Britannia reimagined
The Naval Architect June 2021
RINA's former president Stephen Payne outlines his proposals for a British promotion vessel.
Industry News
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.
Navaid maintenance on ice
Ship & Boat International eNews: June 2021
Wuchang Shipbuilding has launched what’s been vaunted as China’s first ice-breaking beacon vessel, Haixun 156, which is set to commence operations in September.
Second Ulstein design for KIGAM
Ship & Boat International eNews: June 2021
The Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) is set to boost its activities with a new Ulstein SX134 seismic and oceanographic research ship.
Pumping it up in NY
Ship & Boat International eNews: June 2021
Californian builder Moose Boats has delivered a new firefighting craft, Marine 1, to New York’s Rochester Fire Department (RFD).
Mega Lifeboat
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