Opinion

Modern ship engines are often significantly over-specified because they are optimised for unrealistic operating requirements, according to a leading engine designer.

Digitalisation and hybrid propulsion are the enablers that will make just-in-time sailing and all its emissions and cost-cutting benefits possible, writes The Motorship editor Gavin Lipsith.

The global fuel sulphur cap will be the start of the conversation about clean fuels, not its end, according to Chris Chatterton, chief operating officer, Methanol Institute. He argues that methanol should…

The main deliverable from Wärtsilä’s acquisition of Transas will be the software development capability and digital platform needed to knit diverse elements into a cohesive smart ecosystem, writes Gavin Lipsith.

A diverse fuel future, a potentially turbulent transition to the 2020 sulphur cap and the perennial question of business ethics are prime concerns for the voice of the global bunker supply chain,…

Current safety requirements for battery installations on ships are ineffective, argues Grant Brown, vice president marketing at energy storage company PBES.

In June the IMO agreed to a scoping exercise for autonomous vessel regulations that many thought was still some years off. James Fanshawe, chair of the Maritime Autonomous Systems Regulatory Working Group…

Care when selecting ballast water management systems would make life easier for owners, Andrew Marshall of Coldharbour Marine tells Gavin Lipsith.

“I was trained for the sea and I had no other idea in mind, but a few years ago I found myself between roles and landed, temporarily, in one of Maersk’s offices…