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Articles Of Interest

 * MS Sea Diamond


 * California Maritime Academy


 * Manila Galleon


 * Whydah Gally


 * Matson Navigation Company

Categories

 * Category:Ships


 * Category:Maritime incidents in Greece

WikiProject
WikiProject_Shipwrecks

External Sources
http://library.csum.edu

Matson
Matson Navigation company is a large shipping company that transports containers to many different ports. Matson was left as the sole U.S.flag liner service to guam because Horizon's exit from losing trans Pacific service. Matson has many oppsticals it has to go through like any company. In Oakland there was 1,000 protestors gathered there in the port, blocking traffic. this resultwed into a long backup of trucks and effectively stopping cargo from moving to and from several terminals. during this time the only terminals that were fully operational were the Matson and APL terminals. Matson would get a lot of business because if a port need things delivered to them they would ask around and Matson would help them with the best price, so they can get the business. Matson is a very succesful company because they work with their prices to get more people to use them for shipping.

Bonney, J. (2011, Dec 05). Can the jones act be protected? Journal of Commerce, pp. n/a. Retrieved from  http://search.proquest.com/docview/908490058?accountid=10353

Mongelluzzo, B. (2011, Dec 12). Occupy protest disruptions limited to oakland. Journal of Commerce, pp. n/a. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/910373332?accountid=10353

Salisbury, M. (2011, Dec 12). MSC takes the conn. Journal of Commerce, pp. n/a. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/910382180?accountid=10353

Manila Galleon Essay
The content in the Wikipedia and the Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History article on the Manila Galleon are very similar to each other. The reason why they are similar are because they go over the same thing in a particular subject. The Wikipedia article has more information about the Manila Galleon because it goes over many different things such as the discovery of the route, what spices they trade, and how Hawaii is involved with the trade. The article in the Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History strictly goes over the trade that the Manila Galleon took part in. Both of these sources are good, due to the same information they are presenting. This makes it seem like both of the cites are very accurate because they relate in many ways.

The article that Wikipedia supplies us about the Manila Galleon has a lot of valid information because of the great sources that are connected to the article. They have books that are a good asset to the article because they are frequently used to create those facts on the Manila Galleon article. If these books were not part of the article then the information would be very dull. This article is not very long, but is very well written due to the author’s valid information taken from great sources. I feel this article can have added subjects to strengthen the information throughout the article. They could add a heading for the history part of the article, such as how they made the Manila Galleon and what the crew consisted of. This source is a reliable source due to what Wikipedia things. Wikipedia things that featured article criteria has to cover some subjects to make their standers, but I do not think they cover the length criteria.

The Wikipedia article on the Manila Galleon has a well set up article for victories to read because of the layout they have. The article first introduces the Manila Galleon, but does not give enough information for the reader. After that short discretion it fallows up with the discovery of the route they ship took. The fallowing paragraph gives why they have a route across the Pacific Ocean. The reason why they do is so that Asian can trade their spices to Hawaii, and along the west coast of North and South America. After that well written section they proceed to talk about how Hawaii is involved with the trade.

Wikipedia has a great method on bettering their articles by giving good descriptions of the subject with many links connected to it. If the information is not enough then the links should help you out. What I also like is that if you find information on the subject you can add it in the article on your own. If the information is false then it will be changed back to its original way. The article on the Manila Galleon has good links connected to the article that has a lot of valid information. This article also has many great sections on it throughout the article that gives people a good understanding on the trade that went on with the Manila Galleon.

Draft Final Article
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