Members of CEMT member Societies are invited to the 65th International Congress of Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering and Maritime Industry, organised by the Spanish Naval Architect and Marine Engineering Association, and supported by the Confederation of European Maritime Technology Societies.
The topic of the Congress will be “Transforming the Industry: Innovation and Marine Engineering”, and will be structured in four pillars: Defense, Fishing,
Commercial and Passenger Industries and Offshore Wind Energy. Further details are at 65 Congreso
Every year, the KNVTS presents the ‘Ship of the Year Award’ and associated challenge trophy. This prestigious award goes to a ship designed and (largely) completed in the Netherlands that is particularly innovative in technical terms. With this award, we promote technical progress and reward the courage to experiment with new developments.
Further details of the Award, including previous winners, are at https://www.knvts.nl/en/ship-of-the-year Invitations to submit nominations for the 2026 Award will be published in due course.
warmly invites you to the lectures titled
Symposium SORTA — From Historical Roots to Development and a Vision for the Future
(Prof. Dr. Joško Parunov)
• The lecture provides a concise overview of the history of the SORTA symposium, which will be hosted again in Belgrade after 42 years, with a focus on contemporary challenges and future development.
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Sensitivity Analysis of Battery — Powered Electric Propulsion for a Generic Passenger Ship
(Prof. Dr. Vedran Slapničar)
• Electric propulsion uses battery-powered electric motors and is considered a promising solution for improving sustainability and energy efficiency. However, the low energy and power density of current batteries limit their application on large ships. The lecture examines how factors such as ship size, speed, battery capacity, charging infrastructure, and sailing distance influence the performance of electric vessels, illustrated through two case studies in which diesel-powered ships are replaced with electric ones.
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From Dynamic Positioning to Autonomous Navigation: Challenges and Approaches
(Prof. Dr. Marko Valčić)
Every modern autonomous ship will need to implement at least some form of dynamic positioning. This opens up opportunities for the further evolution of dynamic positioning, a technology proven for more than half a century, towards remotely operated and fully autonomous ship control systems. The lecture provides a brief comparison of these approaches, with particular emphasis on the key challenges in their development and implementation
Time and location: 6:30-9:00 PM, Monday, January 26, 2025, Room 211 (second floor), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Kraljice Marije 16, Belgrade, https://maps.app.goo.gl/UU8q4CfnPntiJX6s7
Link for online streaming: https://zoom.us/j/98168851183?pwd=5E8vd22mdUolCubKxJa1NHj2HwfMbn.1
Language: Serbian/Croatian, with discussion possible in English