Tag: 3D Model
Want to design better, greener ships? Operational data can help.
Simulation tools are well-known as the foundation for voyage optimization and advanced stability software that boosts operational safety and sustainability at sea. Now, a new role is emerging for this digital arsenal: powering innovation in ship design, by enabling novel concepts to be tested virtually from the drawing board. We are at the onset […]
Read ArticleOctober 25, 2024
A digital response to shipyards’ multifaceted efficiency challenges
What do competitive markets, changing demographics and the energy transition all have in common? They are powerful forces driving a need for greater efficiency in the ship design and building process – which, in turn, is accelerating the digital transformation of the sector. The market’s tectonic plates are shifting. The headline-grabbing rivalry between the world’s […]
Read ArticleSeptember 13, 2024
Four digital pillars to accelerate the future of ship design
The annual NAPA User Meeting is a one-of-a-kind event, bringing together over 150 ship design experts around a single goal: exchange knowledge to solve practical problems today, and build a smarter and more efficient future for the industry as a whole. The 2024 edition was no exception. Under the glorious Spanish sun in Malaga, […]
Read ArticleJune 20, 2024
A “studio” approach to solving shipping’s decarbonization challenges
Imagine a music studio on Abbey Road, with a prodigious drummer, bassist, singer, guitarist, and pianist all putting their genius together to create a new hit that will top global charts. Now, what if we could apply the same creative and collaborative recipe to solve some of shipping’s biggest challenges? This is what NAPA Studios […]
Read ArticleMay 28, 2024
Cross-industry collaboration launches to accelerate digital twins uptake in shipping
The Digital Twin project involving Japan-based ship owners, shipbuilders, classification society and a software provider signals a potential breakthrough in the sharing of ship design and operational data. Tokyo, Japan/Helsinki, Finland: 22 May 2024 – Japanese maritime leaders have announced the successful completion of the early phases of a cross-industry project aimed at creating a […]
Read ArticleMay 22, 2024
Bluetech Finland: Leveraging 3D models for superior efficiency in ship design
Bluetech Finland, a ship design and engineering firm, outshines in adapting swiftly to the evolving demands of ship design, ensuring high-quality outcomes for their clients. NAPA’s design solutions, including stability calculations and detailed design capabilities with the advanced 3D model, have been crucial tools for their daily work since the company’s start. These tools play […]
Read ArticleMarch 25, 2024
3D-powered efficiency – how VARD delivered a ship design in just 10 weeks
Teams at VARD Design & Engineering were faced with a major challenge: could they slash the typical structural design time by a third, and go from contract signing to class package in 10 weeks? Equipped with NAPA’s 3D based tools, they rose to the occasion by working smartly, creatively, and collaboratively. Here’s how they achieved […]
Read ArticleFebruary 14, 2024
KYMA: using 3D models to power yacht design innovation
The world of yacht design is one of constant innovation. Evolving customer demands are continuously prompting naval architects and structural engineers to push the boundaries of creativity, while ensuring safety and a smooth, efficient design process. Here’s how, using NAPA tools, KYMA is harnessing the latest advances in 3D ship design to turn this challenge […]
Read ArticleJanuary 23, 2024
How to model your alternative fuels future
Want to know what your fleet’s alternative fuels future will look like? You’re not alone. As new energy sources make their entry on global fleets, shipping is craving certainty. But there is no need for fortune-telling – instead, simulation tools can reveal what to expect in terms of new ship designs, operations, and costs, for […]
Read ArticleJanuary 16, 2024
SDARI, BV and NAPA joint project validates benefits of 3D model-based classification approvals
20 November 2023: Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection and certification, the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) and NAPA, a global provider of maritime software and data services, have completed the first phase of a Joint Development Project (JDP) to enable 3D model-based approvals for the classification of ships. […]
Read ArticleNovember 21, 2023