A project using data from the Elizabethan Era to the Industrial Revolution analyses trade routes.

Casey Schmitt, assistant professor of history in the College of Arts and Sciences, has won the John R. Lyman Book Award in World Maritime History for 2025 from the North American Society for Oceanic ...

What do historic shipwrecks, archaeological resources, whaling, and native cultures all have in common? They are all components of our maritime history. Maritime heritage includes not only physical ...

Significant progress with shipboard refrigeration was finally attained in 1878, when the Paraguay arrived at the Port of Le Havre with 5,500 frozen carcasses in good condition. The last few years have ...

On this episode of First State Insights , Alison Cusack, Founder and Principal Lawyer of Cusack & Co, speaks with Troy Mix, Associate Director of the University of Delaware's Institute for Public ...

Daniel A. Baugh, professor emeritus of history, died Feb. 9 at his home in Williamsburg, Virginia. He was 92. Baugh was a scholar of British history who specialized in 18th century maritime, naval and ...

The Embargo Act of 1807 was an American law that prohibited American ships from engaging in foreign trade due to political unrest between two European superpowers, France and Britain. The countries ...

SOUTH HAVEN, MI — The Michigan Maritime Museum has received the Michigan Historical Society’s Exhibit or Program of the Year Award for its “Working the Water: Commercial Fishing on Lake Michigan” ...

In Empires of the Sea, maritime historian Radhika Seshan attempts the ambitious task of presenting the story of India’s engagement with the sea from the era of the Indus Valley civilisation to the ...

Ray Ashley, San Diego’s homegrown “old salt,” 70, retired Tuesday after three decades at the helm of the San Diego Maritime Museum. As president and CEO, he tripled the fleet on display; launched a ...

Holland America Line is bringing its maritime history to life with a new cruise ship experience debuting as part of its ...

National Maritime Day 2023: It is observed on April 5 annually. This year is the 60th edition of National Maritime Day. Take a look at this year's theme, history, celebrations, and more. National ...