Interviews

OPINION

OPINION

Foreship is combining vessel design, technology, energy management,and alternative fuels into a single integrated capability  as shipowners confront rising regulatory and commercial pressure to decarbonise fleets.  

7th July 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Foreship reimagines future ship design

7th July 2026

OPINION

OPINION

To meet the IMO’s emissions reduction targets, maritime industry commitment must extend to delivering greater data transparency and measurable action to prevent decarb projects from becoming mere exercises in optics, writes Esteve Servajean, head of marine, Aderco.

8th June 2026

Moving sustainability beyond an exercise in optics

8th June 2026

OPINION

OPINION

Wärtsilä has launched a new report highlighting how regulatory pressure and uncertainty are complicating investment decisions across the global shipping sector.

25th March 2026

EXCLUSIVE: How uncertainty is reshaping shipping investment

25th March 2026

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Over nearly half a century in the reefer trade, Cool Carriers has endured the sweeping changes that reshaped global shipping — from the rise of containerisation and the decline of European and Japanese operators — to industry…

20th November 2025

How Cool Carriers flourished while others withered

20th November 2025

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

A company whose main product was once suffixed with the word “dos” suggests it has some serious legacy and that is clearly the case with SpecTec’s digital maintenance system for ship operators,…

7th October 2025

SpecTec’s AMOS keeps aging fleets going

7th October 2025

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Once considered a “hard-to-abate” sector, shipping has begun shedding that label in favour of one more forward-looking: front-runner. And few voices capture this transformation better than Prof Lynn Loo, CEO of the…

18th July 2025

Ammonia: A chat with Prof Lynn Loo

18th July 2025

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

The Motorship talks to Rene Laursen, ABS director – fuels & technology, global sustainability about the safety and operational requirements for bunkering and safe handling of ammonia as it emerges as a…

16th May 2025

ABS on the challenges of bunkering ammonia

16th May 2025

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

We spoke to MAN Cryo, the specialist subsidiary of MAN Energy Solutions, that focuses on cryogenic technology for marine applications, helping the German engineering powerhouse deliver complete, future-ready marine propulsion and fuel…

6th May 2025

Future-ready and retrofit-capable: MAN Cryo on ammonia fuel supply

6th May 2025

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

As European climate regulations grow more stringent, shipowners are under increasing pressure to comply with the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and the FuelEU Maritime regulations.

9th April 2025

Baseblue partners to aid shipowners on their regulatory voyages

9th April 2025

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

The maritime industry is undergoing a period of unprecedented transformation, driven by the need for greater fuel efficiency and reduced emissions due to regulatory pressure. Kongsberg Maritime, an expert in ship design,…

27th March 2025

Adapting ship design for the new normal: Kongsberg Marine

27th March 2025

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

We asked Ansuman Ghosh, director of risk assessment for Singapore and Akshat Arora, senior risk assessor at UK P&I questions about the South-East Asian city state.

25th March 2025

Singapore regional focus

25th March 2025

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Naval engineering and design consultancy Houlder has been working with clients providing innovative maritime solutions to a range of issues from propulsion to offshore wind construction for many years. We spoke to…

27th February 2025

Houlder’s engineering mastery

27th February 2025

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

EXHAUST GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS

This year is seeing more ports, such as Amsterdam, ban the use of open loop scrubbers in their waters. We spoke to the Clean Shipping Alliance for its view on the bans…

5th February 2025

Clean Shipping Alliance Q&A on scrubbers

5th February 2025

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Wärtsilä recently broadened the scope of its NextDF technology with the release of its 25DF dual-fuel engine. We spoke to Juha Kytölä, director of R&D and engineering at Wärtsilä, about its new…

31st December 2024

Wärtsilä’s Juha Kytölä on reducing methane slip

31st December 2024

OPINION

OPINION

This year marked a turning point for maritime innovation, with propulsion technologies advancing at an unprecedented pace to meet the dual challenges of decarbonisation and efficiency. The industry is moving beyond compliance…

20th December 2024

Predictions for 2025: Hear from titans of industry

20th December 2024

NEWS

NEWS

The maritime industry demands ship designs that can adapt to stringent regulations, new fuel technologies, and sustainability goals. Elomatic, a consultancy in ship design, has developed a structured approach to address these…

4th December 2024

Future-proofing ship design: Elomatic’s approach

4th December 2024

NEWS

NEWS

Scuffing can sound the death knell for two-stroke engines. For it is the breakdown of the lubricant film or stuck piston rings which left unchecked may have catastrophic results. Germany’s CM Technologies has…

1st October 2024

CMT unveils new tech to prevent cylinder scuffing

1st October 2024

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Auramarine celebrated its 50th anniversary this month, the same month it launched its ammonia fuel supply system (FSS). We spoke to the company’s CEO John Bergman (pictured) about both milestones.

27th September 2024

The Motorship meets Auramarine’s CEO John Bergman

27th September 2024

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

For over 30 years, Shipnet, a Norwegian maritime technology company, has played a role in transforming the shipping industry with its advanced software solutions. As Niall Jack (pictured), the company’s product development…

24th September 2024

From sea to software: Shipnet’s data-driven approach

24th September 2024

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

As regulations change and two-stroke engines evolve to deal with the new normal, onboard monitoring and cylinder inspection is vital for keeping propulsion systems going. If one fails it can be very…

23rd September 2024

Shell’s LubeMonitor protecting 2-stroke engines from scuffing

23rd September 2024