Training underscores all aspects of safe and efficient operation of ships. However, today the requirement for effective and regular training is greater than ever. Not only have vessels and their equipment become…

In the marine industry, the use of engine room machinery, navigation and bridge operation simulators is well established and provides a range of training options from standalone desktop PC based systems, through…

Though the prime cause of the accident was the vessel?s grounding, the tragic capsize of the 28,100 DWT bulk carrier Rocknes off Bergen in January this year, with the loss of a…

Accustomed to PSVs with superstructures located right forward near the bow, one would be forgiven for thinking that Vik-Sandvik?s novel design, codenamed VS 493 Avant, was a traditional short sea cargo ship.…

The closing weeks of last year saw the completion of two demanding ocean towage and heavy transportation assignments by Rotterdam-based Fairmount Marine. The company completed its project management contract for the delivery…

In response to last month?s feature focusing on Bill Wen Change Huang?s design for an ultra-large hinged container ship, The Motor Ship received this letter from Joseph P Fischer,President of Bay Engineering,…

A 70-ton four-stroke marine diesel engine resting majestically amid the Austrian Alps is not something one sees everyday. MAN B&W Deisel recentlywent to the trouble of transporting the 32/40CR to the Hotel…

In response to market demands for oils to meet the lubrication challenges of today's medium-speed engines in marine propulsion applications including highly rated turbocharged engines, Castrol Marine has launched its new Castrol…

South Korean shipyards continue to dominate the world shipbuilding industry and, despite signs that other Asian countries, China in particular, are challenging Korea?s supremacy, they are confident of retaining their supremacy for…

July the first has arrived and gone without the mass ship detentions predicted. However, a number of people that The Motor Ship has spoken to are surprised. "Where have all the ships…