The Greatest Books of All Time on Cargo Shipping

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Cargo shipping

"Cargo shipping" as a book category covers the world of transporting goods—primarily by sea but also by air, rail and road—as a subject or setting, combining technical, historical, economic and human-interest angles. Nonfiction works examine shipping economics, supply-chain management, port operations, containerization, maritime law, environmental and safety issues, company histories and biographies of captains and industry figures, often with maps, data and insider detail; practical manuals and reference guides also belong here. Fictional titles use freighters, bulk carriers and ports as dramatic backdrops for thrillers, sea adventures, smuggling and piracy stories or intimate workplace dramas among crews and dockworkers. Across the category readers can expect themes of globalization, logistics, regulation, weather and hazard, engineering and the everyday lives of those who move the world’s goods.

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