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Sea freight transport by container ship. This list of freight ship companies is arranged by country. Companies listed own and/or operate bulk carriers, car carriers, container ships, Roll-on/roll-off (for freight), and tankers.
USAPRS Thomas F. Farrel, Jr. underway off the East Coast of the United States, 26 August 1944. During World War II there was a demand for coasters to support troops around the world. Type N3 ship and Type C1 ship were the designations for small cargo ships built for the United States Maritime Commission before and during World War II.
Dredging of east coast ports are under way [3] because of the New Panama Canal expansion and the expectation of larger container ships. The Jasper Ocean Terminal is a planned container terminal to be built on the Savannah River downstream of Savannah, GA that is expected to begin operations in the mid 2020s. [4]
Struck a mine and sank in 1939 off the coast of the United Kingdom: Terukuni Maru: RMS Titanic: 1911 Struck an iceberg and sank, April 15, 1912, on her maiden voyage SS Transylvania: 1914 Torpedoed and sunk on May 4, 1917, by German U-boat U-63: R.M.S. Transylvania. RMS Transylvania: 1925 Torpedoed and sunk on August 10, 1940, by U-56
They then could turn right and sail south down the California coast utilizing the available winds and the south flowing (≈1 mi/hr (1.6 km/h)) California Current. The maps and charts were poor and the California coast was often shrouded in fog, so most journeys were well off shore to avoid the Farallon and California Channel Islands.
The vital shipping channel that connects Lake Erie to Lake Huron and includes the Detroit River has seen three ships go aground this year.
[3] The first four freighters were delivered in July 1918 and another four were delivered before the war ended. [1] Delivered in November 1921, SS West Chopaka was the 35th and final ship built for the US Shipping Board at San Pedro. In total, the contracts cost $72 million ($1.23 billion today) for around 320,000 DWT of cargo freighters. [4]
Sold to Hong Kong 1954, renamed Ocean Trader. Alaska: 1922: 1922-1939: Cargo ship: 413.3 ft. 55 ft. 5,398 GRT: Sunk 1939. Collided with English freighter Dotterell ...