The UCLA SNF CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF HELLENIC CULTURE organizes:
SAT, SEPT 26, 2020 | 10 AM PST (ΩΡΑ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ: 20.00)
"Creating Global Shipping: from the Vagliano brothers to Aristotle Onassis"
by GELINA HARLAFTIS IMS-FORTH & UNIVERSITY OF CRETE
The lecture is based on the author’s recent book, Creating Global Shipping: Aristotle Onassis, the Vagliano Brothers and the Business of Shipping, c. 1820-1970 (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2019). It explores the evolution of the European shipping firm through the study of two Greek shipping firms, which provide a prime example of the regional European maritime businesses that evolved to serve Europe’s international trade and eventually the global economy. The study of the Vagliano Brothers indicates how Greek shipping underwent transformation from local shipping and trading to international shipping and ship management. The Onassis case indicates how international shipping was transformed to global shipping business.