A Warfare of Dockyards
This month’s lecture covers the exploits of the self-taught shipbuilders, Noah and Adam Brown, who over the course of the war of 1812 built everything from gunboats to ships of the line with nothing but hand-powered tools.
This month’s lecture covers the exploits of the self-taught shipbuilders, Noah and Adam Brown, who over the course of the war of 1812 built everything from gunboats to ships of the line with nothing but hand-powered tools.
The port of Houston is the busiest port in vessel and barge movements and for the second year in the row, is the largest U.S. port by tonnage, with over 200 docks and 270 facilities. The port is also home to the largest petrochemical manufacturing complex in the nation and the largest Gulf Coast container port, handling 69% of the US Gulf Coast container traffic.
The Houston International Seafarers’ Centers are a “home away from home” for seafarers visiting the Port of Houston.
Come to our Women in Maritime Industry Panel Discussion on September 15th at 6:00 pm! Ladies from Women Off Shore, Women in Maritime Operations, and Women International Trading and Shipping Association are coming to talk about their experiences as female mariners. Learn more about the maritime industry and how to become with us.
Pete Hames discusses his research on T2 tankers that helped win World War II.
We’ll discuss the up-and-coming industry of offshore wind energy generation with experts from the environmental and industry sides.
Houston was founded along Buffalo Bayou, where cotton traders believed they could establish a port to move cotton in and out of Texas faster and more efficiently.
Lecture topic TBD. Additional details will be available soon.
TopGun Navy Training Program
Learn about Darwin’s experiences on the Beagle as he traveled around the world and conducted his legendary research on the finches of the Galapagos.