Opinion – Page 14
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Engine power … did you know that?
The first oceangoing, diesel-powered ship in the world, the m.v. Selandia, began her maiden voyage from Copenhagen to Bangkok in 1912, powered by two B&W 4-stroke main engines. She stopped off in London where Winston Churchill was one of the visitors. In honour of the Sealandia’s achievement a century ...
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NewsGunning for new combustion processes
The annual Motorship Propulsion and Emissions Conference often contains, among the usual practical advice rooted in present-day practices, some presentations of interesting future technologies.
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NewsTastes of the future
What’s the opposite of déjà vu? Whatever it is, I got the feeling looking through The Motor Ship, March 1962.
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News100 years of motor ships
In February 1912, the ''Selandia'', the world''s first true motor ship, took to the water and made her maiden voyage from Copenhagen, where she was built at the B&W yard, to Bangkok.
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NewsContinuing shipping’s sustainability journey
Katia Kardash, managing director, DK Group, considers the impact of last year’s measures to quantify and limit shipping’s carbon footprint.
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NewsThe 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.
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100 years of safety progress?
I began this piece with the intention of mentioning the centenary of the Titanic sinking and the lessons that have been learned as a result.
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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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NewsNot 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.
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A new look for 2012
Keen-eyed readers may have noticed a brighter appearance to The Motorship, which we hope will reflect the small changes we have made across the board in our goal to continue improving the brand.
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NewsNovel 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.
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Log-on – Gas fuel, the unanswered questions
The overwhelming message from our recent Gas Fuelled Ships conference in Rotterdam was that LNG fuel is a viable option for ships under IMO Tier III and other strict emissions controls, but there are plenty of problems left to solve.
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Introducing nanotechnology to shipbuilding
Naval architect M. Rajeev of Axsys Technologies in India has contacted The Motorship with his ideas about nanotechnology in shipbuilding, a subject he says has fascinated him throughout his career.
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NewsBritish 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.
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Norway gets it right
The Motorship has recently returned from a week-long trip to Norway’s west coast, on a press trip with colleagues from other maritime and energy publications.
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NewsCaution remains in hull and machinery insurance
The year 2011 has seen the cost of nautical-related marine insurance claims return to former high levels, and new technology is doing nothing to reassure underwriters, as Denzil Stuart reports.
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Keep damaged ships afloat
Salvage companies and marine underwriters are keeping an eye on a new initiative that could prevent a damaged ship from sinking.
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NewsTankers 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.
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Log on - Piracy at sea
The problem of Somali pirates is not going away; in fact it threatens to escalate.
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NewsFishing 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.
