Software, services, and expertise for the business of shipbuilding.

        • Achieve a Quick ROI
        • Sliced implementations and our expertise means a benefit from day one, without a lengthy setup.

        • Integrate, Collaborate, Re-use
        • SSI’s Open Shipbuilding Platform gives you a future-proof source of truth for your shipbuilding projects.

        • Change Management
        • Get visibility into changes, understand the impacts, and have the right information at the right time to execute the change.

        • Adapt and Innovate
        • Create a local or virtualized shipbuilding environment for your global distributed workforce.

        • Changing from Another Solution
        • SSI makes it easy to switch from other platforms and keep your existing data.

        • Design
        • The most significant opportunities to impact the cost of building and operating a ship are found in the design and engineering phase.

          Initial Design  |  Basic Design  |  Detailed Design

        • Build
        • Even a smaller shipbuilding project is immense in scope and scale. Manage the challenges that are unique to ship construction.

          Prepare  |  Fabricate  |  Assemble

        • Maintain
        • With the majority of a ship’s life taking place after it’s been built, it’s crucial to ensure that the organization has a clear picture of the vessel at all times.

          Digital Twin  |  Repair / Refit  |  Operations

        • Nexus
        • SSI Nexus is a community for users, creators, & implementers of SSI software.

        • SSI Certified Training
        • SSI Certified Training allows SSI users to access detailed training exercises, materials, courses, and certifications.

        • SSI Blogs
        • The SSI blogs are your place to get insights from our CEO into the intersection of shipbuilding and technology, see how shipbuilding is moving forward, and keep up with SSI news.

          Lighthouse Waveform  |  Shipbuilding Solutions

        • ShipConstructor
        • A complete line of solutions for the design, engineering, and construction of ships and offshore projects.

        • EnterprisePlatform
        • Tools to connect and share data across every system in the shipyard and make information available.

        • ShipbuildingPLM
        • The only truly shipbuilding-specific product lifecycle management (PLM) platform.

        • Company
        • Learn more about SSI and our leadership.

        • Locations & Contact
        • You need a partner with a global presence.

        • News
        • The latest on SSI and shipbuilding.

        • Events
        • Join us at our next event, conference, or trade show.

Shipbuilding is evolving quicker than ever. The changes each organization are seeing are linked through common threads, but every situation is different. See for yourself how SSI’s solutions have solved some of the most important challenges shipbuilders face.

C&C Marine and Repair propels innovation and automation with SSI and ShipConstructor

C&C Marine and Repair propels innovation and automation with SSI and ShipConstructor

Challenges Solutions Products Used How can a yard think differently and use technology and innovation to build more vessels faster and with less rework? Starting with a culture of efficiency is how C&C Marine and Repair tackles the challenge.  As a fast-growing shipyard, C&C Marine needs access to the latest digital innovations that enable their […]

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ECS Empowers Productivity with ShipConstructor in the Cloud 

ECS Empowers Productivity with ShipConstructor in the Cloud 

Shipbuilding today is more global than ever. Depending on the project, individuals, teams, contractors, and sub-contractors can be in the office next door or on the other side of the world. Who your shipyard or design office chooses to work with shouldn’t be limited by their location.   ECS is an American engineering services firm in […]

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Navalista Combines 3D Scanning with ShipConstructor to Speed Up Refit Designs

Navalista Combines 3D Scanning with ShipConstructor to Speed Up Refit Designs

Every day a vessel is in drydock is a day of lost revenue for the ship’s owner. Minimizing the time a ship is off the water is becoming even more important to solve as ships have longer service lives and require an increasing number of repairs and refits to meet environmental and other regulations. Navalista […]

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Increasing Uptime by Quickly Comparing As-Designed, As-Built, and As-In-Service Models 

Increasing Uptime by Quickly Comparing As-Designed, As-Built, and As-In-Service Models 

Innovation Story

In a perfect world, our vessels would be built exactly as they were designed, and the digital twin would always reflect the ship as it sits on the water. The complexity of shipbuilding and the concurrent way in which ships are built makes this a challenging goal to achieve, but every step we make towards […]

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KD Marine Design Implements AR and VR Innovations to Streamline Ship Design

KD Marine Design Implements AR and VR Innovations to Streamline Ship Design

KD Marine Design incorporated the latest AR, VR, and laser scanning innovations into their design workflow, significantly improving communication and information flow between them and the shipyard.

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Ship Design Office Implements Leading Onboarding Program

Ship Design Office Implements Leading Onboarding Program

Genoa Design International

In 2012, as Genoa was set to play a crucial role in Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), they identified the need to expand and onboard in large numbers rapidly. With not many designers previously familiar with shipbuilding and a large number of projects ahead, it was going to be a challenge to ramp up quickly and ensure everyone was on equal footing.

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Incremental Implementation of 3D

Incremental Implementation of 3D

Miho Shipyard

Miho understood that it was critical to look for a next-generation system, and after evaluating numerous solutions, introduced ShipConstructor as their primary hull production design solution in 2010. The tangible benefits of 3D were clear; however, a key consideration was that the implemented solution needed to be introduced quickly and without disrupting ongoing projects or established processes.

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3D Design in Japanese Shipbuilding

3D Design in Japanese Shipbuilding

LPT and Inamasu

Japanese shipbuilders lead the world in quality, but many are now experiencing the consequences of outdated processes, systems, and workflows. The Japanese Laboratory of Practical Technology (LPT) and Inamasu Shipbuilding have combatted this by using advanced 3D technology to improve on Inamasu’s sophisticated shipbuilding techniques.

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Digital Transition in Defense Case Study

Digital Transition in Defense Case Study

Huntington Ingalls

For more than a century, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has built more ships in more ship classes than any other U.S. naval shipbuilder. Seventy percent of the US Naval combatants have been built by Huntington Ingalls Industries.

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Laser Scanning Case Study

Laser Scanning Case Study

21 Knots

21 Knots Design and Consulting is an emerging design, engineering and consulting firm providing services to Global Maritime and Oil & Gas industry. Their team of Naval Architects, Structural Engineers and Marine Engineers, along with industry experts, combines industry experience and knowledge with enthusiasm, creativity and dedication to develop and deliver custom-made solutions.

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