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Read coverage of The Motorship's perspective on the industry transition in the 1970s, including the technological and market challenges of the day.

Batteries, fuel cells and gas in 1969
2018-12-18T10:57:00+00:00
Glimpses of the future
2018-11-29T11:43:00+00:00
Crude, gas and containers
2018-09-20T14:50:00+01:00
Japan faces a crisis
2018-05-22T10:05:00+01:00
An automated future
2014-12-10T12:12:00+00:00
First regular LNG traffic begins
2014-12-01T09:17:00+00:00
Sulzer to the fore
2014-10-08T09:29:00+01:00
US embraces Diesel power at last
2014-08-19T10:12:00+01:00
The nuclear age dawns
2014-07-21T11:52:00+01:00
Nuclear and fuel cell alternatives foreseen
2014-06-13T10:34:00+01:00
Diesel benefits underlined
2014-05-01T10:44:00+01:00
Automation enters the fray
2014-03-31T23:30:00+01:00

US remains cool about Diesel power
2014-03-01T00:00:00+00:00
Sheep-shape in 1964
2014-02-05T00:00:00+00:00
Japan emerges while Britain falters
2014-01-15T23:30:00+00:00
The British marine engine
2013-12-06T00:00:00+00:00
287 large bore engines on order
2013-11-01T00:30:00+00:00
The digital age appears on the horizon
2013-10-01T00:30:00+01:00
One large or two small?
2013-09-10T23:30:00+01:00
Gas fuelled ships, 1963 style
2013-08-01T00:01:00+01:00
A short-lived shipbuilding revolution
2013-06-01T00:00:00+01:00
Outputs exceed 30,000bhp ceiling
2013-05-23T00:00:00+01:00
Motor conquers steam
2013-04-22T10:53:00+01:00
Higher power for faster steaming
2013-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

So who says dual fuel is the latest trend?
2013-02-01T00:00:00+00:00
Engine pressures, operator problems, paints, the environment – and dual fuel
2012-12-01T00:00:00+00:00
Woes for shipowners and shipbuilders
2012-11-04T10:43:00+00:00
Fuel savings and European unity
2012-11-01T00:00:00+00:00
Automation, large bores and short strokes
2012-10-01T00:30:00+01:00
Diesel continues to gain ground over steam
2012-09-01T00:30:00+01:00
Japan takes the lead in shipbuilding
2012-07-31T16:23:00+01:00
Advanced propulsion from 1962
2012-06-01T00:58:00+01:00
Automation, longevity and early ro-ros
2012-05-01T00:00:00+01:00
Tankers pioneer waste heat recovery
2012-04-01T00:30:00+01:00
Tastes of the future
2012-03-01T00:15:00+00:00
The beginning of the end for British shipping?
2012-02-01T00:00:00+00:00

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