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SS Savannah arrives in Liverpool
SS Savannah, built in New York, sailed from out of the port of Savannah, Georgia on 22nd May 1819 to Liverpool, England on 20th June 1819. Hence, making her the first steam ship to cross the Atlantic. -
SS Great Western
SS Great Western of 1838, was an oak-hulled paddle-wheel steamship, the first steamship purpose-built for crossing the Atlantic, and the initial unit of the Great Western Steamship Company -
Augusta Victoria
Augusta Victoria was created for the Prinzessin Victoria Luise, the German Empress. The ship travelled for a short period of time before it was sent into war an destroyed in 1907. -
Seatrain Lines
Seatrain Lines was responsible for introducing the Standard International Intermodal Containers. It transport goods between New York and Cuba for a start but due to a demand in trade it soon became a global company. -
The Blue Riband
The Blue Riband is an unofficial award given to the passenger liner crossing the Atlantic Ocean in regular service with the record highest speed. -
MS Vale Brasil titled the world's largest carrier bulk ship
MS Vale Brasil launched in December 2010 can travel up to 17.7 miles per hour. MS Vale Brasil can carry over 440,000 tons of deadweight tonnage. -
MS Allure of the Seas
Measuring 1,187 feet (362m) long, MS Allure of the Seas is the largest ship ever built -
Marco Polo the largest containership in the world
CMA CGM Marco Polo is a container ship in the Explorer classowned by the CMA CGM group. It is currently the largest containership in the world measured by capacity 16,020 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit containers).
