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.

Authored by Denis Morais, SSI’s co-CEO, these eBooks offer an in-depth view into some of shipbuilding’s most pressing challenges. The knowledge gained from working hand in hand with industry partners and SSI clients around the world to solve their most difficult business and technological challenges has been channeled directly into the findings on these pages.

He has been internationally recognized for his published blogs, articles and papers and continues to provide insights on innovative solutions for the marine industry. This depth of understanding of both the current and future state of technology and the business of shipbuilding serve Denis well as he leads SSI towards the delivery of innovative products and services.

Managing Fleet Costs from Design to Decommission

Managing Fleet Costs from Design to Decommission

Vessel lifespans of 30 to 50 years are not attainable without constant and ongoing maintenance, repair and refit. But these activities significantly change the vessel over its lifespan.

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Overcoming the Challenges of Globally Distributed Teams

Overcoming the Challenges of Globally Distributed Teams

The global nature of shipbuilding offers many opportunities, but few shipbuilders successfully overcome the challenges. To be competitive, your organization will need to have globally distributed design and engineering teams.

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Managing Change Across Your Organization

Managing Change Across Your Organization

Shipbuilding is one of the most difficult manufacturing industries. Between the reality of design, engineering, construction, and procurement happening at the same time and the sheer number of parts in a ship, change management becomes essential.

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Navigating the Transformations Coming to Shipbuilding

Navigating the Transformations Coming to Shipbuilding

Implementing new technologies always has great potential, but truly successful shipbuilders ensure that any change to processes doesn’t impact the business today, or the ability to meet a coming deadline.

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Why Shipbuilding Requires Shipbuilding Specific Solutions

Why Shipbuilding Requires Shipbuilding Specific Solutions

Shipbuilding is different from any other industry, even from those that also build big things. Ships and offshore structures are typically already being engineered before the design is approved and built before the engineering is complete.

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The Defense Shipbuilding Transformation

The Defense Shipbuilding Transformation

Defense shipbuilders across the world are designing, building, and maintaining some of the most advanced vessels in history. But shipbuilding, and especially defense shipbuilding, is going through a transformation. Understanding what is to come and the steps needed in order to remain a leader is crucial.

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