Opinion – Page 17
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Norway shows the way
Next month, the shipping and marine engineering community will be travelling to Norway (after having spent a couple of days in Denmark, at our conference of course).
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NewsNuclear 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.
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NewsNor-Shipping 2011: next generation shipping
Nor-Shipping 2011 will take place between May 24 and May 27, 2011. The organisers expect the event to be at least as well supported as the last Nor-Shipping, in 2009, which attracted a record 34,000 delegates.
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Forward with technology
I am putting this issue together following our return from Copenhagen, where we were at the very successful 33rd Motorship Propulsion and Emissions conference.
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NewsThe larger engine becomes reality
In its February 1961 issue, ''The Motor Ship'' was given over mostly to talk of large-bore, powerful engines.
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NewsA 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.
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NewsLarge bore diesels rule!
There was a touch of ‘I told you so’ about the December 1960 issue of ''The Motor Ship''.
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NewsWhen British industry mattered
The lead item in ''The Motor Ship'', January 1961, was a message from UK Minister for Science Viscount Hailsham.
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NewsToo 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.
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Technology transfer
One question we have been asked recently is “why do you write so much about workboats nowadays?”
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Communications choice
The November 2010 issue of ''The Motorship'' partly focuses on communications. This was a hot topic in the lead-up to the introduction of GMDSS, but has been less newsworthy over the last few years.
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NewsPioneering 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.
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NewsComment and opinion
Our staff and industry experts with the independent, authoritative view for which The Motorship is known
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NewsAlternative routes to greener shipping
Del Redvers and Simon Burnay of the BMT group reflect on a comprehensive energy management strategy to reduce costs and emissions.
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NewsHovering into the future
Looking at the September 1960 issue of The Motor Ship, a casual reader could be forgiven for coming to the conclusion that the transport of bananas gave rise to advanced propulsion concepts.
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NewsThe Motorship takes a stand at SMM
SMM in Hamburg is, as I write this, due to get under way in a couple of days. The show’s vastness has prompted us to re-think our treatment of the event – read on…
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NewsHovering into the future
Looking at the September 1960 issue of The Motor Ship, a casual reader could be forgiven for coming to the conclusion that the transport of bananas gave rise to advanced propulsion concepts.
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NewsSMM focuses on the environment
SMM 2010 is scheduled for 7 to 10 September, at the Hamburg Fair site in Germany. The 24th International Shipbuilding Fair is expected by the organisers to exceed the very considerable size of previous events.
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See you in Hamburg
This issue (September 2010) sees us preparing for SMM. With the Hamburg-based show claimed to be bigger than ever before we have to admit that it is something of a daunting prospect – we could spend all four days walking round the show talking to companies we know and still ...
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NewsShipbuilding statistics and engine design
Most of the July 1960 issue of ''The Motor Ship'' was taken up by tables of ships on order arranged by country, which showed Great Britain still held a leading position, closely followed by Germany and Japan.
