In September 2020 following a competitive tendering process, Vectis Marine Design was awarded a 2 year contract to provide naval architecture support to the CalMac fleet of 33 ferries that serve the western islands of Scotland.
Vectis has a long standing relationship with Safehaven Marine, the Cork, Ireland-based designer and builder of pilot boats, workboats and military vessels. In recent months this has included Vectis supporting Safehaven's development of the innovative XSV20 hybrid craft of which two have now been delivered.
In June 2019, Vectis was awarded a 3 year contract by the Department for Infrastructure, Northern Ireland to provide technical support to government-owned ferries in the province. The ferries include vehicle and passenger ferries and the award follows support provided to the DfI by Vectis over several years via the previous contract holder.
Vectis has recently completed the structural design of two new high performance and weight critical advanced composite craft thereby consolidating our in-house structural design capability in both composites and metals. These craft follow the structural design of a novel 22m high speed craft and a next-generation 8m RIB both in advanced composite materials with infused and cored structural elements. This advanced composite design capability is available to other naval architects, boat designers and boat builders.About Us
Vectis Marine Design was established in 2008 as an independent marine consultancy specialising in the design and technical support of military, professional and commercial vessels and small craft.
Vectis Marine Design's two principal Naval Architects together have more than 45 years' experience in the marine industry. Prior to establishing Vectis Marine Design, Dr. Andrew Humphries was Design Manager with VT Halmatic for 7 years and John Fox-Robinson was Principal Naval Architect for 6 years.Our team is made up of capable and experienced Naval Architects, Mechanical Engineers and Marine Design Engineers. Our office is equipped with modern hardware and software to enable us to carry out all aspects of marine design and engineering including Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and structural Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software.
We offer an independent and confidential service to clients. We have proven experience of designing and supporting vessels for the UK Ministry of Defence (Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Army), UK Border Force and military, professional and commercial operators worldwide.
Our office is near Southampton, on the UK south coast, close to Southampton airport.
Vectis Marine Design is a Corporate Partner of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects. A member of British Marine.