Over the past 75 years on Ship & Boat International, we’ve profiled more than a few innovative and off-the-wall yacht concepts, ranging from superyachts based on the aircraft from TV show Thunderbirds to floating tennis courts (see the March/April 2022 issue, page 54, for an example of the latter). However, a yacht design based literally […]
Poorly designed enclosed spaces are proving to be actual death traps for seafarers and port stevedores alike – and, depressingly, these fatalities are dangerously close to becoming accepted as an ‘inevitable’ part of maritime and offshore operations. The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) has calculated that, since January 2018, 12 seafarers and 16 dockers have […]
The Naval Architect June 2022
Building China’s first methanol-fuelled newbuilding is GSI’s latest step on it journey with new fuels.
The Naval Architect June 2022
The founder of Nordic Explorer speaks to TNA about the company’s fully electric cruise ship concept and the importance of both showcasing and protecting Norway’s fjords.
The Naval Architect June 2022
As shipyards strive to develop the greener ships they must make the most of a new asset: real-life operational data, says Olli Puustinen of NAPA Design Solutions.
The Naval Architect June 2022
The Zero Emissions Energy Distribution at Sea consortium aims to a chain of offshore clean energy hubs for Northern Europe’s busiest shipping corridors.
Love it or loathe it, cryptocurrency is making steady inroads into the superyacht and megayacht segments. Since the beginning of the year, there’s been a notable increase in the number of brokers, and now boatbuilders, willing to take crypto payments for services and new orders. As one example, brokerage SuperYachtsMonaco recently represented the buyer of […]
(image: Southern Ocean Laboratory) China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has launched what may be the world’s first remotely operated drone carrier. Zhu Hai Yun will function primarily as a research vessel, specialising in oceanography, but will also have the capacity for naval operations in the South China Sea. The vessel was ordered by the […]
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 2nd Quarter 2022
The pandemic has given GDI time to make progress in some new areas, including ROVs and thickness measurement drones.
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 2nd Quarter 2022
Cruise ships are gradually returning to service to provide substantial volumes of work for the group’s yards in both Palermo and Trieste.
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 2nd Quarter 2022
Customers for the Gdansk yard have included Finnlines, Stena Line, TT-Line and DFDS.
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 2nd Quarter 2022
A number of technical innovations are underway which will aid the industry’s sustainability agenda.