Tailor made ships

This complete autonomy in designing the vessel's structure and outfitting, allows Rodriquez to successfully tailor its basic products to the specific requirements - in terms of internal outfitting, propulsion plant, electronic systems - of each and every customer.

Research investments

Rodriquez continues to invest significant resources in research for the benefit of future production programs.
Research projects are not only oriented to the development of new products, but are extended, with special and continuous attention, to the development of new materials, material applications and construction techniques.

Trading activities and Technology Transfer

Research and development is not the only task of Rodriquez Engineering.
The company is part of Rodriquez Cantieri Navali. Important international business connections have been established by Rodriquez Engineering to transfer know how, bearing in mind the growing request of the high speed market. Rodriquez in consideration of the always growing requirement for modern methods and ideas has, from inception, readily transferred its developed technology to its customers and partners.
In its technology transfer processes Rodriquez retains the role of Design Authority.

The transfer of technology, in the Rodriquez concept, involves not only the transfer of the drawings necessary for local construction, but also:
· the full transfer of information and assistance to set up new facilities,
· the training at Rodriquez 's facilities of the personnel of the recipient shipyard,
· the assistance of Rodriquez specialists at the recipient shipyard,
· the selection and qualification of the local suppliers,
· the transfer of all the documentation and data necessary to allow the recipient shipyard to set up the production line.

In the past to fulfill some contracts both Rodriquez Cantieri Navali and Intermarine yards have been practically involved in the setting up of new facilities:
· 1986 USA. Following an order for 12 minehunters for the US Navy, Intermairne developed and built a new yard in Savannah. At the end of the contract the new yard was sold.
· 1994 AUSTRALIA. The contract for the supply of 6 minehunters for the Royal Australian Navy was awarded by Intermarine that teamed with A.D.l. (Australian Defence Industries) with the understanding that Intermarine would have been the Design Authority, responsible also of the construction of the first hull and of the assistance to ADI for the activities related to the technology transfer.
· 2001 BRASIL. Rodriquez Cantieri Navali won the contract for building 10 aluminium passenger catamarans to be built in Brasil. Rodriquez for that purposes made a joint venture with a local shipyard, in Rio de Janeiro, with the duty to be the financial partner of the new yard, the Design Authority and the construction supervisor

S.M.S. Stands for the most efficient system in terms of comfort and safety

The S.M.S. - Seaworthiness Management System, is the most advanced computerised stabilisation system. It can be used for the fast ferries as well as for motoryacht greater than 18 meters in length. The S.M.S. has been successfully installed on board on the latest generation of "Aquastrada" fast ferries, reducing to a minimum the vertical acceleration and pitching/rolling motions. In short, all those traditional ship movements which affect the passengers comfort.
The S.M.S. system guarantees a smooth navigation at high speed even in very severe weather and sea conditions.
Thanks to S.M.S., the Motion Sickness Incidence factor is well below the most severe endurance limits imposed by the ISO rules, even with 6 m wave height. S.M.S. is a complete stabilising system composed of:
- lifting surfaces appropriately placed and designed in order to control and reduce the ship motions and accelerations;
- electronic control system, for the system management;
- motions, gyroscope and acceleration sensors;
- control panel (monitor) installed on the console in the operating compartment;
- Hydraulic power supplies for the lifting surface movement lifting surfaces one or two pairs of stabilising fins to control the roll motions T-foils transom tabs, to control the trim of the ship.

Rodriquez history has always been tied to great intuitions and technological turning points

High speed was born in the Messina shipyard.
From "Freccia del Sole", the first hydrofoil launched in 1956, to “Guizzo” the first Aquastrada to the “V6000” 70 knots patrol boat to the different classes of Minehunters, Rodriquez has always projected into the future.
Experience, high technology, capability to produce and realize ideas ahead of their time are the key factors allowing Rodriquez to offer advanced naval craft.
Fast, safe, with low operating costs, they give Rodriquez a world-wide leadership.
Today Rodriquez is ahead in the production of high tech craft, weither Fast Ferries or Minehunters or Luxury Yachts.