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CONTENTS Acknowledgments vii Introduction 000 1 Cargo Ships, American Style: A Primer 1 2 The Pan-Atlantic Steamship Company: 1933–57 13 3 From the Hudson River to Newark Bay: 1915–48 42 4 Sea-Land: The First Decade, 1956–66 68 5 Sea-Land Approaches Maturity: 1966–85 99 6 From RJR to CSX: 1985–99 145 7 After 1999: Horizon, Maersk-Sealand, and Beyond 187 8 Three Other Companies 206 9 The Present—and the Future 231 Epilogue: The U.S. Navy’s T-AKR-Class Fast Sealift Ships 252 Appendix A: Vessel Roster 255 Appendix B: Sea-Land Liner Services, 1999 283 Appendix C: Maritime Activity at the Port of New York, Thursday, April 26, 1956 290 Notes 295 Bibliography 319 General Index 321 Vessel Charter 335 ...

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