The Naval Architect

The Naval Architect is the principal journal of The Royal Institution of Naval Architects. It provides independent, high quality technical information on all aspects of the international marine industry. 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 ship owners, ship operators, shipbuilders, marine consultants, marine surveyors, and ship managers.

Our readers are kept informed of the latest trends in design and technology, principally covering ships above 100m in length. The Naval Architect reports on the design, construction and equipping of new commercial vessels, and regular features include;

comprehensive ship descriptions, complete with illustrations and general arrangement plans
area and country reports
regular ship type features, including cruise ships, ro-ro vessels, gas carriers, tankers, bulk carriers, inland passenger ships, large fast craft
up-to-date news and views on key subjects such as ship safety, propulsion, CAD/CAM, green ship concepts, shipyard technology, and rules and regulations

Outside these features we aim to publish regular technical articles on new commercial vessels, complete with illustrations and general arrangement plans. A selection of the most interesting and innovative vessels completed during 2011 will appear in our annual publication Significant Ships of 2011

Editor: Nick Savvides

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Each issue of The Naval Architect is now published online. From January 2008 onwards the entire publication, including all editorials and advertisements in the printed edition, can be seen in digital format and viewed by members, subscribers, and (for a limited period) any other interested.

The online edition features advanced page turning technology, multiple views and zoom for easy reading. The issue includes live web links to click throught to other sites and direct E-mail links. Subscribers can download and read off-line, print articles, add personal bookmarks, notes to the publications and use the advances keyword search tool to find the pages they want in the journal archive

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The Naval Architect

(includes Warship Technology and Offshore Marine Technology)

Warship Technology is published as a bi-monthly and Offshore Marine Technology published quarterly are regular supplements to The Naval Architect.

Two issues a year (February and September) are published additionally in Chinese-language, in association with Shanghai Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SSNAME). Distribution is additionally made to members of the Shanghai Association of Shipbuilding Industries.

Selection of articles from the latest issue of The Naval Architect

If you would like to read more about these particular articles just click on the title and the links will take you directly to the relevant pages within the latest issue of The Naval Architect.

Analysing China’s shipbuilding industry

An Economic analysis of China’s shipbuilding industry in 2011shows that it maintained a steady growth as economic indices kept increasing, achieving a healthy start for the 12th Five-year Plan period (2011-2015) writes The China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry.

Training key to safe operation of gas fuelled ships

Italian class society RINa (Registro Italiano Navale) says that the drive for lower emissions should not compromise safety. In the LNG industry safety is maintained through proper ship design and crew training and these important factors must be replicated in the use of LNG as a fuel on other ship types.

Adding ballast to the convention

The ballast water treatment (BWT) convention is sailing into its eighth year of not being ratified, while some still hold out hope that it will be ratified by the end of 2012, what impact has the delay had on the market?