The Maritime Minutes

Seventy-one percent of the earth's surface is covered by water and 91 percent of the earth's water is in the oceans of the world. Five hundred years ago, 90 percent of everything people needed was delivered by ship. That figure has not changed. The maritime shipping industry is still delivering the bulk of our daily necessities, such as food, automobiles, clothing, etc. As a port chaplain, I have met scores of men and women who come to our ports from every corner of the earth. They are the drivi