Shipping Today & Yesterday | September 2026
Naval Focus Future plans: Britain is likely to take the lead in investing in naval drone technology.
Design: ‘Trunk deck’ ships: Edwardian-era vessels whose hull configuration minimised canal fees.
Mining: Phosphate fleet: How a special fleet of ships took phosphate from tiny Pacific islands.
Ocean liner: SS Canberra: From launch to scrapping, charting her
remarkable career and Falklands service.
Port of Call: Ramsgate: It loses out to nearby Dover on trade, but is still the UK’s only Royal Harbour.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Shipping Today & Yesterday September 2026.