Annual Scottish Maritime History Conference
14 October 2026
Moir Dyer Room, Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow
PROGRAMME:
10.25 Introductory remarks, Dr Martin Bellamy, Glasgow Life Museums
10.30 Session 1, Chair: Chair-Professor Niall Mackenzie, University of Strathclyde
Dr Roy Fenton, British Commission for Maritime History
A 14-million pound bubble: the Cardiff tramp ship ‘boom’ of 1919-1920
Dr David Jenkins, Emeritus Curator, The National Waterfront Museum, Abertawe (Swansea)
Rag and Bones Jones: A Cardiff tramp shipping company - W & C.T. Jones, 1884-1924
11.30 Tea/Coffee
12.00 Session 2, Annual Lecture. Chair: Professor Alan McKinlay, Newcastle Business School
Emeritus Professor of Business History, Anthony Slaven, University of Glasgow
Shipbuilding self-help. Revisiting National Shipbuilders Security Ltd
1.00 Sandwich Lunch
2.00 Session 3 Chair: Professor Faye Hammill, University of Glasgow
Professor Stig Tenold, Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen
Shipping innovation-lessons from history
David Denholm, Independent Scholar
There is nothing hungrier than an empty shipyard
3.00 Tea/Coffee
3.30 Session 4, Chair: Dr Chris Miller, University of Glasgow
Dr Martin Bellamy, Research and Curatorial Manager, Glasgow Life
The Business of Empires: William Burrell’s Austro-Hungarian Shipping Interests
Professor Bruce Peter, Glasgow School of Art
Modern Passenger Ships as temporary static accommodation
4.35 Closing Remarks, Professor Ray Stokes, University of Glasgow
The conference remains free to attend. Tea, coffee and a sandwich lunch will be provided.
If you wish to attend, please email Dr Martin Bellamy at martin.bellamy@glasgowlife.org.uk before 30 September 2026