Contents of The Naval Architect, 2008

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JANUARY 2008

Editor Hugh O'Mahony Editorial Assistant Clare Nicholls

Design/Production Manager Sandy Defraine Group Sales Director Debbi Bonner

Assistant Advertisement Manager Matthew Clifton Advertisement Production Manager Stephen Bell Marketing Manager Adelaide Proctor

Publisher Mark J Staunton-Lambert

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f N A V A L

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5 Editorial comment

C l o s e d or o p e n t o d e b a t e

6-13

News

Ó-8 News

10-13 E q u i p m e n t news

92-93

Letters

15 In-depth

15 Technical software | 'Quick C h e c k ' could

improve design

91 Book Review

104 Diary

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FEBRUARY 2008

Published by:

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The Institution is not, as a body, responsible for opinions expressed i n Hie Naval Architect unless it is expressly stated that these are the Council's views.

© 2008 The Royal Institution of Naval Architects. This publica-tion is copyright under the Berne Convenpublica-tion and the Interna-tional Copyright Convention. A l l rights reserved. N o part o f this publication may be reproduced, stored i n a retrieval system or transmitted without the prior permission o f the copyright o^mer. Permission is not, however, required to copy abstracts of papers or o f articles on condition that a fvdl reference to the source is shown. Multiple copying of the contents without permission is always illegal.

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f N A V A L

A R C H I T E C T

5 Editorial comment

Addressing t h e stacl< w e i g h t issue

6-14

News

Ó-10 News

12-14 E q u i p m e n t n e w s

16-23

In-depth

16-18

Safety

I

Learning first h a n d from Exp/orer

20 New vessels | There is life on MARS

23 Environment | C h u g o k u sets sights on silicone

105-7

Book Reviews

116 Diary

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MAY 2008

Published by:

The Royal Institution o f Naval Architects Editorial & Advertisement Office:

10 Upper Belgrave Street London S W I X 8BQ, U K Telephone: -t44 (0) 20 7235 4622 Telefax: +44 (0) 20 7245 6959

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The Institution is not, as a b o d y responsible for opinions expressed in The Naval Architect unless i t is expressly stated that these are the Council's views.

© 2008 The Royal Institution of Naval Architects. This pubhca-tion is copyright under the Berne Convenpubhca-tion and the Interna-tional Copyright Convention. A l l rights reserved. N o part o f this publication maybe reproduced, stored i n a retrieval system or transmitted without the prior permission of the copyright owner. Permission is not, however, required to copy abstracts of papers or o f articles on condition that a f u l l reference to the source is shown. Multiple copying of the contents without permission is always illegal.

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A R C H I T E C T

5 Editorial comment

Emissions consensus takes IMO

critics b y surprise

6-11

News

6-8 News

10-11 E q u i p m e n t news

65 Book review

76 Diary

Artist's impression of

Tydeman o n her completion

(copyright Oceonwide fvlarine Sen/ices).

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JUNE 2008

Editor Hugh O'Mahony

Editorial Assistant Clare Nicholls

Publisher M a r k J Staunton-Lambert

Published by:

The Royal Institution of Naval Architects Editorial & Advertisement Office: 10 Upper Belgrave Street London S W I X 8BQ, U K Telephone: 4-44 (0) 20 7235 4622 Telefax; +44 (0) 20 7245 6959

E-mail editorial editorial@rina.org.uk E-maU advertising advertising@rina.org.uk E-mail subscriptions subscriptions@rina.org.uk

Printed in Wales by Stephens & George Magazines.

The Institution is not, as a body, responsible for opinions expressed i n The Naval Architect unless it is expressly stated that these are the Council's views.

© 2008 The Royal Institution of Naval Architects. This publica-tion is copyright under the Berne Convenpublica-tion and the Interna-tional Copyright Convention. A l l rights reserved. No part of this publication maybe reproduced, stored i n a retrieval system or transmitted without the prior permission of the copyright owner. Permission is not, however, required to copy abstracts of papers or of articles on condition that a f u l l reference to the source is shown. Multiple copying of the contents without permission is always illegal.

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A R C H I T E C T

7 Editorial comment

Three cheers for shipping's real Greens

8-16

News

8-12 News

14-16 E q u i p m e n t n e w s

82-97

ln-deptti

82-83

Environment

I N e w f o r c e f r o m G r e e n w a v e

84-85

Design

I Local solution t o l o c a l c h a l l e n g e

87-88

New designs

1 A carrier for u n m a n n e d aircraft

90-91

Safety

I A c o u s t i c emissions a n d hull integrity

93-97

Classification

1 Unsettled w a t e r s a h e a d

for shipping

106 Diary

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JULY/AUGUST 2008

Editor H u g h O'Mahony

Editorial Assistant Samantha Fisk

Published by:

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7 Editorial comment

How t o foster schism

8-16

News

8-10 News

12-15 E q u i p m e n t news

16-17

In-depth

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Propulsion

1 The s h a p e o f engines t o c o m e

102 Diary

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without a bearing inspection.

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OCTOBER 2008

Design/Production IVIanager Sandy Defraine Group Sales Director John Payten

Publisher M a r k J Staunton-Lambert

Published by:

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A R C H I T E C T

7 Editorial comment

S m o k e a n d mirrors

8-14

News

8-10 News

12-15 E q u i p m e n t n e w s

16-19

In-depth

16-17

Design

1 Ship design a key driver for Wartsila

19 Equipment

1 H a m w o r t h y a d d s t o Brazilian

t a n k e r orders

19 Equipment

1 Plastic in t h e pipeline

60 Book review

60 Letters

70 Diary

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Contents I

NOVEMBER 2008

Design/Production Manager Sandy Defraine Group Sales Director John Payten

Advertisement Production Manager Stephen Bell Marketing Manager Adelaide Proctor

Published by:

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