Bookshelf: Marine outposts and shipping

There’s a romance and fascination to the structures that we build to try to tame the ocean, and a sense of awe demanded by the scale and industry that modern harbours project. Learn about the development of modern shipping, about lighthouses, and more with this list of book recommendations for the shipping buff.

Lighthouses

• Lighthouses of South Africa
• Sentinel of the Seas

Harbours and shipping

• The Box
• The Docks
• Time Bandit
• Dynasties of the Sea
• A Captain’s Duty

Sailing

• The Complete Yachtmaster