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The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger by Marc Levinson Publisher Comments "The continuous decline of ocean shipping costs in the last 40 years is rarely credited for the growth of global trade in contemporary literature. Don't miss this amazing history."--George Stalk, Boston Consulting Group and author of Surviving the China... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper 
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Looking for a Ship by John Mcphee Publisher Comments This is an extraordinary tale of life aboard what may be one of the last American merchant ships. As the story begins, Andy Chase, who holds a license as a second mate is looking for a ship. In less than ten years, the United States Merchant Marine has... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Schooner Passage: Sailing Ships and the Lake Michigan Frontier (Great Lakes Books) by Theodore J. Karamanski Publisher Comments Throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, schooner trade was a well-developed system of maritime transport for commodities such as grain, lumber, and iron. The schooner trade was as critical to the development of the Great Lakes region as... (read more) Your price: $45.50 New - Hardcover
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The Colombo Bay by Richard Pollak Publisher Comments In the face of killer storms, fires, piracy, and terrorism, container ships the length of city blocks and more than a dozen stories high carry 90 percent of the worlds trade. This is an account of one ship's voyage and of the sailors who daily risk their... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Docks by Bill Sharpsteen Publisher Comments "The Docks delivers a raw and poignant behind-the-scenes view of our port through the eyes of workers, shippers, executives and sideline critics. Sharpsteen pieces together an unvarnished mosaic that reveals the enormity of the operations and its... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $19.50 Sale - Hardcover
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The Forgotten Heroes: The Heroic Story of the United States Merchant Marine by Brian Herbert Publisher Comments Herbert recounts the amazing exploits of Merchant Marines--the gallant seamen in the forefront of every American military action--by assembling a fascinating array of data from historical documents, government records, diaries and interviews with... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $16.95 Used - Hardcover
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Modern Towing by John S Blank Publisher Comments From a perspective of more than fifty years in the industry, the author wrote a wide-ranging work on all aspects of towing, in both inland and ocean waters. Part I, The Industry, gives an overview, followed by descriptions of types of tugs and modes of... (read more) Your price: $45.00 New - Hardcover
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Looking for a Ship by John Mcphee Publisher Comments This is an extraordinary tale of life aboard what may be one of the last American merchant ships. As the story begins, Andy Chase, who holds a license as a second mate is looking for a ship. In less than ten years, the United States Merchant Marine has... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Ships and Memories: Merchant Seafarers in Canada's Age of Steam by Eric W. Sager Publisher Comments Canada is a great maritime nation. Although ships and the sea have been part of its history for centuries, very little is known about the men and women who have worked in its coastal and lake fleets. Ships and Memories is a fascinating account of life at... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $28.40 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Port of Los Angeles (Images of America) by Michael D White Publisher Comments The epic of the Port of Los Angeles was initiated more than 150 years ago by a handful of visionaries and entrepreneurs who exploited both fortunate and outrageous circumstances to transform a tidal mudflat into the world's largest man-made harbor... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Atlantic Kingdom: America's Contest with Cunard in the Age of Sail and Steam by John Butler Publisher Comments -- Highlights a true tale of politics, adventure, and ruthless ambition -- Includes extensive illustrations, maps, diagrams, and prints Atlantic Kingdom pays tribute to the Americans who challenged Cunard, the English shipping company that held a... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Ships and memories :merchant seafarers in Canada's age of steam by Eric W Sager Description Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-166) and index.... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $6.25 Used - Trade Paper
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Transport Revolutions: Moving People and Freight Without Oil by Richard Gilbert Publisher Comments Transport Revolutions: Moving People and Freight without Oil sets out the challenges to our growing dependence on transport fuelled by low-priced oil. These challenges include an early peak in world oil production and profound climate change resulting in... (read more) List Price $114.95 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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Progress in Cargo Handling Volume 4 Research by John Hearth Your price: $12.50 Used - Hardcover
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Steamship Accounting by Philip Cheng Your price: $16.00 Used - Hardcover
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Sovereignty for Sale by Rodney P Carlisle List Price $19.95 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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Port Planning & Development by Eric Schenker Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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Super Ship by Noel Mostert Your price: $2.95 Used - Mass Market
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Rise & Decline of U. S. Merchant Shipping in the Twentieth Century by Renae De La Pedraja Tomaan Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Big Load Afloat by American Waterways A Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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