Award-winning innovative design is on your side when you work with the experts at Shipwright.

A complete A to Z, cradle to grave partnership is what we offer including pre-design efforts to narrow the design scope reducing overall development costs.

Owner's representation and extensive operational support post build is also a regular part of the Shipwright relationship. Many design elements are part of the process.

In addition to the major design stages and disciplines included in the following pages some of the additional design elements also include:

Feasibility studies, economic and business analysis, regulatory requirements & business plan production
Conceptual design, styling, modeling & exterior flyover & interior walk-through 3D rendering &animation
Resistance, power, speed, sea-keeping & maneuverability analysis
Modeling in tow tanks and computer-based computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
Intact & damaged stability calculations including curves of form, MCT, stability booklets, & inclining
Structural analysis including global Finite Element Analysis (FEA) hull models and localized beam & plate
Vibration analysis
Mechanical analysis & design including HVAC, piping, hydraulic, pneumatic, rudder
Electrical analysis & design including global load, distribution, fault, overcurrent protection, voltage drop, etc.
Motion reducing analysis & design including stabilizers, flume tanks, gyros, bilge keels & paravanes
Fire detection & suppression design, Fire & safety plans, Life-Saving Appliance specifications
Design packages to all levels, including class, tender, contract, detailed build and shop including nesting
Contract negotiation, owner representation during construction, sea trails, delivery and operational start-up

Detailed information on our design competencies.

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Design Stages

[di-ˈzīn ˈstājˈes]
1. Comprehensive design efforts reduced to smaller, more manageable steps.

Design Options

[di-ˈzīn ˈäp-shəns]
1. The set of multiple solutions each intended to provide a similar result but achieved in a different manner.

Contract Design

[ˈkänˌtrakt ˈdəˈzīn]
1. Delineation of the primary elements that define the general characteristics of a vessel and its main equipment sufficient for a shipbuilding contract.

Prior Art

[ˈprī(-ə)r ˈärt]
1. All information available to the public in any form.

Concept Design

[ˈkän-ˌsept di-ˈzīn]
1. Process of conducting a business analysis, reviewing prior art, developing design options, and conducting analysis to select final design concept.

Detail Design

[ˈdētāl dəˈzīn]
1. Final design details sufficient to produce the desired vessel.

Business Analysis

[ˈbiz-nəs ə-ˈna-lə-səs]
1. The pursuit of positive change by defining needs and recommending solutions that deliver value to stakeholders.

Preliminary Design

[priˈliməˌnerē dəˈzīn]
1. Drawings including General Arrangement, Body Plan, Propulsion Power, Lightship Weights, Hydrostatic Curves, and Cost Estimate.

EEDI

[ˈē ˈē ˈdē ˈī]
1. Energy Efficiency Design Index implemented by IMO in January 2013 used to evaluate the energy efficiency of new vessels intended ultimately to reduce CO2 emissions from ships.

New Build

The Shipwright team will deliver to you, our client, a world-class, seaworthy design with optimized features meeting and exceeding the most stringent classification, regulatory and environmental requirements in a most value-enhanced way.

Detailed information on our design competencies.