Leif Johansson

When a Swedish Program to Investigate Engine Room Fires was Launched

Published May 10, 2020 9:23 PM by Leif Johansson

Posted in: Shipbuilding

The year was 1985. At this time I was running my own consulting company and with my previous work experience on the development...

Understanding Trim back in 1972

Published May 9, 2020 7:35 PM by Leif Johansson

Posted in: Shipbuilding

The year was 1972. TOR Line had ordered two remarkable passenger ferries. At the time Salen’s owned two thirds of Tor Lin...

How Radar for Merchant Ships Developed

Published Feb 22, 2020 11:15 PM by Leif Johansson

Posted in: Shipbuilding

The year was 1942. Radar technology was developed during the Second World War, but it all took off following a decision that fr...

Fifty Years Since the First Computer at Sea

Published Nov 28, 2019 7:23 PM by Leif Johansson

Posted in: Shipping

The year was 1969. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates were in Junior High school, and the market for larger computers was dominated by I...

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