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The Harriman-Hamburg-Amerícan Line Agreement of June 1920: The Foremost German Shipping Company's Return to the Seas

Lars U. Scholl

in From Wheel House to Counting House: Essays in Maritime Business History in Honour of Professor Peter Neville Davies

Lars Scholl explains the way in which a 1920 agreement with American shipowners facilitated the re-entry of the Hamburg-American Line into international shipping after World War I. The essay explores ... More

Lars Scholl explains the way in which a 1920 agreement with American shipowners facilitated the re-entry of the Hamburg-American Line into international shipping after World War I. The essay explores how Germany resurrected its merchant fleet after surrendering almost all of its merchant machine to the Allies. National pride, the necessity of feeding a starving nation, and a desire to rebuild a ruined economy demanded the reconstruction of a domestically-owned merchant fleet.Less

Furness' Shipping Services: Growth by Organic Means in the 1880s

Gordon Boyce

in The Growth and Dissolution of a Large-Scale Business Enterprise: The Furness Interest, 1892-1919

This chapter examines the growth of the Furness Group’s shipping services during the 1880s. It begins with an overview of British foreign trade between 1870 and 1901, citing population growth and ... More

This chapter examines the growth of the Furness Group’s shipping services during the 1880s. It begins with an overview of British foreign trade between 1870 and 1901, citing population growth and rising incomes as reasons for the huge rise in imports. It explores the advantages of British shipping over international competitors, which included the trebling of the merchant fleet, activity in the well-established Baltic trade, and the capacity for steamship construction. It then considers Christopher Furness’ shipping activity from the 1891 establishment of the Furness Group and onwards. By studying the changing composition of Furness’ accessible resources and the economic conditions facing the shipping industry, it determines the specific routes chosen out of the multiple options developing in the expanding global trade. It concludes in the 1890s and states that unlike other shipowning companies in the era, which had begun consolidating ownership but not at a tremendous rate, Furness commanded eighty-four percent of the Furness Group which gave him a debt-free platform and the capacity to support further growth in shipping operations.Less

Introduction

Stig Tenold

in Tankers in Trouble: Norwegian Shipping and the Crisis of the 1970s and 1980s

This chapter introduces the aims and structure of the journal. The aims are twofold:- to demonstrate the causes and effects of the shipping crisis that gripped the international shipping community ... More

This chapter introduces the aims and structure of the journal. The aims are twofold:- to demonstrate the causes and effects of the shipping crisis that gripped the international shipping community during the 1970s and 1980s, and to determine why this crisis affected the Norwegian shipping industry more severely than other nations.Less

Norman Tebbit, MP, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry

Anthony Slaven and Hugh Murphy (eds)

in Crossing the Bar: An Oral History of the British Shipbuilding, Ship Repairing and Marine Engine-Building Industries in the Age of Decline, 1956-1990

Interview with Norman Tebbit, MP, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. Details a politicians’ point of view.

Shipping and Trade

Ralph Davis

in The Rise of the English Shipping Industry in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

This chapter explores the demand for trade in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries through analysis of statistics that reflected the value of commodities. It examines the demand for tonnage; ... More

This chapter explores the demand for trade in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries through analysis of statistics that reflected the value of commodities. It examines the demand for tonnage; international competition for outward cargo; commodities and their fluctuating values; the seasonality of crops; the increase in merchant wealth in the eighteenth century; the consequences of fluctuating demand; the coastal trade; the function of tramps and liners; and shipping costs and monopolies. Resultingly, British shipping declined considerably in the early eighteenth century, though this was also exacerbated in large part due to the declaration of peace after the Dutch Wars. It concludes with a summary of statistical sources used in this chapter and the subsequent five.Less

Harry Osborne, Civil Engineer

Anthony Slaven and Hugh Murphy (eds)

in Crossing the Bar: An Oral History of the British Shipbuilding, Ship Repairing and Marine Engine-Building Industries in the Age of Decline, 1956-1990

Interview with Harry Osborne, Civil Engineer. Details experience working on the Upper Clyde.

Bob Clay, Labour MP, Sunderland North

Anthony Slaven and Hugh Murphy (eds)

in Crossing the Bar: An Oral History of the British Shipbuilding, Ship Repairing and Marine Engine-Building Industries in the Age of Decline, 1956-1990

Interview with Bob Clay, Labour MP, Sunderland North. Details a politicians’ point of view.

Professor John Rorke, Technical Assistant to the Engineering Director, Stephen, Linthouse, Engineering Director, Denny Brothers, Dumbarton, Chairman, Brown Brothers, Edinburgh, Vice Principal, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh

Anthony Slaven and Hugh Murphy (eds)

in Crossing the Bar: An Oral History of the British Shipbuilding, Ship Repairing and Marine Engine-Building Industries in the Age of Decline, 1956-1990

Interview with Professor John Rorke, Technical Assistant to the Engineering Director, Stephen, Linthouse, Engineering Director, Denny Brothers, Dumbarton, Chairman, Brown Brothers, Edinburgh, Vice ... More

Interview with Professor John Rorke, Technical Assistant to the Engineering Director, Stephen, Linthouse, Engineering Director, Denny Brothers, Dumbarton, Chairman, Brown Brothers, Edinburgh, Vice Principal, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh. Details experience working on the Upper Clyde.Less

Dr. John Brown, John Brown and Company, Clydebank

Anthony Slaven and Hugh Murphy (eds)

in Crossing the Bar: An Oral History of the British Shipbuilding, Ship Repairing and Marine Engine-Building Industries in the Age of Decline, 1956-1990

Interview with Dr. John Brown, John Brown and Company, Clydebank. Details experience working on the Upper Clyde.

