As the name makes clear, ships are a big part of the action, from trading to questing and conquering.
One of the most controversial issues is the dumping of spoil waste from dredging operations designed to keep sea channels clear for shipping.
Lobbyists in favour of section 318 have not been particularly vocal, though it is clear the shipping industry and certain labour groups have pushed for the change.
This is clear when shipping routes, the paths to gold and spices, are first traced, and even with British Ordnance Survey maps, which Garfield believes conveyed a sense of power and territory.
Exxon said its plant anchored off New Jersey, about 30 miles south of Long Island, would not be visible from shore and would stay clear of shipping lanes and recreational areas.
It was also clear from shipping documents that no proper documentation, in terms of health, safety and environment requirements, was provided to the port prior to arriving, so they were totally unprepared for an incident of this nature or magnitude".
Researchers used satellite images to study the effects of the Gorgon Project, which dredged about 7.6 million tons of sediment to clear a shipping channel.
The car fired into the canal was removed immediately afterwards to clear the shipping route.
His projected reconstruction would have seen an inclined flight deck erected on the aft half of the ship, tall enough to clear the ships' funnels.
As a fascinating new paper (pdf) by Peter Leeson, an economist at George Mason University, and "The Republic of Pirates," a new book by Colin Woodard, make clear, pirate ships limited the power of captains and guaranteed crew members a say in the ship's affairs.
