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This is the second edition with a cluster of pictures, photos, maps , and many historical documents are collected and made public in this extensive work which some are of great political importance and all are of historic interest. They introduce to the readers a true picture of that industry that fell into oblivion. This publication elaborately talks about the origins of that industry, its development, traditional and modern ships’ design , the tools used in building those ships, the pioneers , the captains , the crew who dealt and participated in this industry. The book also provides with the possessors of those ships who administrated this industry, and all those who worked in it either at land or at sea. This book is a comprehensive reference of the maritime heritage.
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