Brief guide to sail-assisted cargo ships
In March 1803 on the Forth and Clyde Canal, the steamboat Charlotte Dundas made history. She towed two seventy-ton barges...
Nic Gardner is a Maritime Technology Analyst at Thetius. She is a master mariner who holds an unlimited UK CoC and has seagoing experience on capesize bulk carriers, ro-pax ferries, sail training ships, hospital ships, general cargo tramp ships, container ships and fisheries protection boats. When she is not at sea, Nic writes about a range of topics including technology and the maritime industry. Nic is also the author of "Merchant Navy Survival Guide: Survive & thrive on your first ship", a book to give aspiring seafarers the knowledge and tools they need to make a success of their first trip to sea.
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