Ship Design

Our Ship Concept Design Team can demonstrate and implement new features and solutions for your ship projects. We put everything into practice in a competitive and environmentally friendly manner.

We have the skills and resources to create future ship concepts that focus on energy efficiency and environmentally friendly operations. Our expertise is based on a long tradition in ship design that covers all disciplines and design phases. Our processes utilize the most sophisticated methods and tools, such as simulations, CFD calculations and visualizations, all fed by a strong internal resource pools.

For example, we can analyze novel fuels and hybrid machinery solutions in different concepts. For local transport, direct battery-driven solutions may be the key, whereas a hydrogen-based solution might be a better option for short voyages. For deep-sea shipping, ammonia-based machinery might be a viable option.

We create ship concepts based on your initial requirements. Our services include all the necessary documentation and analysis for a feasible solution that enables the most energy efficient operations. The concept design is completed with a technical outline specification, selected drawings and diagrams.

Hydrodynamic calculations are an essential part of a successful ship design. Our long tradition and expertise enable us to design any type of ship.

We develop initial ship concepts into feasible solutions based on your specifications. We make sure that the design integrates all your requirements in a smart general arrangement, in conformity with relevant rules and regulations, providing adequate and verified space reservation for all disciplines in close collaboration with critical suppliers.

Ensuring hydrodynamic and intact stability with loading conditions is an essential part of this process. We ensure that all safety and performance aspects are met and analyze the damage stability according to the probabilistic method. Our services also include weight estimations.

We calculate the structural strength of the ship concept in the early phase using rule-based calculations, as well as the finite element method (FEM). The 3D model of the ship’s early phase is used as a calculation model.

We also offer further specialized consulting services, such as inclining test arrangements, usability studies, HAZID assessments e.g. for SOLAS Alternative Design & Arrangements (AD&A) and other studies in naval architecture.

New ships are often designed based on previous ships. However, our experience tells us that with disruptive rethinking, we can create completely new operating models.

When looking for the next level of development, non-conventional solutions may provide bigger leaps forward than evolutionary solutions. Those leaps can be taken in the field of cargo handling, propulsion or any other topic related to ship design. We are always open to exploring opportunities beyond the state-of-the-art solutions of today.

Our way of working is to map ideas and novel solutions and to analyze their potential. Once assessed, we implement the ideas and demonstrate ship concepts, not forgetting real-life feasibility and economical viability.

Do you wish to promote your ship concept and demonstrate its special features to different parties? Our visualization services offer versatile methods to illustrate the properties of your concept.

The starting point for creating a visualization model is the 3D model of your ship concept. Sometimes a simplified model is enough to demonstrate the special features of the ship, but sometimes you may prefer a more detailed model. By adding the material characteristics and elaborating the model’s outfitting to include visually important features, we can create a stunning visualization of the designed ship.

We also utilize a rendered model to create still images. Once created, the model may also be easily utilized in video clips, in which the features are demonstrated in a more illustrative way.

The utilization of the model can be taken to the next level by adding Augmented Reality (AR) or Virtual Reality (VR) features. Examples include mock-ups of a space with alternative layouts or different surface materials. We can even demonstrate technical procedures, such as maintenance workflows, using AR or VR.

For renderings, we utilize a huge calculation cluster. Working in close cooperation with technical partners, our Visualization Team can effectively produce all the visualizations needed for your project.