[MRadtke]

“other than the ship being named after the president and owner of the company.”

That actually seems to be a naming tradition on the lakes freighters.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Some have been named for insurance company presidents.

[texas booster]

I didn’t know that, but if most of the shipping companies are locally owned, no reason why not.

I still wish that there was a law that kept buildings and projects from being named after living politicians ...

(There is but it is completely ignored, especially by Rats.)