It is necessary to ensure that if any mishaps happen such as fire, flooding, explosion, structural damage, the ship can sustain a substantial level of damage and enough time is there to prevent any immediate catastrophe and steps can be taken to mitigate the consequences and render counter-actions available.

The treatment of ballast water is a necessary requirement in the efficient design of a ship, especially in the current era of green shipping. Learn about the different ballast water treatment technologies used on ships.

In this first part of the submarine design series, we will learn about the design of naval submarines, familiarising ourselves with the design and functionalities of a submarine, its parts, general arrangement, structural design and arrangement, stability of a submarine, the systems used in a submarine, etc.

Manoeuvrability is defined as the inherent ability of a vessel to change its course/path. Understanding the factor of manoeuvrability of a vessel is extremely important to both ship designer or seafarer. Read more about different types Of manoeuvres of a vessel inside the article.

Learn about the effects of build-up/accumulation of ice on ships due to the extra added weight. Find out more about how ice accretion affects ship stability in the article inside.

A lot of marine accidents involving failure of the ship hull structures occurs because of a crack in the midship region or a total split-off of the hull girder. This article gives an insight into the causes that lead to the failure of the ship’s hull girder from a longitudinal strength point of view.

Learn more about a ship’s superstructure by understanding the different type of loads acting on it and important requirements for a good design.