Turning the scales
Ship & Boat International eNews: July/August 2021
Industry News
‘Cape Rose’ to the rescue
Ship & Boat International eNews: July/August 2021
Australian boatbuilder Dongara Marine has delivered its first RIB, Cape Rose, to Marine Rescue Shark Bay.
Shoring up safety
ABB and Singaporean shipbuilder Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) have concluded remote-pilot trials of a pusher tug in the Port of Singapore – and the partners are confident that this could precede a wider roll-out of remote and autonomous workboats within this busy location. The trials saw personnel remotely steer the 32m Keppel […]
No limits to leisure
Ship & Boat International eNews: July/August 2021
Camillo De Gaspari, AMRINA, owner of design studio Camdesign, has devised the specs for a wheelchair user-friendly, hybrid-electric catamaran yacht.
The Royal Navy and naval shipbuilding: what do the yards say?
Warship Technology - Jul/Aug 2021
The roles assigned to UK Royal Navy are growing, government policy on naval shipbuilding is evolving and a ‘refresh’ of naval shipbuilding strategy is in the works. What does that mean for British shipyards, their role building warship and auxiliaries, and their ability to export? Responses to a Defence Committee inquiry provide answers from yards’ point of view.
Unlocking the potential of sustainable submarine design
Warship Technology - Jul/Aug 2021
As Lisa Hammock, a Senior Environmental Consultant at BMT told RINA’s ‘Warship 2021: Future Technologies in Naval Submarines’ conference, there are opportunities aplenty to make designs more sustainable.
Britannia reimagined
The Naval Architect June 2021
RINA's former president Stephen Payne outlines his proposals for a British promotion vessel.
Front loading cruise design could improve outcome
The Naval Architect June 2021
Larger and more complex cruise ship newbuilding projects inspire a rethink of the early stage design process.
Gender diversity is a problem for everyone
The Naval Architect June 2021
Catherine Ingram, principal naval architect at BMT and winner of RINA's Eily Keary Award, offers her insight on what needs to change.
Heading towards a biofuelled future
The Naval Architect June 2021
Netherlands-based GoodFuels’ joint project with Oldendorff, BHP and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore sees marine biofuel bunkered on an oceangoing vessel for the first time.
The wind beneath bulk carriers
The Naval Architect June 2021
Rotor and wing sails, an emerging trend for wind assisted propulsion on bulk carriers.
Pioneering spirit
Ship & Boat International eNews: June 2021
Norwegian naval architect ESNA’s incorporation of surface effect ship (SES) design into offshore operations found additional form in the Q1 launch of the hybrid-powered CWind Pioneer.