Historical reviews
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Automation, longevity and early ro-ros
The leading article in the May 1962 Motor Ship reminded us that, then, the USA was still lagging behind the rest of the world in adopting the Diesel engine in place of steam. 01 May 2012 - The Motorship
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Tankers pioneer waste heat recovery
The phrase ‘nothing is new’ seems to crop up regularly in this feature, where we look back through our archives to the copy of The Motor Ship dated exactly 50 years ago. 01 Apr 2012 - The Motorship
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Tastes of the future
What’s the opposite of déjà vu? Whatever it is, I got the feeling looking through The Motor Ship, March 1962. 01 Mar 2012 - The Motorship
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The beginning of the end for British shipping?
The Motor Ship, February 1962 issue, reported on a number of recent ship deliveries, while at the same time bemoaning the lack of initiative from British shipping companies in ordering new tonnage. 01 Feb 2012 - The Motorship
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Not a year of great engineering progress...
The January 1962 issue of The Motor Ship contained a vast array of reviews of the relative states of various activities in the previous 12 months. 01 Jan 2012 - The Motorship
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Novel approach to vehicle transport
Recent retrospective looks at The Motor Ship of 50 years ago have tended to concentrate on the development of large-bore diesel engines, and the December 1961 issue is no exception. 28 Dec 2011 - The Motorship
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British owners order ships overseas
The Motor Ship’s November 1961 issue carried the rather alarming news that British ships were being ordered from abroad, rather than owners patronising their domestic shipyards. 01 Nov 2011 - The Motorship
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Tankers show the way forward
It was tankers that provided the headlines in the October 1961 issue of The Motor Ship. A glimpse of the future came from the fact that three separate contracts had been placed, all with Japanese builders, for large gas-carrying tankers. 01 Oct 2011 - The Motorship
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Fishing vessels show the way
In the 1960s and before, The Motor Ship had a sizeable staff, and with large numbers of ships built in Britain, and others visiting UK ports, it was not difficult to view ships and write about them. 16 Aug 2011 - The Motorship
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Sulzer turbochargers and early gas carriers
It is now such a common sight to see Wärtsilä low speed engines, as we now refer to the Sulzer-designed units, sporting ABB (and Napier) turbochargers that it is easily forgotten that Sulzer Bros of Winterthur formerly made turbochargers itself. 27 Jun 2011 - The Motorship
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Large-bore engines are the flavour of 1961
The June 1961 issue of 'The Motor Ship' was full of news of large-bore low-speed marine engines, which seemed to be causing an even bigger stir than dual-fuel (oil and LNG) engines are at present. 01 Jun 2011 - The Motorship
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Oil reserves running out - 1961 shock?
The May 1961 issue of The Motor Ship, on its comment page, questioned whether, with the growing popularity of the Diesel engine, the world’s oil reserves would be sufficient to meet demand. 19 Apr 2011 - The Motorship
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Nuclear power pushed aside, but turbocharging advances
In these times when we look at alternative fuel sources it is chastening to observe that much the same fears were being voiced 50 years back. 01 Apr 2011 - The Motorship
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The larger engine becomes reality
In its February 1961 issue, 'The Motor Ship' was given over mostly to talk of large-bore, powerful engines. 18 Jan 2011 - The Motorship
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A few words as we get closer to our centenary
As ‘The Motorship’ enters the decade leading up to its 100th anniversary, something that few other technical maritime publications can emulate, our first 90 years have given us plenty of food for thought. 17 Jan 2011 - The Motorship
