1.5 line spacing. Research paper
NAU 103 Intro to Marine Transportation Fall 2020 Maritime Research Paper Due by 23:30 on Nov 30th • 2-3 page paper (single or 1.5 line spacing, margins no bigger than 1”) • Research paper / personal reflection style format – I want you to explain and describe the topic as if you were presenting it to seniors at this school (in other words, people with a maritime background, but not necessarily masters of the subject). Include your own personal take on it as well – what you found interesting, what left you with questions, etc. (it’s okay to phrase this part in a more personal manner, like you’re writing me a letter instead of upholding the strict research paper-like format) • Choose a topic listed below OR, if you desire to write on a topic not listed here, email me for approval ahead of time (you can essentially write on anything maritime related, but I still want you to email to confirm) • Use reliable sources (beyond Wikipedia) & don’t plagiarize! You will be turning this in via Turn It In on Brightspace, which is a program that searches your words against a billion other sources – the internet, public papers, private papers from other schools, and so on. It’s NOT worth the risk. You are perfectly capable of doing this chill paper by yourself • Also, please note: ANY time you write information that did not originate from your own brain, you MUST cite your source. It’s okay to have a billion citations, even when it seems like you have one for every sentence – that’s expected. • I expect you to write a college-level paper with good grammar, sentence structure, and so on, HOWEVER, the focus my grading will be on the content of your paper – your research and reflection, not on how polished your writing skills are. I will grade you on your approach to the topic and how you explain it, the sources you used, and the depth of your reflection. Basically, I want to see that you care (ever so slightly) about what you’re writing. The more enthusiasm the better. • Library Liason for MT Department is Kitty Luce (
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[email protected] NAU 103 Intro to Marine Transportation Fall 2020 SUGGESTED TOPICS Containerships Container Port Design Intermodal Freight Transportation Matson Navigation APL Maersk Lines COSCO Break Bulk Ships Heavy lift ships FPSOs (Floating Production Storage Offshore) The Panama Canal The Suez Canal Shipyard Industry in the US The Masters, Mates and Pilots Union (MMP) American Maritime Officer’s Union (AMO) The San Francisco Bar Pilots Association The Houston Pilots Association NAU 103 Intro to Marine Transportation Fall 2020 Crowley Towing Military Sealift Command USCG National Maritime Center (NMC) Great Lakes Shipping Industry Aristotle Onassis Lloyds of London The Dutch East India Company MARAD Alaska Marine Highway Greenpeace OPA 90 & its impact The NTSB Towboats on the Mississippi River Robert Fulton Andrew Furuseth Malcolm McLean Joe Hazelwood John Cota / the Cosco Busan NAU 103 Intro to Marine Transportation Fall 2020 The Morro Castle Liberty Ships Victory Ships Plimsoll Line (load line) history The laying of the first transatlantic cable US Army Corps of Engineer Hopper Dredges The Clipper Ship The SS United States The Nuclear Ship Savannah The IMO ISM MARPOL SOLAS STCW UNCLOS / the Law of the Sea COGSA ABS The Jones Act NAU 103 Intro to Marine Transportation Fall 2020 Any of the other Merchant Marine Acts (1936, 1970, etc) The National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) The Ready Reserve Fleet (RRF) Liquefied Natural Gas carriers (LNG) Hospital ships US Merchant mariners in WW II World War II Convoy System PQ 17 Tugs (ATB, ITB, Harbor Assist, etc) The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey / LA-LB / Oakland/ etc. USCG & Maritime Security Vessel Documentation (COI, COD, etc) Oil Pollution Prevention Regulations The United States Merchant Marine Academy SUNY Maritime Academy Great Lakes Maritime Academy Texas Maritime Academy Mass Maritime Academy NAU 103 Intro to Marine Transportation Fall 2020 Maine Maritime Academy International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU) Deepwater Horizon El Faro Torrey Canyon Marine Electric The Prestige Exxon Valdez International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Hornblower Cruises Evergreen Lines Seariver Maritime Polar Tankers The Northwest Passage The Opium Trade The Slave Trade VLCCs and ULCCs today NAU 103 Intro to Marine Transportation Fall 2020 Seismic Boats in the Gulf of Mexico Edison Chouest Offshore TransOcean Hornbeck NOAA Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Scripps Institute Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruise Line, Princess Cruise Line, etc. etc. British Navigation Acts of 1600s US Navy (recent incidents, freedom of navigation exercises, force structure, etc.)