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Eye On Design: The Truth Behind Great Ships

Last year I provided a list of my favorite historical ships as my contribution to the Great Ships issue. Even though I received…

Artwork by James Watt on display in Greenock to celebrate his 90th birthday

Artwork by James Watt on display in Greenock to celebrate his 90th birthday
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Op/Ed: SS United States, The Maritime Thoroughbred

(Photo courtesy SS United States Conservancy) There are many hallmarks of great civilizations, but perhaps none so universal as their desire to push the boundaries of human achievement through innovation. A key source of American pride has always been our ability to dream big. When it comes to ships, there is no more powerful example of this than the SS United States. “America’s Flagship” was more than a symbol of our nation’s post-war strength and global reach. She remains a singular and unrivaled marine engineering and design achievement. Curiously, one writer on the pages of this publication (Great Ships and the Ship Designer’s Curse, by Rik van Hemmen) recently felt compelled to claim that the vessel that bears her nation’s name was merely “an emotional fabrication,” “nothing special” and a “white elephant.” The writer also took a gratuitous shot at the ship’s designer William Francis Gibbs, the preeminent American naval architect of his time.

MISC Takes Delivery Of Seri Erlang -Its Second Very Large Ethane Carrier | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide

MISC Takes Delivery Of Seri Erlang -Its Second Very Large Ethane Carrier MISC Berhad (MISC) has taken delivery of Seri Erlang, its second Very Large Ethane Carrier (VLEC) at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in Geoje, South Korea. Purchased by MISC in July 2020, this VLEC is the second of the six contracted VLECs, purpose-built for long-term charter to Zhejiang Satellite Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (STL). Seri Erlang will join her sister vessel -Seri Everest to safely transport ethane from U.S to China to support STL’s ethane cracker facility in China. Both VLECs are managed by MISC’s shipmanagement arm, Eaglestar Shipmanagement Gas (S) Pte. Ltd.

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