This book is a glossary of shipping terms that have been carefully selected from the myriad of terms one can encounter in the shipping business. Th...

The sixth edition follows faithfully in the tradition of its honored predecessors, which, for more than forty years, have provided exactly what is ...

This book is written for the mariner who wants to learn the concepts of piloting and navigation, and do more than merely follow a closely prescribe...

This alphabetically arranged reference work puts over 2,000 modern nautical topics and terms at your fingertips, with enough explanatory advice to ...

U. S. energy needs rest heavily on ship-based imports. Tankers bring 55 percent of the nation's crude oil supply, as well as liquefied gases and re...

Nga Waka o Nehera is the essential reference work to the traditions of Maori canoes that voyaged to New Zealand – including lists of the waka, name...

A comprehensive guide to deepwater drillships covering everything that maritime and drilling experts, as well as the layman, need to know about the...

The monograph presents the main results of the author's sixty-year activity in science and engineering fields regarding the application of various ...

Chapter 1 examines the state of the U.S. flag Maritime Industry including the U.S. Merchant Marine. It includes testimony from the U.S. Coast Guar...

Marine vessels, including wind-powered yachts, are continually required to be able to operate with properties of being more reliable, comfortable a...