After about 60 years of CAD in shipbuilding, we are currently entering the 3rd generation of CAD software: The generation that leverages the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI). This May 2020 we were rewarded with funding by RVO, for a feasibility study on Knowledge Based Engineering (KBE) of ship constructions.

In October last, 25-year-old Tufail Shahzad from Pakistan was hired by MasterShip as an Innovation Manager/Naval Architect. Having traveled around the world and with academic degrees in several countries, he has proved himself to be a real explorer. This is, however, not the only reason why this may turn out to be a match made in heaven.

In ship design, working together with several parties across different process stages is not always very efficient. If only all naval engineers and construction designers would work with an open eye towards the link to the different design stages and the challenges each stage is facing, things would improve. This is an appeal to all designers involved to work towards a joint solution in an attempt to avoid double work.