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An Appraisal of the Progress of the Steamship in the Nineteenth Century

In: The World’s Key Industry

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  • David M. Williams
  • John Armstrong

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The invention and subsequent development of the steamship represents a great watershed in maritime transport and humankind’s relationship with the sea. For the first time, vessels were not at the mercy of wind or tide and this, together with the ability to make or leave port at will, permitted scheduled services. These, to a considerable degree, overcame the uncertainties that previously had inevitably accompanied maritime voyages. Over time all elements of shipping — vessels, labour, finance — were transformed and likewise shipbuilding, the port industry and associated shipping services. Steam together with changes in construction materials — from wood to iron and later steel — along with later advances in communications and transport technology, the telegraph and the railway, created a ‘new world of shipping’.1 Such changes contributed to the integration of the world economy.

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  • David M. Williams & John Armstrong, 2012. "An Appraisal of the Progress of the Steamship in the Nineteenth Century," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Gelina Harlaftis & Stig Tenold & Jesús M. Valdaliso (ed.), The World’s Key Industry, chapter 4, pages 43-63, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-00375-1_4
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137003751_4
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    1. Ducruet, César & Itoh, Hidekazu, 2022. "The spatial determinants of innovation diffusion: Evidence from global shipping networks," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 101(C).

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