Aurelia
During the 2017 Maritime Convention at SNAME , Raffaele Frontera was impressed by the tremendous talent of a group of student winners of the Dr. James A. lisnyk student ship design competition, which has been won three years in a row by the same group. During these years, a beautiful friendship was born between Raffaele Frontera and the Argentinean group, which made Raffaele think of protecting and further developing this talent.
Therefore, Raffaele Frontera decided to found this company based on the talent of these guys in developing zero emission designs with the signature of Ton Bos, who will guarantee the maximum operational efficiency of such innovative vessels based on his 37 years of experience in the maritime field.
The team has won the first award on 3 consecutive occasions, all of them with at least one member of the Aurelia team participating. In 2017, two designs were carried out simultaneously, an AHTS, in 2018, a Fisheries Research Vessel (FRV) and in 2019 as MY and an ALV.
Participation in this competition allowed each of Aurelia’s members to develop the capacity to carry out original and high- quality conceptual projects with constant contact with shipowners It also strengthened teamwork, a quality that makes each member of Aurelia unique and necessary. The trip to the annual SNAME conventions to receive the awards allowed the group to make itself known and attract attention at each attendance. This led to the formation of Aurelia many thanks to the connectivity that SNAME generates.