Tag: 3D Model
A new dimension for ship design
by Tapio Hulkkonen, Director at NAPA Design Solutions Moving automated ship design into the 21st century is a necessity that will require time and cooperation by all to achieve. Ship design today Ship design has long been three dimensional. And yet, despite this, for designs to meet class societies’ rules they still need to […]
Read ArticleFebruary 5, 2021
Managing design complexity for Genting’s cruise ships with NAPA Steel
Background MV Werften is a leading shipbuilding company that operates across three facilities in Germany on behalf of its parent company, Genting, and Genting’s three brands: Star Cruises, Dream Cruises, and Crystal Cruises. Globally the cruise business has been experiencing strong growth. A substantial number of new cruise vessels have been built over the last […]
Read ArticleApril 28, 2020
Process integration of structural design promoted by 3D model based approval
by Takayoshi Masui, Deputy Managing Director, NAPA Japan The history of ship design approval is two dimensional, the future of ship design approval is three dimensional. Although this verdict has been announced every year for the last decade, it doesn’t make it any less true today. You can still find one or two people who […]
Read ArticleSeptember 24, 2019
Windstar Cruises selects NAPA for stability management to maximize fleet safety
Helsinki, Finland – 9 April 2019 NAPA Loading Computer ensures optimal planning of stowage, cargo and ballast for market leader in small ship cruising NAPA, the leading maritime software, services and data analysis provider and Windstar Cruises, the market leader in small ship cruising, today announced that NAPA’s Loading Computer has been installed across its […]
Read ArticleApril 9, 2019
PROSTEP and NAPA successfully completed their first joint co-operation project for Meyer Turku
Darmstadt/Helsinki, 26 March 2019 A partnership between PROSTEP, the product lifecycle management (PLM) consulting and solutions company and NAPA, the leading maritime software, services and data analysis provider, has successfully completed a ship design solution development project for Meyer Turku, one of the world’s leading shipbuilders. Increasingly, shipyards function as integrators between multiple parties in […]
Read ArticleMarch 26, 2019
C-Job chooses NAPA to accelerate vessel concept design with Darwinian theory and 3D models
Helsinki, Finland/Hoofddorp, The Netherlands – 7 December 2017 NAPA, a leading global maritime software, services and data analysis provider, and C-Job Naval Architects, the largest independent ship design and engineering company in the Netherlands, have announced a webinar to introduce Accelerated Concept Design – a way to automate and optimize the concept stage of the ship […]
Read ArticleDecember 7, 2017
NAPA and NDES announce co-operation on system collaboration and engineering service business for shipbuilding
Helsinki, Finland – July 19, 2017 Co-operation begins with interfaces for NAPA Steel and NDES Beagle, linking early-stage design with production planning NAPA, a leading global maritime software, services and data analysis provider, and NTT Data Engineering Systems (NDES), Japanese experts in maritime software development and engineering, today announced collaboration on ship design and manufacturing […]
Read ArticleJuly 19, 2017
Hyundai Heavy Industries chooses NAPA Steel for paradigm shift in ship design
Helsinki, Finland – February 13, 2017 Hyundai Heavy Industries achieves paradigm shift in ship design by using new 3D model-based software from NAPA Leading maritime software, services and data analysis provider NAPA has announced that Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder and frontrunner in ship design technology has implemented NAPA Steel’s 3D-model-based ship structural […]
Read ArticleFebruary 13, 2017