Commercial Shipyards
Unlock next-generation shipbuilding solutions to drive efficiency, sustainability and innovation in commercial shipyard operations.
Transforming Commercial Shipbuilding With Innovation
With the global shipbuilding market projected to exceed $190 billion by 2028, innovation is essential to address evolving customer demands and advancing sustainability goals. Digital transformation and advanced shipbuilding solutions empower commercial shipyards to deliver higher-quality vessels, reduce costs and drive growth in a dynamic industry landscape. Dassault Systèmes supports shipyards in accelerating design cycles, enhancing production efficiency and ensuring compliance through integrated 3D modeling, simulation and a collaborative platform.
Key Challenges for Commercial Shipyards
- Sustainable Practices
- Reducing Production Costs
- On-time Delivery
- Managing Requirements
Adopt Sustainable Practices
Sustainable practices are a priority for commercial shipyards as environmental regulations become more stringent and society demands greener operations. Integrating eco-friendly materials, optimizing energy use and minimizing waste throughout the shipbuilding process are essential steps toward sustainability. Advanced digital shipbuilding solutions facilitate lifecycle assessment, support compliance with international standards and enable the design of vessels with reduced emissions. Embracing sustainability addresses regulatory requirements and enhances competitiveness and reputation in a market increasingly focused on responsible innovation.
Reducing Production Costs While Maintaining Quality and Compliance
Reducing production costs without compromising quality or regulatory compliance is a constant challenge for commercial shipyards. Rising material prices, labor costs and complex supply chains require efficient resource management and robust quality control. Digital shipbuilding solutions streamline workflows, automate repetitive tasks and provide real-time insights to optimize operations. By leveraging an integrated platform for design, simulation and compliance management, shipyards can minimize errors, reduce rework and ensure that every vessel meets the highest standards — delivering cost savings while maintaining excellence.
Ensuring On-time Project Delivery
Meeting project deadlines is critical in the competitive shipbuilding industry, where delays can lead to increased costs and strained customer relationships. Commercial shipyards must coordinate complex schedules, manage multiple stakeholders and respond to unforeseen disruptions. Advanced shipbuilding solutions enable real-time project monitoring, predictive scheduling and seamless collaboration across teams, suppliers, and stakeholders. By providing greater visibility and control over every phase of construction, these digital tools help shipyards anticipate challenges, mitigate risks, and consistently deliver vessels on time.
Managing Evolving Customer Requirements
Customer expectations in commercial shipbuilding are continually evolving, with demands for customized designs, advanced technologies and enhanced sustainability features. Managing these changing requirements requires agility and robust communication throughout the project lifecycle. Digital shipbuilding solutions offer flexible design environments, facilitate rapid iteration and enable close collaboration between shipyards, customers and suppliers. By capturing and tracking requirements in real time, shipyards can adapt quickly, ensure alignment with client objectives and deliver tailored solutions that exceed expectations.
Sustainability in Commercial Shipbuilding
Driven by the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) stricter environmental regulations, commercial shipyards are accelerating their transition to sustainability. To comply, shipyards are adopting alternative fuels like liquefied natural gas (LNG), integrating energy-efficient propulsion systems and optimizing hull designs to lower emissions. Digital tools to monitor fuel use and emissions, and support recycling and reuse of materials, are increasingly standard. These initiatives ensure regulatory compliance, strengthen competitiveness and support the long-term viability of commercial shipbuilding.
How To Transform Your Business
Key Benefits of Dassault Systèmes’ Shipbuilding Solutions
Dassault Systèmes’ shipbuilding solutions offer numerous advantages for commercial shipyards:
Accelerate project delivery
Streamline ship design and production processes to reduce lead times and ensure on-time delivery.
Enhance collaboration
Connect teams, suppliers and stakeholders on a unified digital platform for seamless information sharing and decision-making.
Improve quality and compliance
Leverage advanced simulation and validation tools to ensure every vessel meets the highest quality and regulatory standards.
Optimize costs
Increase operational efficiency, minimize errors and reduce reworks through integrated project management and real-time data insights.
Drive sustainable innovation
Support eco-friendly design, lifecycle assessment and compliance with environmental regulations to advance sustainability goals.
Increase flexibility and customization
Adapt quickly to evolving customer requirements with modular design environments and agile engineering workflows.
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Our Solutions for Commercial Shipbuilding
Commercial shipbuilders are better-equipped to tackle key shipbuilding challenges with Dassault Systèmes’ dedicated Marine & Offshore industry solution experiences powered by the 3DEXPERIENCE® platform.