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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition. Pages in good condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> There are hundreds of books on sailing ships passenger liners and warships but very few have been published on dry cargo ships. Thus the publication of this present volume Ships’ Cargo and Cargo Ships is a very rare event. It is the first book of its kind with authoritative text and outstanding full colour illustrations all produced to a very high standard. It bears comparison with many of the world’s finest art books. It shows how the design of dry cargo ships has been radically affected by the way the cargo is now packed handled and carried. Surprisingly this aspect of marine commerce has been rather neglected in literature but now this gap has been filled. This luxuriously produced book is not only essential read- ing for anyone involved in the shipping transport and import-export business; it will be treasured by marine enthusiasts and historians the world over as well as by people not even concerned or informed about anything connected with the sea or maritime transport. They will literally discover a ‘new world’ of human activity and thus acquire a global vision of what influences their daily lives. By describing the evolution of the cargo ship and the development of the unit load concept world-wide it reveals how design innovations have made a direct con- tribution to our standard of living. Henri Kummerman a celebrated name in marine circles Founder and President of the International MacGregor Organisation the widely respected and leading supplier of cargo access equipment has gathered together 23 of the world’s most eminent figures from 16 maritime countries all leaders in their field. They have written about the particular facets which make up the inter- national maritime horizon and community. The other editor of the book is Robert Jacquinet the French marine consultant who planned the book wrote the introduction and the chapter “The Common Denomi- nator’. His wide knowledge in the field of maritime trans- port has enabled him to coordinate and supervise skilfully the production of this unique book. (MP)