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2. Crowley Maritime - Wikipedia

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   Crowley was founded in 1892 [6] when founder Thomas Crowley, [7] the grandfather of current Chairman, President and CEO Thomas B. Crowley, Jr., purchased an 18-foot Whitehall Rowboat to provide transportation of personnel and supplies to ships anchored on San Francisco Bay. Within a few years, services broadened to include bay wing and ship ...

3. Inland waterways of the United States - Wikipedia

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   The ability to move more cargo per shipment makes barge transport both fuel efficient and environmentally advantageous. On average, a gallon of fuel allows one ton of cargo to be shipped 180–240 mi (290–390 km) by truck (e.g. @ 6–8 mpg ‑US (2.6–3.4 km/L) 30 ton load, 450 mi (720 km) by railway , and 514 mi (827 km) by barge.

4. Maritime history of California - Wikipedia

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   In 1969, the US Navy transferred its (Vietnam War) Brown Water Navy Riverine Training Forces from Coronado, California, to Mare Island. Swift Boats (Patrol Craft Fast-PCF), and PBRs (Patrol Boat River), among other types of riverine craft, conducted boat operations throughout the currently named Napa-Sonoma Marshes State Wildlife Area, which ...

5. Transportation in the United States - Wikipedia

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   This includes all aspects of transportation, including the movement of goods and the purchase of all transportation-related products and services as well as the movement of people". [70] Employment in the transportation and material moving industry accounted for 7.4% of all employment, and was the 5th largest employment group in the United States.

6. RMS Queen Elizabeth - Wikipedia

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   The new company intended to operate the ship as a hotel and tourist attraction in Port Everglades, Florida, similar to the planned use of Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. [9] Elizabeth , as she was now called, arrived in Port Everglades on 8 December 1968 and opened to tourists in February 1969, well before Queen Mary , which opened two ...

7. Yacht transport - Wikipedia

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   Yacht transport is the shipping of a yacht to a destination instead of sailing or motoring it. Yacht transport is an alternative to the traditional passaging (sailing or motoring) to reach desired destinations around the globe. Transport when compared to passaging is cost-effective, safer and improves availability.