Two naval architects, more than four decades apart in their careers, sat down for The Naval Architect to discuss innovation, safety, mentoring and the future of the profession. Dr Tom Allan, former chairman of the IMO Maritime Safety Committee, and Dr Martina Reche-Vilanova, technical manager at North Windships, found they had much in common.

Big Picture: ScaffFloat’s suspended pontoon system, in operation beneath a jetty in Tanzania, won two innovation awards at Seaworks 2026.

James Gladman on how to maintain operational resilience and safety with a reduced headcount onboard naval ships.

The RINA Developing Careers Champion Award recognises individuals who promote maritime careers and create development opportunities beyond what is normally expected of them.

China has built the world’s first offshore wind-powered underwater data centre, while developers are also advancing floating and vessel-based data centre concepts.

Swedish-Swiss multinational technology firm ABB has secured a contract with Spanish state-owned shipbuilder Navantia to supply two coastal hydrographic vessels for the Spanish Navy with a complete DC-based power distribution and propulsion system.

Bruno Cianci on engineering feats of the past that live on in the work of today’s naval architects and how one organisation is helping to preserve this maritime heritage.

IMO-approved ammonia fuel guidelines give ship designers clarity on managing toxicity, safety and onboard operations.

Alfa Laval, a Swedish firm that specialises in heat transfer, separation and fluid-handling technologies, has joined the ESOMOOR project, a European Union co-funded initiative bringing together industry and research partners to advance shared mooring technologies for large-scale floating offshore wind farms.

Eight years on: Lloyd's Register survey confirms continued high performance and structural integrity of Anemoi rotor sails onboard Afros

A new approach to ammonia-hydrogen marine propulsion could remove one of the most significant practical obstacles to zero-carbon shipping, say associate professor Yang Wenming and senior research fellow Dr Zhou Xinyi, from the College of Design and Engineering at the National University of Singapore

DNV recommended practice sets out hydrogen fuel competence requirements, providing technical guidance for training, risk management and safe vessel operations.