History of British Tramp Shipping, 1870-1914 (Volume 1)

Gordon H. Boyce is Emeritus Professor at the College of Human and Social Futures (International Business), University of Newcastle, NSW Australia. Formerly Dean of the Business School at the University of Newcastle NSW, Gordon has published ten books along with many articles and reviews, mostly related to maritime history.

• ForewordPart I: The ContextChapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. “Soundings”, 1870-1914Chapter 3. "Survey", 1870-1914Chapter 4. Passages I: “Learning the Ropes” – Mastering “The Difficult Art” of Tramp Ship ManagementPart II: Spring TidePart II: Introduction – Entry and Initial Enterprise FormationChapter 5. “Launching”: A Survey of New EntrantsChapter 6. Trials I: “Currents”Chapter 7. Trials II: “Undercurrents”Chapter 8. Passages II: The Language of the Tramp OperatorChapter 9. Passages III: "Into Deep Waters" – Training New Managers to Develop SkillsChapter 10. Bearings: “Home Port” – Early Steam Tramp Owner Networks in West Hartlepool, 1878-83Part II: ConclusionPart III: Flood TidePart III: Introduction – Navigating Networks – Early Firm DevelopmentChapter 11. Tramp Owner-Shipbuilder RelationsChapter 12. Relations between Tramp Owners and Active Members of their Network Cores – Input and Service SuppliersChapter 13. Ancillary Members in the Active Core of Tramp Owners’ NetworksChapter 14. Non-Active Network MembersPart III: ConclusionChapter 15. Voyage's EndBallast 1: Maritime Statistics, 1870-1914Ballast 2: Developments in Communication TechnologyBallast 3: The Suez CanalBallast 4: Business Ashore 1: Charters and CharteringBallast 5: Business Ashore 2: Port ProcessesBallast 6: Shipbuilding Order PatternsBibliographyIndex

‘The volume under review is the first of a series of four by Boyce, who is Emeritus Professor of International Business at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales. The author of several other notable business and shipping books, he has an admirably clear, direct and engaging writing style. The book’s content is extensive but ingeniously structured so that a reader with little or no a prior knowledge learns salient information and terminology in coherent, informative and logical order.’ Bruce Peter, Business History