A personal reflection of The Motor Ship, past and near present, from former naval architect, John BarnesWhen I joined the staff of The Motor Ship at the beginning of 1971 it was…

A lasting interest in diesel engines for large ships inspired AP Chalkley to found The Motor Ship some 83 years ago. The brief now includes many other aspects of marine technology, though…

Since The Motor Ship reported on the first cruise ship installation of MetalSCAN on the Voyager of the Seas last year, things have come a long way. Barry Taylor, GasTOPS? marketing manager…

A new global system of competence standards to ensure that ships? crews from different nations, different cultures and different training institutes all have a common, acceptable level of knowledge, skills and attitudes…

Korean Register of Shipping (KR) is enhancing cooperation with other classification societies in Asia, particularly CCS (China Classification Society). This involves cooperation in technology, sharing of inspectors, future research projects and joint…