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.
We are on the right path
Catriona Savage: Broadening the language around engineering, for teachers, parents and young people alike, is essential.
Catriona Savage on the pace of change in her time as RINA president.
Success on a plate
Solar panels on the ferry's roof would supply 11% of the vessel's auxiliary electricity demand (image: Universitas Indonesia)
Team Nagapasa’s flat-bottomed catamaran ferry won the WFSA’s Maritime Student Design Competition, meeting the constraints of a shallow, hazard-prone river route with a design built for affordability and local construction.
Baltic first for carbon capture and storage
The planned CO₂ transshipment terminal in Klaipėda is expected to have a capacity of approximately 2.8 million tonnes of CO₂ per year (image: KN Energies)
Aker wins contract for CO2 terminal in Lithuania; and First battery-methanol-powered tug set to sail.
We'd better be ready for AI
Evangelos Boulougouris: There is a clear trend to move from AI as a plug-in to AI-native design toolchains
Evangelos Boulougouris on using artificial intelligence in ship design.
LNG for cruise: the design implications
MSC Cruises is transitioning its passenger fleet to LNG to improve energy efficiency
A report from Lloyd’s Register, Fuel for Thought: LNG for Cruise, says liquefied natural gas is established as the dominant alternative fuel in the sector by a considerable margin, evidenced by the fact that 30 LNG-fuelled cruiseships of 20,000GT and above are in service and a further 29 are on order. What does that mean for naval architects?
You can't just add autonomy
James Gladman: Trust in autonomous systems comes from transparency of intent, consistency of behaviour and clearly communicated confidence and limitations
James Gladman on staying in control and why HAT is key.
Wargaming Baltic Sentry
The wargame setup
RINA’s Warship 2026: Submarines conference, on 24-25 June 2026, University of Bath. How a wargame series is being used to help combat hostile underwater activity.
The future of antifouling
Hansen speaking the RINA Ship Energy Efficiency Conference in Athens
A summary of Ulf Hansen’s presentation at the 2026 RINA Ship Energy Efficiency Conference.
Wärtsilä rolls out NTPRO 7 simulator
NTPRO 7 mirrors modern bridge operations (image: Wärtsilä)
Wärtsilä, the Helsinki-based technology group, has released NTPRO 7, the latest iteration of its navigational training simulation platform.
Designed for Autonomy
Illustration of the 40m MODUS vessel (image: BMT)
Chloe Yarrien and Jake Rigby take us behind the scenes of BMT’s MODUS family of modular uncrewed surface vessels.
Mapping the unmappable
Ocean Power Technologies' WAM-V 16 USV, equipped with Sulmara Discovery technology (image: Sulmara/OPT)
Autonomy and technology are reshaping offshore surveys in hard-to-reach places, says Anne-Marie Causer.
Mentoring: Charting a course at Argo Engineering
Argo's Emma Shepherd
We hear from an engineering consultancy about its mentorship needs – and what it can offer in return.
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