: Crime, Maritime, Piracy, Ship | Comments Off
Piracy is usually determined as a seizure of property (ship, airplane or software) that holds no commission from the owner (“Piracy” 1). It is mostly linked to the dirty, bearded men that sailed the seven seas and robed merchant ships or ships that carried a valuable cargo. This however, was not the case in the [...]
