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.Vectis wins 3 years contract to support ferries in Northern Ireland
The vessels include the passenger and car ferries that service Rathlin Island off the north coast of Antrim and the car ferries that operate across the entrance to Strangford Lough. These services are both critical to the local communities and operate in often severe weather and tide conditions in areas of environmental sensitivity. During the contract Vectis will provide the full range of technical support as well as technical and project management when required. Support provided by Vectis to-date includes measures to reduce exhaust gas emissions, refit supervision, shaft alignment survey, an inclining experiment and procurement support. Vectis Marine Design is a specialist marine design consultancy focussed on the design and support of specialist vessels and small craft. We are an experienced team of naval architects, structural and marine engineers with proven design and technical support capabilities.
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