The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) closed 2024 by completing the decommissioning of the first ever tidal turbine platform to provide electricity to the UK national grid, 18 years after its installation. The platform, supplied by Dublin-based OpenHydro, was installed at EMEC’s grid-connected tidal test site at the Fall of Warness, off the island of […]
Damen Shiprepair Oranjewerf is strengthening its commitment to green ship repair, maintenance, conversion and refit projects with a recent shore power installation. The yard had already installed a shore power unit which was suited to many of its projects. However, with this latest installation, developed by Elma Systems, the availability of clean onshore power, converted […]
South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean confirms that it has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from class societies ABS and Bureau Veritas for its Pre-FEED standard floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) concept. Reportedly optimised for deployment off West Africa, and with a hull designed for 20 years of uninterrupted operations between drydockings, the 340m x […]
For more than 50 years, The Naval Architect has provided RINA members with in-depth information on all aspects of vessel design, construction and engineering. From 2025, the publication will incorporate RINA’s previous range of esteemed titles, including Ship & Boat International, Warship Technology and Shiprepair & Maintenance, combining these magazines’ strengths and editorial expertise to create a new, supercharged publication. The […]
Danish OSV operator and subsea specialist NCT Offshore has taken delivery of a new cable-laying vessel (CLV), Freja, which will assist its activities in the offshore renewable energy sector. Operating from her homeport of Klintebjerg, Freja measures approximately 95m in length and 21.5m in breadth and was constructed by Norwegian shipbuilder Vard. Based on the […]
Swiss marine power specialist WinGD reports that it has concluded trials of the first commercial version of its 10X92DF-M engine – part of its new methanol-compatible X-DF-M engine series. The 10X92DF-M was run at full load, on more than 95% methanol fuel, on a testbed at CSSC-MES Diesel (CMD) in Shanghai in mid-December. Sebastian Hensel, […]
February 2025 should see ‘Project Orion’, the working name for the hybrid-powered motor yacht launched this month by Heesen Yachts, commence a round of intensive sea trials in the North Sea, prior to its planned debut cruise in spring. “Engineered for both style and security”, as Dutch boatbuilder Heesen puts it, the newbuild has restricted […]
(Part 1: https://rina.org.uk/publications/the-naval-architect/neurodiversity-and-naval-architecture-pt-1/) TNA: What are some of the benefits of hiring neurodiverse individuals? David: One trait of neurodiverse people is that, if you give us an opportunity, we’re very reliable – we’ll work for the company for 25 years. While graduates are vitally important for their skills, a lot of them tend to stay […]
The US Navy is considering recruiting a second yard to help build its new class of guided missile frigates as the programme falls further and further behind schedule. In November, amid mounting concern over the delays and cost, the US Department of Defense issued a request for information (RfI) for a second yard to build […]
Simply put, the term ‘neurodiversity’ – originally coined by sociologist Judy Stringer in the 1990s – recognises that people’s brains function in diverse ways. Neurodivergent people tend to exhibit different strengths, and undergo different challenges, to neurotypical (or, to use a blanket term, ‘normal’) people, and understanding this is key to helping them to integrate […]
Incat Crowther has been commissioned to design an all-electric light cargo vessel for marinEV, a division of Yinson GreenTech specialising in zero-emissions cargo and crew transfers. The vessel, Hydromover 2.0, will be used to transport stores, food and spare parts to ships anchored in the Singapore Strait and preparing to dock at the Port of […]
London,UK operator Uber Boat by Thames Clippers has announced that it will launch its first all-electric cross-river passenger ferry, Orbit Clipper, in March 2025. The zero-emissions catamaran will connect Canary Wharf, on the north side of the Thames, with Rotherhithe, on the south, seven days a week, making crossings every 10 minutes on weekdays and […]