50 YEARS AGO

The digital age appears on the horizon

The Motor Ship for October 1963 began with reports that Shell Tankers was bucking the trend away from opposed-piston engines by chartering a newbuild tanker with the latest Doxford J-type engine.

The Harima-Sulzer 10 RD 90 engine fitted to the ‘Hatsushima Maru’ tanker- the largest and most powerful Sulzer-powered ship

The Motor Ship for October 1963 began with reports that Shell Tankers was bucking the trend away from opposed-piston engines by chartering a newbuild tanker with the latest Doxford J-type engine.

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