Historical reviews
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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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Large bore diesels rule!
There was a touch of ‘I told you so’ about the December 1960 issue of 'The Motor Ship'. 31 Dec 2010 - The Motorship
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When British industry mattered
The lead item in 'The Motor Ship', January 1961, was a message from UK Minister for Science Viscount Hailsham. 29 Dec 2010 - The Motorship
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Too many engine builders
How things change. The December 1960 issue of ‘The Motor Ship’ responded to a UK government proposal that the country’s diverse shipbuilding industry be reorganised into larger groups by suggesting that too many companies built marine engines. 30 Nov 2010 - The Motorship
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Pioneering container ships
One item in the October 1960 issue of 'The Motor Ship' which caught our eye was a report of a pair of small container ships for US coastal service. 11 Oct 2010 - The Motorship
