Category: Ship Design
NAPA User Seminar Korea 2025 (in Korean)
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Read ArticleJune 12, 2025
NAPA User Seminar Japan 2025 (in Japanese)
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Read ArticleJune 12, 2025
Digital Twin Project advances to next stage following successful pilot trials
Helsinki, Finland, and Tokyo, Japan – May 21, 2025: ClassNK and NAPA, on behalf of all participating organizations, have today announced the successful completion of Phase 3 pilot trials of the cross-industry Digital Twin Project. Results from the pilot trials confirmed the feasibility of the platform’s core business scenarios, validating the applications of shared digital […]
Read ArticleMay 21, 2025
Boarding the Bridge – from Naval Architecture Student to NAPA Trainee
by Oskar Mewes From classroom to maritime excellence Boarding the bridge of a massive ship can evoke awe and admiration for the sheer scale of the vessel, the importance of its purpose, and the responsibility it represents. That’s exactly how I felt when I joined NAPA as a Trainee in October 2024. I’m Oskar, a […]
Read ArticleMay 16, 2025
Redefining ship design: How NAPA’s Node Network empowers naval architecture
NAPA is developing its next generation design platform – NAPA Engineer – to ensure Napa’s continued success in setting the standard for naval architecture and impacting the way we design ships across the globe. At the core of this new platform lies a powerful innovation: the NAPA Node Network. Why change the design approach? […]
Read ArticleMay 9, 2025
Reducing emissions is the most significant sustainability theme in maritime
Maritime software company NAPA develops design, safety, and operational solutions that help reduce ship emissions. One of the key sustainability challenges the company faces is determining how to measure emissions avoided through the use of NAPA’s solutions and how to communicate these findings effectively. A study conducted by University College London and maritime consultancy UMAS […]
Read ArticleMarch 21, 2025
Kawasaki Heavy Industries – pushing ship design boundaries with a novel large LH2 carrier
The project was colossal in every way: not only for the size of the large liquefied hydrogen (LH2) carrier concept, but also for the technical achievement that creating this completely new vessel design represented for Kawasaki Heavy Industries’ teams of engineers and naval architects. Here’s how, equipped with NAPA tools, they overcame design challenges to […]
Read ArticleMarch 17, 2025
Chantiers de l’Atlantique takes digital shipyard to new heights and chooses NAPA for hull design
Leading shipyard selects NAPA to strengthen 3D-based workflows, innovation and efficiency in ship design, from the very early stage of hull design to production design. Helsinki (Finland) and Saint-Nazaire (France); 11 March 2025: Chantiers de l’Atlantique, one of the largest shipyards in Europe, has entered a collaborative agreement with NAPA, a global provider of maritime software […]
Read ArticleMarch 11, 2025
Four new major Japanese maritime organizations join Digital Twin Project
Renowned participants support the initiative to transform the way shipping shares design and operational data, helping overcome barriers to the adoption of digital twins Tokyo, Japan/Helsinki, Finland, 25 February 2025: Four new companies—Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE), Kyokuyo Shipyard Corporation, Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., and Sumitomo Heavy Industries Marine&Engineering—have joined the collaborative cross-industry […]
Read ArticleFebruary 25, 2025
Navigating the next era of ship design in Japan
NAPA once again returned to Japan with a splash, attracting over 130 participants from 54 organizations for its NAPA User Seminar Japan last autumn in Kobe, Japan. With each year, we’re getting bigger and better and this time, we set a record for the largest turnout to date which is a testament to the market’s […]
Read ArticleFebruary 21, 2025