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.
How it's changed
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Catherine Ingram, head of naval architecture at Navantia UK (image: Catherine Ingram)
Catherine Ingram, head of naval architecture at Navantia UK, reflects on her career journey.
Branch spotlight: Building on relationships
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HMS Venturer at Rosyth, where Babcock hosts an annual STEM event (image: Alamy)
A quarter-century of partnerships and professional development at the Scottish Branch.
The Big Questions: Arun Dev
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A career in industry and academia has taught the Newcastle University in Singapore-based professor to be patient, humble and never stop learning.
Bibby takes the fossil out of fuel
Offshore Technology (Newsletter)
Battery powered Bibby Marine ship (image: Bibby Marine)
Fully electric, eCSOV’s are being designed in Spain for Bibby Marine. Battery power, with enough energy to power a CSOV for 24hours, will increase efficiency and cut costs according to the company. New and more thermally stable batteries will aid the transition.
Offshore ships going atomic
Offshore Technology (Newsletter)
Knutsen to retrofit tanker with nuclear tech (image: Knutsen)
Power generation and offshore support vessels are both in the frame to benefit from fourth-generation small modular nuclear reactors. Ulsteinvik and Island Offshore explore the possibilities.
Energy outreach, offshore's design hurdles
Offshore Technology (Newsletter)
Support vessel for a rigless unit over the offshore production platform (image: Shutterstock)
Deeper, more exposed and less accessible fossil fuel reserves require more sophisticated offshore support vessel designs. With floating LNG increasingly in demand to help access and process fuels.
Sponsored: PALFINGER at SMM 2026: Integrated Solutions for Marine and Offshore Operations
The PFM 2100 in operation aboard FDA Niklas. © Tommy Grønning
When the global maritime industry gathers at SMM in Hamburg from September 1st to 4th, PALFINGER will showcase its comprehensive portfolio of deck equipment, lifesaving appliances, and service solutions designed to support safe, efficient, and reliable operations at sea.
Living with 10-year-olds
Ship Repair and Maintenance (Newsletter)
China Shipping Lines (image: Shutterstock)
Vessel owners of 10-year-old ships are going through a mid-life crisis. To retrofit or not to retrofit, that is the question? Can investments in energy savings be recovered in these not old, but not new ships.
Shipyard digitalisation gathers pace
Ship Repair and Maintenance (Newsletter)
Digitalisation is changing ship repair fast (image: Shutterstock)
The digital age is transforming the ship repair industry as online monitoring and digital twins linked to a burgeoning predictive maintenance regime takes hold.
Scope 3 is changing emissions calculations
Ship Repair and Maintenance (Newsletter)
Charterers demand more to mitigate scope 3 emissions (image: Shutterstock)
Visibility is becoming increasingly critical as charterers must now calculate Scope 3 emissions from their supply chains. Speed optimisation is helping to reduce the total.
The ferry designed to reshape Australia's waterways
Ferries & Fast Craft (Newsletter)
A digital rendering of the Aus Ships ferry powered by Volvo Penta (image: Volvo Penta).
Australia’s first 100% electrically driven passenger ferry, a collaboration between Aus Ships and Volvo Penta, aims to validate scalable electric marine propulsion with the overall aim of decarbonising the country’s waterways.
Deep-vee without the penalty? The Petestep hull
Ferries & Fast Craft (Newsletter)
Vexus Boats DVX23 was designed to run a single 500hp outboard (image: Petestep)
Can diagonal deflector strakes solve the classic deep-vee compromise? Petestep’s hull technology is promising faster planing, lower slamming loads and efficiency gains across the fast craft market.
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