Advertising Opportunities in The Naval Architect

The Journal

Principal journal of The Royal Institution of Naval Architects, The Naval Architect provides independent, high quality technical information on all aspects of the international marine industry.

Ten issues a year (January, February, March, April, May, June, July/August, September, October and November), providing up-to-date technical information on all aspects of ship design, construction and outfitting.
Regular reports on all major shipbuilding centres world-wide, contract news; views; rules and regulations.
Regular specialist reviews of the newest generations of CAD/CAM equipment.

Full details of the 2010 Editorial Schedule is available online.

Details of advertisement sizes and artwork requirements are also available online.

For further information on advertising opportunities in The Naval Architect, contact John Payten at

Readership

The Naval Architect has an ABC audited circulation of 11,650 copies per issue. It is read by a worldwide audience of leading professionals with responsibility for technical aspects of design, construction, maintenance and operation of marine vessels and structures. Its readers are naval architects and other technically-qualified individuals, working for owners, operators, yards, consultants, surveyors, and ship managers - the industry's key decision-makers.

Online Editions

As of January 2008, digital editions of The Naval Architect are available online. Visit the digital editions and archive to view these.

Special Language Editions

The February and September issues are additionally published in Chinese language, in association with The Shanghai Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SSNAME). The January issue of The Naval Architect now includes a special feature on the Vietnamese shipbuilding industry which will also be translated into the Vietnamese-language and published as a special supplement with the normal issue. Click here for further information about advertising in the Chinese issues and Vietnamese special feature.

Special Supplements

Each year The Naval Architect will also publish a number of additional special supplements. Past supplements have covered such topics as Marine Power & Propulsion, Ice Class ships, LNG carriers, Containerships, etc.

In 2010 the Institution is publishing a special supplement to celibrate its 150th Anniversary. This will be distributed with the June issue of The Naval Architect. For further detail, click here The Royal Institution of Naval Architects 1860 -2010.

Readership Analysis

With a worldwide ABC Audited circulation of 11,650 copies per issue (Jan-Dec 2009), The Naval Architect's readership extends far beyond the 8800 members of The Royal Institution of Naval Architects. Distributed in more than 100 countries it reaches a discerning professional audience working in the international marine industry. This quality circulation is further enhanced by additional distribution at the major maritime exhibitions and The Royal Institution of Naval Architects' extensive series of international conferences and training courses. The Chinese editions are distributed to more than 7600 Shanghai (and other regional) SNAME members, and to the Shanghai Association of Shipbuilding Industries.

The Naval Architect offers advertisers an exceptional opportunity to influence decision-makers in the industry who are involved in newbuilding projects from conception to completion, also design and construction technology.