Portuguese shipbuilder Grupo ETE, via subsidiary Navaltagus, recently handed over a new Ro-Pax ferry to the municipal government of the city of Aveiro on Portugal’s western coast. Designed by local naval architecture firm Vera Navis with the aid of SSI software, the ferry has been named Salicornia...
Henderson, Western Australia-based Echo Yachts has completed construction of a new yacht support vessel. Named Charley 2, the vessel has an aluminium hull and superstructure, an aluminium/teak deck, an LOA of 56 metres, a beam of 14.8 metres, a draught of 3.4 metres, and a gross tonnage of 1,041....
SSI, a major company in software, services, and expertise for the shipbuilding industry, has officially joined the OCX Consortium, marking a significant step toward facilitating the digital exchange of vessel design data for class approval.
Established to create a universal standard for data exchange, the OCX Consortium provides vessel designers and shipyards with a shared framework for presenting classification societies with 3D design data.
According to a statement, the adoption of a...
https://container-news.com/ssi-joins-forces-with-ocx-consortium-for-3d-vessel-design-approval/
The Israeli Navy recently welcomed a new landing craft into service. Built by Bollinger Shipyards of Louisiana, INS Nahshon has an LOA of 95 metres, a beam of 20 metres, a draught of 4.2 metres, and a displacement of approximately 2,500 tonnes. In addition to transporting troops, cargo with a total...
Incat Tasmania, which is building the world’s largest battery electric ferry for long time customer Buquebús , will use shipbuilding software from Victoria, B.C,, based SSI in the project.
Incat and its partner, Revolution Design, have selected SSI’s ShipConstructor design and modeling solution to support structural modeling for the two hull modules of the 130 meter RoPax catamaran (Incat hull 096) which, as well as setting a battery-electric record, will also be the world’s largest aluminum...
Best Design Software – SSI Ship design software has been around for at least thirty years. It has come a long way in that time and made the job of the naval architect s ..
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Australian shipbuilder Austal is currently implementing an agile approach in its vessel construction projects, streamlining the sharing of digital engineering information ..
Canadian Victoria Marine Rescue Society (VMRS) plans to establish a new home, construct an all-electric rescue vessel, and more with the help of a five-year $100,000 spon ..
Bremerton, Washington-based ferry operator Kitsap Transit recently took delivery of the first of two new 255-passenger catamaran vessels in a series from Nichols Brothers ..
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) on 8 February published a white paper setting out sustainability issues and principles surrounding marine fuels under consideration for shipping’s decarbonisation, says an article published in Manifold Times.
The White PaperThe paper, titled Defining sustainability criteria for zero and low carbon marine fuels, outlines thirteen sustainability issues and principles to be taken into consideration to ensure that the marine fuels the industry is investing...
https://mfame.guru/ssi-published-white-paper-to-reduce-carbon-and-improve-sustainability/