Introduction

With Harbin Engineering University (China) as the major initiator and support from Dalian University of Technology（China）, the University of Strathclyde (Great Britain), State Marine Technical University of St. Petersburg (Russia), Bureau Veritas (France), and China Classification Society (China), ICNAME shall be registered as a Non-Governmental organization devoted to the exchanges of research to share their achievements in naval architecture, ocean and marine engineering and promotion of extensive cooperation as well as the development of science and technology. ICNAME is organized exclusively for international cooperation in naval architecture, ocean and marine engineering in the form of promoting mutual cooperation, exploration and exchanges, resource and knowledge sharing and collaborative development among members, with a hope to advance the innovation and development of technologies in naval architecture, ocean and marine engineering as well as the application andtranslation of research achievements to the marine industry.