british shipping

aeroplane Albert Ballin already American Atlantic Australian Baltic Exchange berth bill of lading boiler British Merchant Navy British ships built cargo liner carriage carry cent century certificate charter charter-party clipper coal commercial commodity competitive contract cost costly countries crew Cunard Cunard Line deck demand discharge East Indiaman economic engine-room engineer established expert Finally fleet foreign freight Government less liner companies liner owner lines Liverpool Lloyd's Lloyd's Register loading London master mate Meanwhile ment mercantile marine merchant Ministry of Transport miscellaneous modern National Maritime Board Navy never operation organisation passenger ships perhaps port principle problem professional regular Rudolf Diesel sailing ship seafaring seamen ship's shipment shipowner's shipper specialised speed standard Steam Packet steamer steamship stevedores thing tion tonnage trade traffic tramp owner vessel voyage watch-keeping water-tube boiler whole