Our clients include some of the most
respected international names in specialist vessel and small craft construction and operation
Structural Design and Analysis
We have a strong in-house structural design and analysis capability for ship and small craft structures in GRP, Advanced Composites, Aluminium and Steel, including Finite Element Analysis (FEA).
This includes the design of the global structure and also local structures for lifting and tie-down points and equipment foundations. Global structure is typically to Classification Society or ISO requirements, and local structures to Class, SOLAS, STANAG or other standards.
Our capability includes;
- Global Structural Design
- Local Structural design
- Structural Analysis and Optimisation
- Aluminium and Steel Build Kits
- Damage investigation and analysis
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.