diff --git a/src/kernel/ship.c b/src/kernel/ship.c
index c95f85da5..373f58015 100644
--- a/src/kernel/ship.c
+++ b/src/kernel/ship.c
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ int shipspeed(const ship * sh, const unit * u)
     static bool init;
     attrib *a;
     struct curse *c;
+    int bonus;
 
     assert(sh);
     if (!u) u = ship_owner(sh);
@@ -334,7 +335,11 @@ int shipspeed(const ship * sh, const unit * u)
         }
     }
 
-    k += ShipSpeedBonus(u);
+    bonus = ShipSpeedBonus(u);
+    if (bonus > 0) {
+        //
+    }
+    k += bonus;
 
     a = a_find(sh->attribs, &at_speedup);
     while (a != NULL && a->type == &at_speedup) {
diff --git a/src/kernel/ship.h b/src/kernel/ship.h
index c8fb5dfe7..0d84935c3 100644
--- a/src/kernel/ship.h
+++ b/src/kernel/ship.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ extern "C" {
         char *_name;
 
         int range;                  /* range in regions */
+        int range_max;
         int flags;                  /* flags */
         int combat;                 /* modifier for combat */
         int fishing;                /* weekly income from fishing */
diff --git a/src/kernel/xmlreader.c b/src/kernel/xmlreader.c
index fca49e8ff..f70935985 100644
--- a/src/kernel/xmlreader.c
+++ b/src/kernel/xmlreader.c
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ static int parse_ships(xmlDocPtr doc)
             st->minskill = xml_ivalue(node, "minskill", st->minskill);
             st->sumskill = xml_ivalue(node, "sumskill", st->sumskill);
             st->range = xml_ivalue(node, "range", st->range);
+            st->range_max = xml_ivalue(node, "range_max", st->range_max);
             st->storm = xml_fvalue(node, "storm", st->storm);
 
             /* reading eressea/ships/ship/construction */