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OPINION

OPINION

Sadly, the March/April issue was the last issue of The Motorship that I will have the pleasure of editing. After just over five years, one pandemic and one of the most sustained periods of…

28th March 2024

Thank You For The Music

28th March 2024

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

Full electrification of deepsea vessels may be some time off yet, but the outlook isn’t as grim as some might suggest.

28th March 2024

Electrification expanding beyond the passenger segment

28th March 2024

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Engine makers have ongoing work underway to reduce methane slip, including tackling emissions from blowdown.

28th March 2024

Blowdown a new target for methane slip reductions

28th March 2024

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

The CHEK project’s analysis of the emissions reduction potential that multiple energy saving technologies would have on a Kamsarmax bulk carrier paves the way for decarbonisation solutions and more accurate ESG reporting.

28th March 2024

Bulk carrier life cycle assessment quantifies benefits of energy-saving technologies

28th March 2024

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

Several years ago, it was thought the ballast water management (BWM) market would experience a boom, rewarding the cutthroat behaviour of many OEMs with a massive influx of orders and a winner-takes-all…

28th March 2024

BALLAST WATER: MEPC 81 STRUGGLES TO DELIVER CLARITY

28th March 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Eni, Fincantieri and RINA have teamed up to advance the shipping industry’s transition to net zero.

27th March 2024

Net zero transition tie-in

27th March 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Illustrative of accelerating investment in the offshore market’s commissioning service operation vessel(CSOV) category, Norwegian interests are introducing a new generation intended to raise the bar in wind farm support writes David Tinsley

27th March 2024

Bound for duty on the Dogger Bank

27th March 2024

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

The April 1970 issue of The Motor Ship marked 50 years since the magazine’s inception, and our predecessors began by noting that “it is difficult in any review of progress to isolate…

27th March 2024

The Motor Ship’s first 50 years

27th March 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A new generation of 5,400dwt coasters introduced by a Finnish-owned Swedish company is claimed to cut CO2 emissions per cargo unit by as much as 50%, relative to existing vessels of similar…

27th March 2024

Hybrid coaster series for Nordic owners

27th March 2024

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Signalling a major new stage of investment in temperature-controlled cargo capacity, the first of six reefer containerships ordered by specialist operator Seatrade was handed over by her Chinese builder last week.

26th March 2024

SEATRADE BOOSTS REEFER BOXSHIP FLEET

26th March 2024