Acknowledgements
The editors of this Special Issue (SI) of Ship Technology Research – Schiffstechnik (STR) are grateful to the chief editors of STR, Professors Soeren Ehlers and Bettar Ould El Moctar, the publisher of STR Taylor & Francis and all contributors – authors and reviewers in particular – of scientific papers that enabled us to revisit the work and appreciate new developments inspired by late Professor Nowacki’s scientific legacy. The material compiled in this Special Issue honours late Professor Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Horst Nowacki, who will be remembered by us and the naval architectural community for many years to come.