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.

        • Partners

        • Learn more about our Platform and Development Partners.

        • Clients

        • See the industry leaders who trust SSI.

        • Careers

        • Help us make the business of shipbuilding possible.

June 7, 2018
Industry Trends • SSI News

Giving expert perspective on shipbuilding, innovation and technology.

The world’s largest circulation maritime publication Maritime Reporter Magazine has published a multi-page interview with Darren Larkins, the CEO of shipbuilding software company SSI (developer of ShipConstructor & EnterprisePlatform).  When it comes to “the business of shipbuilding”, particularly the role of technology in that business, Larkins stands among a very small group of experts.

During his interview, Larkins gave his thoughts on:

  • How to enable seamless integration of all shipyard departments & processes
  • Why you don’t need to throw away sophisticated 2D processes to adopt 3D technology
  • Why real-world experience with shipbuilding is essential when implementing technical innovations
  • Why a diverse portfolio of clients has found SSI software ideal, particularly naval shipbuilders
  • The explosive growth of SSI

READ the Maritime Reporter Magazine Interview with SSI CEO Darren Larkins.

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The SSI Marketing team works to share the stories that make SSI and the business of shipbuilding possible. Based in Victoria, BC, the team constantly has their ear to the ground of the latest industry and SSI news.

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