Opinion – Page 15
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Fuel for the future
With the imminent Motorship Gas Fuelled Ships conference in Rotterdam, and the formal adoption of the EEDI and SEEMP by IMO’s MEPC, fuels and emissions are again in the spotlight.
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Shippers sceptical about EEDI measures
According to logistics organisation Shippers Voice, shipper groups believe that ‘green fuel taxes’ will not reduce emissions from ships; instead they will simply add a surcharge to the rates they charge customers.
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NewsGPS – good but vulnerable
GPS guides just about every vessel afloat, and although the technology is accurate and reliable, it is not infallible, argues Dag Pike.
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NewsSulzer turbochargers and early gas carriers
It is now such a common sight to see Wärtsilä low speed engines, as we now refer to the Sulzer-designed units, sporting ABB (and Napier) turbochargers that it is easily forgotten that Sulzer Bros of Winterthur formerly made turbochargers itself.
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NewsHigh casualty levels still cause concern
Despite lower activity levels in shipping, casualty statistics remain high. Denzil Stuart investigates.
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NewsLarge-bore engines are the flavour of 1961
The June 1961 issue of ''The Motor Ship'' was full of news of large-bore low-speed marine engines, which seemed to be causing an even bigger stir than dual-fuel (oil and LNG) engines are at present.
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Change gathers pace – at last
Looking through the archive collection of The Motor Ship in our offices, it was interesting to note that even as far back as the 1930s it was being forecast that the earth’s oil resources could run out in less than 20 years.
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NewsKeeping to schedule
Dag Pike looks at the need to maintain timetables, which can expose the disadvantages of operating slower ships, besides the well-known environmental benefits.
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NewsOil reserves running out - 1961 shock?
The May 1961 issue of The Motor Ship, on its comment page, questioned whether, with the growing popularity of the Diesel engine, the world’s oil reserves would be sufficient to meet demand.
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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.
