DNV has issued the world’s first Prototype Certificate for a wave energy converter, awarded to Sweden-based CorPower Ocean for its C4 device, in a move the classification society says establishes a new benchmark for the wave energy sector.

EcoPro retrofit device from Ecomotus aims to improve diesel combustion and reduce emissions without the need for major vessel modifications.

The award of a contract to design and build two multifunctional vessels marks a major milestone in General Lighthouse Authority Trinity House's Future Afloat fleet renewal programme.

Regulatory uncertainty is placing growing pressure on shipowners to make investment decisions robust enough to hold up across multiple possible futures, according to DNV’s Maritime Forecast to 2050, published in August.

Bollinger Shipyards has opened a new 7,200ft² workforce training centre at its Gulfport, Mississippi facility, developed in partnership with the Submarine Industrial Base Program Office and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Windcoop has placed a binding order for what is being described as the world’s first sail-powered containership, with construction due to begin at RMK Marine’s shipyard in Türkiye in 2026.

Resolve Marine has started one of the UK’s most sensitive wreck salvage operations – the removal of the three masts of the SS Richard Montgomery, a sight that has become iconic for residents around the Thames Estuary.

Dr Robin Loscombe has been a RINA member for 50 years, moving between shipyards, consultancy, classification and academia. Here, he reflects on what’s changed.

A decade after replacing summer placements with two annual 12-month internships, Southampton-based Lateral Naval Architects reflects on the programme’s success through the experiences of two interns and its chief naval architect.

Shipyards working with third-party data need the means to integrate and keep track of data of increasing complexity, writes Simon Crook.

A seven-month feasibility study has produced a crew transfer vessel with 11% lower fuel use and 9% lower CO₂ than a diesel baseline. It’s a working test of whether generative design can move from concept to class approval.

RINA talks to Bob Cripps about the experiences, influences and engineering challenges that shaped a varied career, and the advice he would offer today’s aspiring naval architects.