History

From around the middle of the 18th century, marine charts start to look more familiar to modern eyes....

The 1628 VOC ship reconstruction has been afloat for 31 years. Now engineers have to transfer her weight...

Fortunate fellow During the 1970s and 80s, Epiglass was the leading force in the marine coating industry. Russell...

Twenty five years ago, ferries, tugs, fishing boats, fireboats and private vessels converged on Lower Manhattan. With normal...

In 1916 24-year-old Auckland solicitor Trentham Charles Webster (known as ‘Charles’) was one of 80 men chosen to...

Dear Editor, I am overseeing the restoration of MA/SB 32, a Type I Air Sea Rescue vessel from...

Recently I introduced my granddaughter to her great, great, great grandparents. It was, of course, a virtual meeting,...

Our Ocean of Islands opened at the New Zealand Maritime Museum on 15 August 2026, bringing together 24...

Satellite navigation, accurate weather forecasts and seaworthy vessels are a given in modern shipping. But a few centuries...