Opinion – Page 16
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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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Log on - Piracy at sea
The problem of Somali pirates is not going away; in fact it threatens to escalate.
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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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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.
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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''.
