RINA New South Wales Section, together with the Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology, hosts technical meetings, typically nine per year. The Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology meetings are held in-person, recorded, placed on the RINA YouTube channel (with permission), and are reported in The Australian Naval Architect.
RINA New South Wales Section, together with the Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology ACT & NSW Branch, also organises SMIX (Sydney Marine Industry Christmas) Bash for the Sydney marine industry in December onboard Sydney Heritage Fleet’s barque, James Craig. Partners are welcome.
Technical meetings are generally combined with the Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology ACT & NSW Branch, held on the first Wednesday of the month (February through October) at the Sydney Mechanics School of Arts or at a yacht club, starting at 18:00 for refreshments and 18:30 for the presentation, and finishing by 20:00. Guests are welcome.
Meetings are subject to change at short notice so, if you are making extensive arrangements to attend, then please confirm the date, time and place with the Secretary of the Section.
Outfitted in the Netherlands, with a hull built in China, Somtrans’ new bunker barge, United LNG I, will help the company to extend its LNG bunkering capacity across various Belgian and Dutch seaports
The forthcoming Oceanus17 USV from UK-based ZeroUSV will incorporate most of the components and design features that characterised its earlier, smaller, Oceanus12 model, speeding up the design, engineering and build phases
Sealartec's radical ALR-S technology can convert a conventional ship's stern ramp to a fully autonomous recovery system for unmanned surface vessels
The UK-based ROC + DOCK project has brought together remote-controlled operations, a dual-function simulator and a ‘hands-off’ docking station, to encourage force multiplication of uncrewed vessels in ports and harbours
The latest addition to Bernhard Schulte Offshore’s CSOV fleet, Windea Clausius, combines a methanol-ready hybrid propulsion plant with Ulstein’s Twin X-STERN design for energy efficiency and ease of operations
We've seen wingsails applied to bulkers and tankers - but aboard a smaller patrol boat? The latest design from MAURIC, set for launch in 2027, could open up an entirely new market for wind-assisted propulsion systems
Singapore-based shipbuilder Strategic Marine has signed a memorandum of understanding with US-based Eureka Naval Craft to collaborate on the construction of the first Aircat Bengal MC Modular Attack Surface Craft.
We are always looking for Members to contribute, whether through supporting the management of the Section, volunteering at events, or with speaking, training, webinars, STEM activitites for local schools universities, and even mentoring our younger members. Any and all ideas for the Section events programme and more are very welcome and we look forward to seeing you at our Section Meetings soon.
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