For more than half a century, RINA’s principal publication, The Naval Architect, has been covering the latest advances in ship design, construction and technologies, providing independent technical information and insight on commercial shipping’s ongoing evolution. Focusing on large (100m plus) merchant ships, we feature a range of angles and opinions including expert comments from industry […]
Each year RINA welcomes the next generation of Naval Architects joining University programs both in the UK and Internationally. Hundreds of new first-year students have now started their academic courses, and have been welcomed by RINA in a series of welcome talks. Since the start of the academic year we’ve been on the road from […]
We are thrilled to announce that Mr. Arsenio Dominguez Velasco, Secretary-General elect of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will be joining us as the Principal Guest and Speaker for the Royal Institution of Naval Architects’ 2024 Annual Dinner in May next year. Mr. Dominguez is currently Director of IMO’s Marine Environment Division. He joined the […]
The Granite City was the location for the Royal Institution of Naval Architects’ inaugural Offshore Wind Summit in early October. The event, held in partnership with our friends at class society ABS, showcased some of the numerous innovations and developments in this rapidly-evolving segment of maritime. Kicking off a series of intensive panels and discussions […]
The Royal Institution of Naval Architects once again hosted its annual President’s Invitation Lecture earlier this month on November 1st. RINA members and invited guests gathered to hear a wide-ranging talk that looked at one of the current hot topics in the maritime world, the growing use of artificial intelligence. The lecture, which was presented […]
The Naval Architect February 2022
Naval architect and historian Larrie D. Ferreiro on the life and death of John Scott Russell.