Introduction

Karel Davids () and Joost Schokkenbroek ()
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Karel Davids: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Joost Schokkenbroek: Hong Kong Maritime Museum

Chapter Chapter 1 in The Transformation of Maritime Professions, 2023, pp 1-10 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Since about 1850, the merchant ship saw more radical change in a hundred years than in the five centuries before. The transition from sail to steam and from steam to oil, the replacement of wooden ships by those of iron and steel, the rise of specialised passenger shipping and the growing regulation by government authorities all induced drastic changes in labour conditions, labour relations and composition of crews. They led to the creation of new tasks and functions on board as well as to the marginalisation or disappearance of traditional jobs and skills. This is the subject of this book. This essay discusses the relevant literature on the subject and introduces the main questions of the volume. The introduction concludes with a brief overview of the book.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-27212-7_1

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