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Bulk Carriers: The Ocean Cinderellas

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A look at 50 years of the development and evolution of bulk carriers (familiar ships in all New Zealand ports) and the major designs. Also covers the involvement of British liner and tramp companies in bulk shipping; specialised ship types including the logships, woodchip carriers, and open hatch ships well-known in New Zealand ports; construction in Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Japan, South Korea, and China; the Sanko crisis; representative voyages; and the safety issues surrounding these ships including the loss of the Derbyshire and the Australian "Ships of Shame." An international publication with considerable New Zealand and Australian content. Most of the photographs were taken at New Zealand ports.

Author Biography:

Nick Tollerton is a New Zealand newspaper sports editor and football, rugby and yachting writer.He has had a lifelong interest in ships and the sea and contributed widely as a writer and photographer to nautical publications and websites in New Zealand, Britain and other countries. He's become increasingly interested over the years in the humble and anonymous bulk carriers which are so important to the trade of countries like New Zealand.
Release date Australia
January 1st, 2005
Collection
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Country of Publication
New Zealand
Illustrations
b/w photos
Imprint
Willsonscott Publishing
Pages
192
Publisher
Willsonscott Publishing
ISBN-13
9780958253567
Product ID
7508807

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