Ferries & Fast Craft
Ferries & Fast Craft focuses on vessel design, performance optimisation, and operational technologies shaping high-speed and passenger transport sectors. You can expect topics such as hull design and hydrodynamics, propulsion systems including hybrid and electric solutions, lightweight and innovative new materials, and advanced navigation and safety systems.
Gain insights into regulatory compliance and efficiency improvements in the unseen workhorses of the maritime industry.
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.
Simultaneous ROV operations cut vessel days off Senegal
Example of 3D scanned subsea infrastructure (image: DeepOcean)
DeepOcean innovation set to reduce costs and time spent on subsea inspection programmes.
The big questions: David Andrews
Professor David Andrews
The distinguished naval architect on skills, talent and a life in design.
Fincantieri to build high-speed Saildrone USV in Wisconsin
Spectre is 52m long and has a top speed of 30knots (image: Fincantieri)
Shipbuilder branches out with collaboration on Spectre; Chartwell and Japanese shipbuilders sign wind deal; and historic tug to become a yacht. TNA Insights.
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