The Naval Architect May-June 2026
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INSIGHTS 6-13 6 Big picture: topping up the tank 8 Next level electric tug; carbon capture Baltic first 9 Wind power for Co2 carrier; torpedo recovery system contract 10 Marine robotics research 11 Anti-submarine vessels; Chartwell Japan deal 12 Subsea innovation in Senegal; HMS Queen Elizabeth dry docking 13 New training simulation platform; autonomous tech boost OPINION 14-17 14 Evangelos Boulougouris on Al in ship design 15 Catriona Savage on her time as the first female president of RINA 17 James Gladman on staying in control and the importance of Human-Autonomy Teaming FEATURES 18-41 18 THE UNDERWATER ARMS RACE The technologies and strategies shaping future submarine capability around the world 24 DESIGNING FOR EXTREMES Conditions are changing for vessels in the Arctic north 28 DESIGNING AN AFRICAN PASSENGER FERRY Team Nagapasa's MV Safarind, winner of the WFSA's Maritime Student Design Competition 32 MAPPING THE UNMAPPABLE How autonomy and intelligence are reshaping offshore surveys 34 EMERGENCY RESPONSE Crisis in Crete averted thanks to quick thinking and teamwork 38 SALVAGE OPERATIONS A complex salvage job of a containership off a remote Canadian coast |
TECHNICAL 42-53 42 BMT's MODUS modular USVs 44 The Echandia Ultra air-cooled battery 45 Rolls-Royce MT30 turbine picked for Australian frigates 47 L3Harris wins US contract for TTLR systems and lver4 900 AUVs 48 The future of antifouling: a paper by 1-Tech's Ulf Hansen 49 UK's Dragon Fire laser shield 50 A summary of Lloyd's Register's LNG report 53 Anduril's Dive-XL extra-large AUV EVENTS 55-57 55 Presentations from RINA's inaugural Ship Energy Efficiency Conference 56 A summary of Professor David Manley's RINA Warship 2026 talk
MEMBERS 58-66 58 Profile of RINA award winner Sukant Kumar; plus Aaron Cobb's path to success 60 Jack Gifford on his career journey from Saturday boy to running his own business 61 Mentoring at Argo Engineering 62 Lessons from MV Derbyshire 63 Spotlight on the Cumbria branch 64 Spotlight on the Singapore branch 65 Rob Hayes' approach to CPD 66 David Andrews answers the big questions
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