Topic: National Bulk Carriers

Daniel K. Ludwig and Miss Gwen Bush never met, yet together they mapped a maritime bridge between Cayman and the wider world.

At age 17, Andrew Eden of Savannah joined his first crude oil tanker, the Dea Maris, with National Bulk Carriers in 1966. Eden started as a messman, earning US$132 a month, but he quickly worked his way up the ladder. Taking advantage of correspondence courses, he ascended to the status of chief engineer by the age of 25.

Behind every great man is a great woman. The phrase was never so true as in the case of Miss Gwendolyn Lily Bush, who in...

Samuel Abel Powery, 81, of West Bay was among the first generation of Caymanians recruited by National Bulk Carriers, joining the global shipping operation...

Some of Cayman’s well-travelled seafarers gathered this week to share tales of their lives on the high seas, to mark the International Day of the Seafarer.

William “Buddy” Wood, a prominent businessman in the Bodden Town community, passed away Tuesday night at the age of 84.

A large gathering of family and friends of North Sider Clinton Onslow Whittaker celebrated the retired merchant seaman’s 92nd birthday on Sunday.

In the Nov. 30, 1966 edition of the Caymanian Weekly, a precursor of the Cayman Compass, North Side correspondent Nettie McCoy wrote: “The Annual Thanksgiving Service of the Women’s Guild was held on the 24th at 7:15 p.m."

In the Oct. 12, 1966 edition of the Caymanian Weekly, a precursor of the Cayman Compass, Cayman Brac correspondent Lilian Ritch wrote: “Welcome home to our seamen arrived recently on vacation from National Bulk Carriers: Ordway Bodden of Spot Bay off Bulk Petrol, Horace Christian of North East Bay off the Petra Sea, and Davylee Tibbetts of Creek, 2nd engineer of the Richard."

“After spending three months vacation with his family, Mr. Denniston Ebanks left on June 30 for Canada to join the S.S. Emperor for National Bulk Carriers."