Check out one of our latest Open Access articles titled Methods for measuring the wartime economies of European shipping, c. 1750–1815 by Gustav Ängeby doi.org/10.1177/0843... #Maritimehistory

Sarah Palmer's History of the Port's remains one of our most read articles published as part of the International Journal of Maritime History. You can check Sarah's article and our others out via the following link -

‼️UPCOMING EVENT‼️ New Researchers in Maritime History Conference, 17-18 April 2026 at the University of Southampton. Organised by the British Commission for Maritime History The 2026 programme reflects both the depth and diversity of current research in the field.

Wishing all of our followers a Happy Easter 🐣

Mallory Hope's Article 'Risk and Uncertainty in France's Atlantic Slave Trade' examines the insurance of slave-trading ships in France during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

Check out Nathan T. Jopling article which argues that the Jamaica discipline is not applicable to seventeenth-century privateers, but rather creates a fundamental misunderstanding of them. doi.org/10.1177/0843... #Maritimehistory

Check out Phillip Reid article 'Risk, Uncertainty and the British Atlantic Merchant Ship as a Technology for Profit, 1600–1800 ' which was publish in October 2023

Check out Nuno Saldanha article 'William and Francis Warden at Lisbon's Royal Shipyard (1715–1761): English design on Portuguese naval architecture and shipbuilding' journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Did you know as a member of the IMHA you have online access to our previous publications? For example: 'Whatever happened to those villains of the Indian seas? The happy retirement of the Madagascar pirates, 1698–1721' by Ryan Holroyd published in Vol 29, Issue 4

Check out our current Most Read article (as of 13/03/26) titled 'Encompassing the Earth: Magellan's voyage from its political context to its expansion of knowledge' by Matteo Salonia doi.org/10.1177/0843... #Maritimehistory

The journal has recently published the following article: The trade of traditional medicinal materials between China and Japan (seventeenth to nineteenth centuries) by Zhang Lanxing 张兰星 doi.org/10.1177/0843... Read this to find out more about trade conducted between China and Japan.

Check out a recent open access article published as part of the International Journal of Maritime History titled 'Methods for measuring the wartime economies of European shipping, c. 1750–1815' by Gustav Ängeby

Check out Callum Easton review of Patronage and the British Navy, 1775–1815 by Catherine S. Beck which has been published as part of the recent issue of the International Journal of Maritime History doi.org/10.1177/0843... #Maritimehistory

Check out the February 2026 Issue of the International Journal of Maritime History journals.sagepub.com/toc/IJH/curr... The International Journal of Maritime History welcomes all readers to the first issue of 2026.

Check out 'Sketching configurations of imperial sovereignty through nineteenth-century maritime safety' by Lukas Schemper doi.org/10.1177/0843... It investigates this hierarchical understanding by discussing examples of maritime safety in the context of colonialism and informal imperialism

📖 A new special issue of @journalmaritime.bsky.social 🌊 , which I co-edited w/ H. Trüper, explores how maritime rescue 🛟 has historically been bound up with questions of sovereignty. If you’re interested in the history of saving lives at sea, have a look at our introduction shorturl.at/nBZM2 (1/7)

The International Journal of Maritime History welcomes all readers to 2026 with a Forum entitled The Rescuing Sovereign at Sea: Historical Perspectives on Maritime Law, Morals, and Politics. Find out more about our first issue of 2026 here -

A continuous favourite amongst readers is Sarah Palmers 'History of the Ports' doi.org/10.1177/0843... This article explores port typography & historiography The author takes issue with suggestions that port history sits uncomfortably at a nexus of local, national & international historiography

Check out one of our most read articles titled 'Encompassing the Earth: Magellan's voyage from its political context to its expansion of knowledge' by Matteo Salonia from 2022 doi.org/10.1177/0843... This contribution offers a new interpretation of the political context leading to the voyage

It has been 10 years since The Royal Navy’s employment of black mariners and maritime workers, 1754–1783 by Charles R Foy was published doi.org/10.1177/0843... Why not revisit this & our other publications. Our members have enjoy full online access to every issue published since 1989

Check out Gustav Ängeby's Research Note from December 2025 titled Methods for measuring the wartime economies of European shipping, c. 1750–1815 doi.org/10.1177/0843... This note presents preliminary results from ongoing research on the relationship between privateering and maritime neutrality

Ahead of the publication of Volume 38, issue 1 why not revisit our final publication from 2025 Details about Volume 37, Issue 4 can be found here:

New Article: Check out Lukas Schemper's article 'Sketching configurations of imperial sovereignty through nineteenth-century maritime safety' which explores explores the nineteenth-century view that the organization of maritime safety

2026 membership is still available to purchase. We have kept our price for the journal at £55 for the last 5 years. Our members receive 4 printed issues of the International Journal of Maritime History + online access to previous volumes dating back to 1989 imha.info/membership/

Irial Glynn's article 'The Rescuing Sovereign at Sea: Historical Perspectives on Maritime Law, Morals, and Politics' considers how notions of sovereignty and solidarity influenced the response to boat refugees at sea between 1979 and 2001 Check it out via the link -

Check out the latest open access 🔓forum - Introduction: The rescuing sovereign at sea by Lukas Schemper and Henning Trüper doi.org/10.1177/0843... This forum explores how maritime rescue has historically been bound up with questions of sovereignty. #maritimehistory

Our lastest online publication is a book review titled 'The Punishment of Pirates: Interpretation and Institutional Order in the Early Modern British Empire by Matthew Norton' which has been reviewed by Nathan Jopling doi.org/10.1177/0843... #earlymodernmaritimehistory

There is still time to sign up to become a member of the International Maritime History Association. Please enjoy a sneak peak into the upcoming 2026 publications: doi.org/10.1177/0843...

