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.
TERRA MARIQUE pontoon
The Naval Architect
Terra Marique: General Arrangement of Damen's Multipurpose Pontoon (image: Damen Shipyard).
Damen Shipyard’s plans for the multi-purpose heavy-lift barge, a specialist 80m-long vessel designed to carry abnormal indivisible loads.
Rethinking hull lubrication for real operating conditions
The Naval Architect
Passive lubrication and full-scale operating data are extending net performance across the vessel operating profile, says Alex Routledge.
Helping develop your careers
The Naval Architect
Chris McNair pictured at London International Shipping Week.
Chris McNair reflects on how times are changing for skills, development and how RINA can support you.
Dr Batuhan Aktas wins RINA-QinetiQ 2026 Maritime Innovation Award
The Naval Architect
Dr Batuhan Aktas (centre).
Continuing to celebrate RINA Award winners 2026: The prize for a vessel-specific propeller retrofit was presented at the RINA Annual Dinner.
Physics meets machine learning in shaft power prediction
The Naval Architect
Norwegian researchers find machine learning consistently beats a purely empirical benchmark for shaft power, though combining the two brings no clear gain.
Hybrid thinking on wave resistance
The Naval Architect
Errors in estimating wave resistance lead to inaccurate performance predictions (image: BVS M&O).
How a new model from Bureau Veritas attempts to predict wave-added resistance at close to CFD accuracy but at a fraction of the computational cost.
Making space for waste
The Naval Architect
Martin Shutler on the design challenges created by modern water and waste treatment requirements.
Rudder performance: how to see the full picture
The Naval Architect
Why we need to rethink methods of predicting real-life rudder performance, taking sea margin, turning and WASP into account.
Proactive hull cleaning
The Naval Architect
XGIT-Fuel is a biocide-free hull coating.
How a year of biocide-free robotic hull cleaning on a trading LPG carrier held performance close to dry-dock levels, despite high fouling pressure and imperfect execution.
Chile's navy: building more than ships
The Naval Architect
The launch of Magallanes in 2026 (image: La Armada de Chile).
Naval shipbuilding in Chile is no longer just about replacing ageing fleets, it is a long-term national endeavour that demands sustained collaboration between government, industry and academia to build lasting engineering, industrial and technological capability.
Agamemnon puts to sea
Warship Technology (Newsletter)
HMS Agamemnon sails from Barrow for sea trials (image: Andrew Linnett; UK MOD - Crown copyright 2026).
HMS Agamemnon enters sea trials, marking a key milestone for the Astute programme as construction of the final boat, Achilles, progresses at Barrow.
Electric propulsion for South Korean destroyer
Warship Technology (Newsletter)
Leonardo DRS and Doosan Enerbility at the contract signing for the KDDX electric propulsion system (image: Leonardo DRS)
Leonardo DRS secures a propulsion role on South Korea's KDDX programme, the navy's first destroyer class to feature full-electric drive.
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