Ships

Het boek ‘Zeemans-Woordeboek’ geschreven door J. van Lennep is een uitgebreide gids die zich richt op de maritieme terminologie en zeemanstaal. Het boek biedt een diepgaande verkenning van de …

Frederick Marryat’s ‘Stuurman Flink; of, De schipbreuk van ‘De Vrede” is a classic adventure novel that follows the courageous seaman, Lieutenant Flint, through a harrowing shipwreck and his …

‘A big liner, brightly lit, passes us one or two cable-lengths ahead. ‘Ow! They are guzzling champagne but cannot see what’s in front of them!’ grumbles Etienne, who has the helm and puts Prosper bac …

Phil Carroll takes us on his global odyssey of voyages as a deck cadet in the early-1980s. It was the cusp of change in the merchant navy as containerisation began to dominate world shipping. Heady w …

Second edition – more than 9, 000 copies sold worldwide With over 350 illustrations, this book shows you everything you need to know to maintain a marine diesel system – winterize the diesel system …

E. James Tull’s innate artistic talent, his caring, nurturing personality, his mechanical skills and attention to detail advanced him from apprentice to owner of the shipyard, and from a young man …

In 2020, Christiaan De Beukelaer spent 150 days covering 14, 000 nautical miles aboard the schooner Avontuur, a hundred-year-old sailing vessel that transports cargo across the Atlantic Ocean. Embark …

In the 19th century, the Stevenson engineers pioneered marvellous lighthouses around the coasts of Scotland – lighthouses which inspire with their architectural elegance, and speak of compassion for …

After joining the Australian Merchant Navy at the age of sixteen, Dick Jolly trained as an engineer before joining the Australian National Line as a cadet. After a four-year apprenticeship, he …

Although merchant ships carry 90% of the world’s trade, the mariners who run them have little guidance on leadership. This can result in disasters such as the Titanic, Costa Concordia, the Exxon …