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criera | May 17, 2023 |
This 1992 volume is the third installment of Conway's 12-book "History of the Ship" series jointly published by Conway Maritime Press and the U.S. Naval Institute Press. As is seen in the other books of the series, "The Shipping Revolution" is written by multiple authors under the helm of a consultant editor, which in this instance is Alistair Couper. A total of 18 authors made contributions to this work, so a chapter can have multiple contributors.

"The Shipping Revolution" spans 208 pages, including a preface, introduction, 13 numbered chapters, a bibliography, glossary, appendix listing merchant ship types, and an index. The first nine chapters cover specific ship types starting with modern tramp ships, bulk carriers, and combination carriers, conventional cargo liners and refrigerated ships, container shipping, and oil tankers, chemical carriers and gas carriers. A chapter on passenger ships is followed by those on short sea and coastal shipping, specialized cargo ship, service support and industry vessels, and fishing vessels. Just as it was arranged in this book's historical predecessor in the "History of the Ship" series, "The Golden Age of Shipping", the last four chapters of this book discuss specific enabling marine technologies/policies that highlight the era encompassed by this book: navigation, propulsion, the shipbuilding industry, and ship registers/flags of convenience. The main result of the adapation of these changed technologies/policies is a sharp decline in the number of crew/employees who perform the function, which has, in turn, impacted a number of economic factors for the shipping industry.

The period covered by theis book runs from 1960 through the book's publication date, about half the period covered in "The Golden Age of Shipping." The rapid changes in the industry certainly distinguishes this era from any other covered in the Conway series. The rate and type of changes certainly required a diversity of contributors, a wise choice on the part of Conway's. The contributors includes lawyers and Asian shipping specialists, along with the traditional ones such as professional seafarers, marine engineers, and maritime historians. This diversit contributes to the overal excellence of this volume. While "The Golden Age of Shipping" emphasized the ships of its era (their design, engineering, and use), "The Shipping Revolution" looks at the business and economic aspects of shipping, their owners, their customers, and the ship builders, all of whose interests are significantly intertwined.

"The Shipping Revolution" is a great starting point for anyone look to grasp today's complex maritime industry environment.
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Adakian | Sep 7, 2022 |
This book is one of the 12 volumes that form Conway's "History of the Ship" series. Each book in the series is a collection of chapters, written by one or more authors, that are dedicated to the theme of the book. The object of the series is to provide an unfamiliar reader with a basic understanding of the development of sea transportation and its naval partner. In the case of "The Golden Age of Shipping", a total of 11 authors under the editorship of Ambrose Greenway penned this work.

Published jointly in 1994 by Conway Maritime Press and the U.S. Naval Institute, "The Golden Age of Shipping" covers the development and economics of merchant shipping from 1900 to 1960, although some of the writing covers topics that date from before and after this period. The book spans 192 pages divided into ten chapters. Beginning with a preface describing the Conway series and an introduction, Greenway arranges the first six chapters by ship type: passenger vessels, cargo ships, bulk cargo carriers, coastal and short sea shipping, fishing fleets, and service vessels. The remaining four chapters of the book provide background information on ship design and construction, marine propulsion, shipping economics, and ship navigation. Greenway also incluses a comprehensive bibliography, a glossary, and an index.

The structure of the book is complex as the chapters can stand by themselves--not unusual when different authors write each chapter. For the chapters dedicated to ship types, Greenway includes a table listing example ships and their characteristics. When appropriate, chronological order is respected. Unlike some of the other books in this series, there are no footnotes or endnotes. The book is extremely well illustrated with photographs and drawings, with captions for both that are meant to be read.

As is to be expected with this subject matter, time period, and publisher, which captures the height of British maritime supremacy, the authors are all British. Greenway has his authors concentrate on the naval architecture/marine engineering aspects of the book's time period, although there is that one chapter dedicated to shipping economics, always an inseparable part of the industry.

For a reader with little knowledge of the topic, the Conway's series is a great introduction. To keep the book (and the series) to a reasonable length, the writing has to be tight and the details limited, which is indeed the case with "The Golden Age of Shipping". Those interested in probling deeper into the subject should find the titles listed in the excellent bibliography.
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Adakian | Aug 20, 2022 |
Interessant overzicht van de boten-/scheepsbouw van de bronstijd tot en met de Vikingen.
 
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roeimusem | Oct 20, 2020 |

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