The Naval Architect - March 2025

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CONTENTS

 

EDITORIAL COMMENT        7

7          Nuclear power: from bogeyman to lifeline?

 

 

NEWS 8-17

 

8          NEWS

13        EQUIPMENT

16        DRONETECH

 

IN DEPTH      18-32

 

NEW VESSEL DESIGNS

18        Performance is key

ICE-CLASS VESSELS

20        Ice loads analysis

OFFSHORE SUPPORT

24        Green seas ahead

ROVS AND AUVS

26        Electric incentives

CLASSIFICATION

28        A touch of class

FRIGATES

32        Frigate trials mark naval milestone

 

 

CORPORATE PARTNERS   34

 

CORPORATE PARTNERS

34        Sailing into sustainability

 

 

FEATURES    38-79

 

PATROL AND RESCUE BOATS

38        Confident in Cadiz

40        Arafura battles delays

 

CRUISESHIPS

42        Arctic adventures

44        Cruise refit focus pays off

 

UNCREWED VESSELS

48        Reach for the future

54        Autonomy in the UK…and beyond

59        US lagging in USV adoption

60        Multi-mission Herne completes sea trials

 

GREEN PROPULSION

62        Rise of the reactors

66        WAPS retrofits gain momentum

72        ClI: striking the right balance

74        Klaipeda's hydrogen revolution

 

ADVANCED HULLFORMS

76        Safe and smooth

79        AIRCATs on the prowl

 

 

HISTORY & HERITAGE

81        A legacy of lifesaving

 

WHAT’S ON

82        Calendar

 

 

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