The Steamship Historical Society presented several awards at its annual conference and ShiPosium which took place on the QUEEN MARY May 2 – 5, 2013. Among the awards the Los Angeles Maritime Museum’s tugboat ANGELS GATE took Tugboat of the Year. Also during the ceremony, the battleship IOWA was named…
THE GOLDEN AGE OF OCEAN TRAVEL FEATURED ON 2013 CALENDAR A village in land-locked Vermont seems an unlikely mecca for ocean liner enthusiasts but, headquartered in an 1842 house (built just two years after Samuel Cunard first steamed across the Atlantic), is Nautiques.net, one of the largest ship memorabilia dealers…
Two bills, Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) and Protect Intellectual Property Act (Pipa) being debated by Congress right now. While I am firmly against internet piracy, I believe these bills, if passed, could fatally damage the free and open internet. In reaction to these over broad and badly written bills,…
The MaritimeMatters site closed for a few hours on Thursday, August 3, 2011, for an annual refit, bottom scraping and inspection. There are some navigation and style changes, updated categories, larger photographs and a wider column structure as well as a gallery. Please excuse our dust as we rush her back…
In an effort to keep the MaritimeMatters site growing, we will be moving to a new server this weekend. Beginning Friday night (PST), there may be some down time but it should be resolved by the following morning, January 8th. We hope there will be a minimum of interruption as…
With carefully selected images culled from his many 2010 Sea Treks, Peter Knego’s new, limited edition 2011 Passenger Ships desk calendar is now available. Click here for ordering information and the story behind the photos. [Translate]…
MaritimeMatters is having a refit. We are open during this upgrade, but some categories and items are on the move. This week we have added a TRANSLATE button at the bottom of each post with a list of the languages to choose from. (I used our list of countries most…
More MaritimeMatters website news. Wikipedia now has a MaritimeMatters entry (not written by us!). The entry is here wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_Matters In September, Google News announced the inclusion of MaritimeMatters in their news stream. We are very happy to know our news and features will receive wider distribution — Thank you Google!…
The internet-based travel agency IGLU Cruise has awarded MaritimeMatters among the top twenty internet sites for “Best Cruise Tips” in the Highly Recommended category. In a message released today, IGLU stated, “We have created a list of the top solo travel sites which we believe are a great recourse for…
Technical Interlude: MaritimeMatters is moving to a faster, more stable server, which is also 100% wind-powered. As with any move, some things may get broken or left behind. Please excuse our dust as we get back to uploading unique and interesting maritime content -- very shortly!…
