At head of title: Carnegie endowment for international peace. Division of economics and history The organization of world shipping before the great war.--The world's shipping industry during the war, brief summary with special emphasis on freight rates.--The effects of the war on marine insurance.--Trade dislocations due to war, some possible readjustments.--Government aid to shipping.--Control and operation of shipping by the British government, 1914-1918.--Control and operation of shipping by the United States government, 1914-1918.--Shipbuilding during the war, technical development.--Shipbuilding in the United Kingdom.--Shipbuilding in the United States, 1914 to May, 1918.--Shipping policy after the great war.--World shipping, world organization, world peace.--Index