Tag: Innovation
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
Vard Marine – mastering complexity to design innovative ships
“Tailor-made” is the watchword at Vard Marine, a naval architecture and marine engineering firm that prides itself on creating highly specialized vessels customized to each owner’s needs. But delivering novel concepts every time is no mean feat – its designers need the right tools to manage iterations efficiently and evaluate the viability of concepts early. […]
Read ArticleNovember 15, 2024
Innovation leads the way at the 10th NAPA Hackathon
What is common between Airbnb – the popular room-sharing platform, Pokémon GO – the augmented reality game; NAPA Fleet Intelligence – a user-friendly cloud-based solution for improving ship efficiency and safety; NAPA Drafting – a tool for efficient drawing generation directly from the 3D model; and Cloud Optimization? Well, they all have originated from hackathons. These success […]
Read ArticleOctober 18, 2023
Tangible actions, certainty, and collaborative innovation are needed for Japan’s maritime net-zero ambitions
Operational efficiency, data for decision confidence and trusted frameworks for collaboration – solutions to meet IMO’s immediate emission targets. Tokyo, 03 October 2023: In a Press Meet organized in Tokyo for the Japanese Maritime media, NAPA’s CEO, Mikko Kuosa said the following: “MEPC 80’s adoption of more ambitious targets sends a global signal: action for […]
Read ArticleOctober 4, 2023
MDC uses NAPA design software to propel innovative eco-vessel design
By using NAPA software for modeling, geometry, and to calculate ship stability, MDC can efficiently and accurately produce designs for a diverse range of vessels and support its clients with complex clean technology retrofit projects. The ro-ro cargo vessel SC Connector retrofitted with Norsepower’s Rotor Sails (Image: Marine Design and Consulting AS) Background Marine Design […]
Read ArticleJanuary 12, 2022