IT Trends for the Maritime Industry

Learn more about cutting-edge Computer and IT Applications in the Maritime Industries

"Major trends are product data models and advanced simulation technology especially for fuel efficiency," says Prof. Dr. Volker Bertram, organizer of the COMPIT Conference 2 - 4 May 2011 in Berlin on behalf of TuTech and GL expert. "But we can also see new aspects rise: social computing and new applications of virtual reality will be a new topic this year."

Denis Morais receives GL COMPIT Award 2011

Denis Morais is the winner of this year's GL COMPIT Award. At the COMPIT Conference in Berlin, the Canadian IT expert was honoured for his contributions to promote frontier technologies in shipbuilding. The award is sponsored by classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL).

Trends in Industry Applications of CFD for Maritime Flows

by Milovan Peric and Volker Bertram

Find out more about the developments in CFD applications for maritime structures over the past decade.

Numerical Hull Series for Calm Water and Sea-Keeping

by Patrick Couser, Stefan Harries, Fabian Tillig

Discover how numerical simulation can be used to explore the design-space early in the concept design stage of a project and how this information may be used to gain deeper insight into the design compromises which will have to be made.

An Integrated Approach for Simulation in the Early Ship Design of a Tanker

by Stefan Harries, Fabian Tillig, Marc Wilken, George Zaraphonitis

Learn more about an integrated approach that brings together key aspects of a design task at the same time. A synthesis model of Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) allows investigating the design space to a greater extent, leading to new insights and promising new options.