Ballast water: Definition and current legislation
Ballast water treatment on vessels is an essential procedure to reduce the environmental impact of large ships. Popularly known in the naval sector by its acronym BWTS (Ballast Water Treatment System), it is regulated…
Types of vessels in maritime transport: a comprehensive guide
Over the last century, the evolution of international goods transport and the improvement of ships for other types of uses has been enormous. Despite the striking that large vessels such as containerships…
Fundamentals of naval electrical engineering: Power systems on ships
Electrical systems in the shipbuilding industry have become increasingly complex over the years. From relatively simple systems considered auxiliary, these systems that require a very careful design, especially with their…
Understanding MARPOL regulation: Protecting marine environments
The residues that ships generate in their daily activity entail an important risk for the marine environment. Oily mixtures, dirty water, rubbish and cargo might be hazardous for human health and other…
Construction of harbour tugs
One of the most used vessels in port activity are harbour tugs, necessary to support the maneuverability of vessels and emergency cases…
What is a dry dock and how does it work?
A dry dock is one of the biggest challenges in civil engineering. And not only that, but also all the auxiliary elements that compose it make dry docks a highly complex structure. From SYM Naval we want to approach…
The 7 most important commercial ports in the Mediterranean
Commercial ports are key infrastructures for the development of a territory. These represent a door to the world for the reception and shipment (import and export) of a wide variety of merchandise…
Feasibility study
Sym-naval, in its commitment to innovation and decarbonization, has participated, along with three other partners in a consortium, in the following Preliminary Feasibility Study, included within the Perte Naval: LEADING PROJECT: PNA-010000-2023-4 TECNAVAL 2025: INTEGRATED PROJECT OF THE NAVAL INDUSTRIAL SECTOR TO ACHIEVE DIVERSIFICATION, DIGITALIZATION, AND SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH TECHNOLOGY Primary project title: PRELIMINARY […]
Multipurpose vessel to operate in New Caledonia
Last Tuesday, August 23rd, SYM NAVAL officially signed a new contract with the company Société Minière Georges Montagnat for the construction of a multipurpose port support vessel.
Naval PERTE’s first call launched with €30M available
The first action of the PERTE Naval is already underway. The call for the mission “Promoting application technologies in the naval sector that improve its competitiveness in the 21st century” managed by…