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Adopting a digital ship construction strategy – Part 2: Perfect your manufacturing plan before production begins 

June 4, 2025

Disconnected planning slows progress and drives up costs. Especially in shipbuilding, where complexity is the norm. In this series, we…

By Jalisha Henry
2 MIN READ

Adopting a digital ship construction strategy – Part 1: Integrate engineering and manufacturing for smarter builds

May 19, 2025

Disconnected teams and outdated processes are costing shipyards time and money. Discover how a connected PLM backbone helps unify engineering and manufacturing, eliminate manual handoffs and provide real-time visibility so you can build smarter from the start.

By Jalisha Henry
2 MIN READ
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The benefits of integrating simulation into the ship design process

May 5, 2022

In the design spiral approach to ship design that’s been the standard for decades, there has been almost an invisible…

By Claire Cole
2 MIN READ
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How the ship design process needs to change for a sustainable future

April 28, 2022

Marine vessels are some of the most complex machines on the planet, with many systems that need to work in…

By Claire Cole
2 MIN READ
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The 5 key trends driving ship design right now

April 21, 2022

The world has been focusing more on creating a sustainable future for the planet in recent years. With the planet…

By Claire Cole
2 MIN READ

From design spiral to V-model: Changes in the ship design process

March 24, 2022

We’ve written before about the need for the marine industry to move away from the design spiral approach to ship…

By Claire Cole
2 MIN READ
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Better ship design efficiency through better process orchestration

March 16, 2022

Shipbuilding is increasingly complex. Modern vessels are more high-tech and need to satisfy a lot of requirements. How can shipbuilders…

By Claire Cole
2 MIN READ
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3 crucial elements of an integrated approach to ship design and engineering

February 3, 2022

The marine industry has had to manage growing complexity in recent years as a few significant trends have impacted operations….

By Claire Cole
2 MIN READ
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Why the marine industry needs to ditch the design spiral in ship design and engineering

November 23, 2021

While the traditional design spiral method for designing marine vessels has been around for decades, new technology and new pressures…

By Claire Cole
2 MIN READ