Check out the following open access article 'How the Portuguese saw their maritime force: Photography of merchant and war vessels in Portugal before the First World War' by Hugo Silveira Pereira You can access the article via the following link - doi.org/10.1177/0843... #maritimehistory

2026 Membership for the International Maritime History Association is now live‼️ As a member, you’ll receive four quarterly issues of the International Journal of Maritime History, Further details available here - imha.info/membership/ #Maritimehistoryjournal

Check out the below review of Privilege, Economy and State in Old Regime France #Maritimehistory #Bookreview

Open Access Article 🔓 'Saving souls from the depths: The society for rescuing the drowning (Zhengnitang) in late imperial China' by Ronald C. Po This article expands upon comprehensive research regarding charitable history and volunteerism in late Qing China 🌐 doi.org/10.1177/0843...

Check out our recent Research Article titled 'Hospital ships of the Royal Navy in World War One: From pre-war planning to the aftermath of Jutland' by Edward J. Wawrzynczak and Jane V.S. Wickenden doi.org/10.1177/0843... #maritimehistory #firstworldwarhistory

The November Issue of the IJMH 2025 has now been published. Members can access the Journal online and will receive their copy of the printed edition shortly - journals.sagepub.com/toc/IJH/curr... Select publications in this issue are Open Access so why not check them out? #maritimehistory

Ahead of our publication of the November Issue of the International Journal of Maritime History, why not revisit the publication's from August? journals.sagepub.com/toc/IJH/curr... This issue contains six original research articles and 20 book reviews. #maritimehistory

Check out our most recent publication 'A critical review of Alexander von Humboldt's argument on the Chinese origin of the compass' by S. June Kim and Minhyeok Heo This article examines the so-called ‘Humboldt's thesis’ doi.org/10.1177/0843... #maritimehistory

Check out our most recent research article 'Hospital ships of the Royal Navy in World War One: From pre-war planning to the aftermath of Jutland' by Edward J. Wawrzynczak and Jane V.S. Wickenden This article describes the principal naval hospital ships doi.org/10.1177/0843... #maritimehistory

Check out our Top 5 Most Read Articles up to 1st November 2025 journals.sagepub.com/action/showM... Each of these 5 articles are open access 🔓 Others in the list include 'History of the Ports' by Sarah Palmer and 'SS Albatross: An unfortunate Steamship' by James P. Delgado #maritimehistory

Today is the final day to submit a proposal for the Travellers of the Sea - Conference on Maritime History, Marine Archaeology and Ethnology #Maritimehistory #Academicconference #Archaeologyconference

Check out a recent Open Access article titled Biographical contentions: Barry Unsworth's Losing Nelson by Michael Titlestad This article reflects on ‘the cult of Nelson’ and the precarity of creating and worshipping heroes. #Maritimehistory doi.org/10.1177/0843...

Ahead of our upcoming final publication of 2025, check out the editorial which outlines some of the upcoming content which includes contains nine original articles and 21 book reviews. #maritimehistory journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Call for Papers: Travellers of the Sea – Conference on Maritime History, Marine Archaeology and Ethnology smhy.fi/en/activitie... CFP deadline 1st November 2025 [email protected]

Today we are throwing it back to the publication from June 2010 There were a variety of articles, research notes, forums and reviews published as part of this issue which can be found via the link - journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1... #maritimehistory

Check out our most read articles as of 18th September journals.sagepub.com/action/showM... #Maritimehistory

Check out our most cited articles which includes “The Lloyd’s Register archive: An appraisal” by @samwright.bsky.social et al journals.sagepub.com/action/showM...

Check out ‘A rose by any other name’: The political origins of the Nigerian Navy (1955–1965) by Akali Omeni doi.org/10.1177/0843... Want to have access to more articles like this? Membership is available which provides 4 printed copies plus online access to past publications - imha.info

Volume 37, Issue 3 is now live Details of this publication can be seen in the Thread below #MaritimeHistory

Check out the Research Article ‘SS Albatross: An unfortunate steamship’ by James P. Delgado Albatross’s career exemplifies not only the vagaries of speculative steamship ownership & operation, but also the often shady nature of mid-19th c. speculation & business practices. doi.org/10.1177/0843...

One of many things I took away from the World Economic History Congress last week is how much ECRs appreciate having opportunities to review books (and, in turn, having their books reviewed). Just a reminder that @journalmaritime.bsky.social welcomes ECRs as reviewers – see the details below! 👇 🗃️

Check out our Most read articles, as of 1st August 2025 Each of these articles, and more, can be access via the following link: journals.sagepub.com/action/showM... Many of these articles are #openaccess 🔓 so why not give them a read #maritimehistory #earlymodernhistory #seapower #ports