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James Henry Martin
James Henry Martin (183521 November 1909) was a British Ship-owner, shipowner and Entrepreneurship, entrepreneur. He founded Killick Martin & Company with James Killick. Biography Early life James Henry Martin was born in Middlesex during 1835. His farther James Martin and was born in Gillingham, Kent, Gillingham, Kent during 1799 and during the 1870s and 1880s was Joint Principle Surveying, Surveyor of Lloyds Register. Prior to 1861 James Henry Martin worked for Phillips, Shaw & Lowther, owners of the Clipper, clipper ships like Ariel (clipper), Ariel and c:Titania (ship, 1866), Titania. During his period with the partnership James Henry Martin concentrated on the running of the office and securing of cargo. In 1885 the changed its name to Shaw, Lowther and Maxton, when Peter Maxton, former captain joined the partnership. Incidentally Maxton was friends with James Killick, Captain James Killick and captained two ships, 'Lord of the Isles (clipper), The Lord of the Isles' and ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ship-owner
A ship-owner is the owner of a merchant vessel (commercial ship) and is involved in the shipping industry. In the commercial sense of the term, a shipowner is someone who equips and exploits a ship, usually for delivering cargo at a certain freight rate, either as a per freight rate (given price for the transport of a certain cargo between two given ports) or based on hire (a rate per day). Shipowners typically hire a licensed crew and captain rather than take charge of the vessel in person. Usually the shipowner is organized through a company, but also people and investment funds can be ship owners. If owned by a ship company, the shipowner usually performs technical management of the vessel through the company, though this can also be outsourced or relayed onto the shipper through bareboat charter. Shipowners are usually members of a national Chamber of Shipping such as the UK Chamber of Shipping. The International Chamber of Shipping is the global organisation for shipowners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
