The Naval Architect provides in-depth information on all aspects of vessel design, construction and engineering. Practical applications of latest technology and case studies are accompanied by analysis and foresights. Published every two months, the magazine covers everything from superyachts and short-hop ferries to tankers and heavy-lift vessels; from battery pack installations and sail-assisted solutions to LNG tank retrofits; and from offshore safety to warship resilience.
Engineering flexibility into hybrid ferry design
Ferries & Fast Craft (Newsletter)
Incat and Echandia are demonstrating how working closer together on modular battery integration, collaborative vessel design and whole-system engineering is working to future-proof ferries as technology and infrastructure evolve.
Naval architecture in the electric age
Ferries & Fast Craft (Newsletter)
Chartwell Marine is expanding its work in the fast passenger ferry market, drawing best practice from CTV design. Its low-wake ferry hullform is a direct response to how electrification has fundamentally changed vessel design.
Simple physics with a significant impact
Ferries & Fast Craft (Newsletter)
Salmon Marine’s Wavebreaker dynamic ballast system, originally conceived for offshore racing powerboats, has evolved into a design solution for reducing vertical accelerations experienced by crew and passengers operating at speed.
Fuel cell technology powering up at speed
Power & Sustainability (Newsletter)
Samskip's fuel cell-powered shuttle will operate between Rotterdam and Oslo (image: Courtesy of Samskip).
Delivering maritime fuel cells that can drive deepsea shipping is not only within reach but is inevitable according to some.
Oceanbird sets sail to zero-emission target
Power & Sustainability (Newsletter)
Tirranna's Oceanbird Wing560 was installed in June (image: Wallenius Marine).
Maritime wings are taking off! The latest design from Alfa Laval and Wallenius Marine is promising to make wind the primary source of vessel power.
Solar added to roro energy mix
Power & Sustainability (Newsletter)
Wattlab's first full-scale installation on a seagoing vessel, the Vertom Tula (image: Wattlab)
Solar power has finally found its way onto ships. Slow uptake of solar energy is seen as surprising. Coastal shipping is showing that solar can improve efficiencies.
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