James Jardine, Finance Director, Smith's Dock, North Shields, and Finance Director Swan Hunter Group

Anthony Slaven and Hugh Murphy (eds)

in Crossing the Bar: An Oral History of the British Shipbuilding, Ship Repairing and Marine Engine-Building Industries in the Age of Decline, 1956-1990

Interview with James Jardine, Finance Director, Smith's Dock, North Shields, and Finance Director Swan Hunter Group. Details experience working on the Tyne.

R.D. Brown, Deputy Director, Shipbuilding and Repairers National Association, Director of the Association of West European Shipbuilders

Anthony Slaven and Hugh Murphy (eds)

in Crossing the Bar: An Oral History of the British Shipbuilding, Ship Repairing and Marine Engine-Building Industries in the Age of Decline, 1956-1990

Interview with R.D. Brown, Deputy Director, Shipbuilding and Repairers National Association, Director of the Association of West European Shipbuilders. Details experience working with British ... More

Interview with R.D. Brown, Deputy Director, Shipbuilding and Repairers National Association, Director of the Association of West European Shipbuilders. Details experience working with British Shipbuilding Industry Officials.Less

Alex Ferry, District Secretary, Divisional Organiser, Amalgamated Engineering Union, Glasgow, General Secretary of the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions

Anthony Slaven and Hugh Murphy (eds)

in Crossing the Bar: An Oral History of the British Shipbuilding, Ship Repairing and Marine Engine-Building Industries in the Age of Decline, 1956-1990

Interview with Alex Ferry, District Secretary, Divisional Organiser, Amalgamated Engineering Union, Glasgow, General Secretary of the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions. Details ... More

Interview with Alex Ferry, District Secretary, Divisional Organiser, Amalgamated Engineering Union, Glasgow, General Secretary of the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions. Details experience working with the Trade Unions.Less

Reay Geddes, Chairman, Shipbuilding Inquiry Committee, 1965-1966

Anthony Slaven and Hugh Murphy (eds)

in Crossing the Bar: An Oral History of the British Shipbuilding, Ship Repairing and Marine Engine-Building Industries in the Age of Decline, 1956-1990

Interview with Reay Geddes, Chairman, Shipbuilding Inquiry Committee, 1965-1966. Details The Civil Servants, Board of Trade, Shipbuilding Enquiry Committee, Shipbuilding Industry.

Victor Chapman, Head of Shipbuilding Branch, Board of Trade, Ministry of Technology, Department of Trade and Industry, Secretary to the Shipbuilding Inquiry Committee

Anthony Slaven and Hugh Murphy (eds)

in Crossing the Bar: An Oral History of the British Shipbuilding, Ship Repairing and Marine Engine-Building Industries in the Age of Decline, 1956-1990

Interview with Victor Chapman, Head of Shipbuilding Branch, Board of Trade, Ministry of Technology, Department of Trade and Industry, Secretary to the Shipbuilding Inquiry Committee. Details The ... More

Interview with Victor Chapman, Head of Shipbuilding Branch, Board of Trade, Ministry of Technology, Department of Trade and Industry, Secretary to the Shipbuilding Inquiry Committee. Details The Civil Servants, Board of Trade, Shipbuilding Enquiry Committee, Shipbuilding Industry.Less

Cliff Baylis, Under Secretary (Shipbuilding) Ministry of Technology, Director, Shipbuilders and Repairers National Association

Anthony Slaven and Hugh Murphy (eds)

in Crossing the Bar: An Oral History of the British Shipbuilding, Ship Repairing and Marine Engine-Building Industries in the Age of Decline, 1956-1990

Interview with Cliff Baylis, Under Secretary (Shipbuilding) Ministry of Technology, Director, Shipbuilders and Repairers National Association. Details The Civil Servants, Board of Trade, Shipbuilding ... More

Interview with Cliff Baylis, Under Secretary (Shipbuilding) Ministry of Technology, Director, Shipbuilders and Repairers National Association. Details The Civil Servants, Board of Trade, Shipbuilding Enquiry Committee, Shipbuilding Industry.Less

Barry Barker, Director, Shipbuilding Industry Board

Anthony Slaven and Hugh Murphy (eds)

in Crossing the Bar: An Oral History of the British Shipbuilding, Ship Repairing and Marine Engine-Building Industries in the Age of Decline, 1956-1990

Interview with Barry Barker, Director, Shipbuilding Industry Board. Details The Civil Servants, Board of Trade, Shipbuilding Enquiry Committee, Shipbuilding Industry.

Vivian Marchant, Head of Shipbuilding Division, Department of Industry

Anthony Slaven and Hugh Murphy (eds)

in Crossing the Bar: An Oral History of the British Shipbuilding, Ship Repairing and Marine Engine-Building Industries in the Age of Decline, 1956-1990

Interview with Vivian Marchant, Head of Shipbuilding Division, Department of Industry. Details The Civil Servants, Board of Trade, Shipbuilding Enquiry Committee, Shipbuilding Industry.

Teddy Taylor MP, Scottish Office Minister for Industry

Anthony Slaven and Hugh Murphy (eds)

in Crossing the Bar: An Oral History of the British Shipbuilding, Ship Repairing and Marine Engine-Building Industries in the Age of Decline, 1956-1990

Interview with Teddy Taylor MP, Scottish Office Minister for Industry. Details a politicians’ point of view.

Michael Haines, Acting Finance Director, British Shipbuilders Plc, 1977

Anthony Slaven and Hugh Murphy (eds)

in Crossing the Bar: An Oral History of the British Shipbuilding, Ship Repairing and Marine Engine-Building Industries in the Age of Decline, 1956-1990

Interview with Michael Haines, Acting Finance Director, British Shipbuilders Plc, 1977. Details experience working with British Shipbuilders Plc.