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.
Modern market dynamics in fast craft design
Ferries & Fast Craft (Newsletter)
One of Arksen Pro's more recent innovations is the Vampire 1250 (image: Arksen Pro)
As fast craft design adapts to harsher offshore demands and faster-moving procurement cycles, RINA explores what naval architects can learn from Arksen Pro’s approach to ruggedisation, modularity and modern market dynamics
Flying boats rewrite the rules of fast craft design
Ferries & Fast Craft (Newsletter)
In the Candela P-12, the batteries are placed in the front of the boat, accounting for passenger weight (image: Candela)
Candela Technology’s flagship vessel, Candela P-12, holds the record as the fastest electric passenger vessel in operation. RINA reveals some of the secrets behind Candela’s pioneering hydrofoiling electric vessel design
Tailor-making the approach to fast ferries
Ferries & Fast Craft (Newsletter)
Strategic Marine's two 40m, 550-passenger low-emission catamaran ferries for the Government of Bermuda (image: Strategic Marine)
RINA talks exclusively to Strategic Marine on how low-emission targets are helping reshape hullform optimisation in large fast ferries and how this is subsequently spurring the market towards more tailored vessel designs
Newsletters
Stay connected with the global maritime community through RINA’s newsletters.
Whether you are a member or not, you can receive updates from The Naval Architect, alongside selected RINA news, events and industry insights. Members also gain access to a wider portfolio of exclusive newsletters on key topics in the maritime industry.
- The Naval Architect (currently available to all members & non-members)
- Power & Sustainability (members-only)
- Ship Repair & Maintenance (members-only)
- Warship Technology (members-only)
- Ferries & Fast Craft (members-only)
- Offshore Technology (members-only)
