Marine & Offshore

Accelerate the sustainable transformation of the Marine & Offshore industry.

Oceans hold the key to the growing demand for food, water, energy, natural resources, transportation and recreation. Yet we must protect our most precious resource from the dangers of overexploitation, pollution and degradation. More than ever, all Marine & Offshore stakeholders understand the need to challenge the status quo and accelerate transformation. A collaborative business platform that connects the entire value chain is essential – one that leverages the virtual twin to provide end-to-end continuity and insight, from ideation to asset in operation.

Serving the Needs of All Stakeholders Across the Maritime Value Chain

Commercial Shipyards

Unlock next-generation shipbuilding solutions to drive efficiency, sustainability and innovation in commercial shipyard operations.

Naval Shipyards

Empower naval shipyards to design, build and sustain advanced vessels with digital innovation and operational excellence.

Offshore

Design and build platforms and specialized vessels to support exploration and recovery of new sources of energy

Yachts & Workboats

Accelerate yacht building with advanced digital solutions to design, build and deliver exceptional yachts and workboats efficiently.

Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE® platform delivers the capabilities to drive the digital transformation of the marine industry, leveraging ship virtual twin technology to move forward: 

  • From traditional shipbuilding to a Smart Shipyard, enabling real-time collaboration and optimized production
  • From siloed departments to a marine digital solution, ensuring seamless integration from design to manufacturing across the entire vessel lifecycle
  • From conventional fleet operations to data-driven sustainability, reducing emissions and optimizing performance

Explore the various examples below to see how the 3DEXPERIENCE® platform delivers a holistic technology approach for the Marine & Offshore industry through the virtual twin experience.

In the Spotlight

Addressing Business Challenges within the Marine & Offshore Industry

Enabling a sustainable ocean economy with safer and greener ships as well as new sources of energy requires a whole new way of thinking. Discover the major business trends that are driving Marine & Offshore companies to transform.

Complex and Disconnected Value Chain

Connect all maritime stakeholders and accelerate collaboration anytime, anywhere.

Sustainable Operations at Sea

Foster collaborative innovation to design, build and operate cleaner, smarter and safer assets.

New Business Models

Invent new business models, develop new services, and create greater value to improve resilience.

Highly Competitive Business Environment

Drive efficiencies and achieve operational excellence to stand out in a highly competitive Marine and Offshore industry.

Customer Requirements and Maritime Regulations

Streamline compliance to evolving client specifications and maritime regulations related to safety and environmental protection.

Explore Our Recent Customer Stories

Computed Wing Sail

Computed Wing Sail (CWS) is charting a course for a greener future in maritime transport. Handling production from its factory in Saint-Nazaire, France, the company’s innovative wing sail technology is designed and virtually tested using the Designed for Sea industry solution experience. This approach enables CWS to continuously enhance the design of its wind-assisted propulsion system, balance durability and lightweight performance, and to speed up development.

Damen Shipyards

Striving to be the most sustainable and connected shipbuilder in the world, family-owned Damen Shipyards Group transforms its approach to shipbuilding by implementing the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. The company uses Designed for Sea and Build for Sea industry solution experiences to standardize its processes across its organization starting with Naval and Workboats divisions. The platform will serve as the backbone for product lifecycle management, integrating design, engineering, manufacturing engineering within a single, connected digital environment.

Hallberg-Rassy

Swedish yacht manufacturer Hallberg-Rassy has implemented the 3DEXPERIENCE platform on the cloud to deliver its world-renowned sailing yachts on time and meet its customers' expectations. By choosing the Sea Boat Builder industry solution experience, the company now has a single environment where all designers can collaborate on a virtual twin.

Initiatives-Coeur

Initiatives-Cœur’s racing boat serves a dual mission: to compete in the iconic Vendée Globe solo, round-the-world race and raise awareness for the Mécénat Chirurgie Cardiaque charity to save children with heart defects. The team used Dassault Systèmes’ Sea Boat Builder industry solution to design every part of the vessel and create a virtual twin to simulate and optimize the boat’s performance – before and during the race.

Hydro Motion Team: Hydrofoiling hydrogen boat races to greener future

Made up of 23 talented engineering students, the 2024 TU Delft Hydro Motion Team is pushing the boundaries of maritime innovation. In just one year, it set out to design, produce, test and sail a foiling hydrogen-powered boat. The team’s objective: to be the first in the world to sail a fully hydrogen-powered foiling boat across the North Sea and demonstrate the viability of sustainable fuel sources as a solution for today, not just tomorrow.

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Trends in the Marine & Offshore Industry

MODSIM for Naval Architecture

By breaking down barriers between modeling and simulation, MODSIM streamlines shipbuilding workflows. Discover how integrated digital solutions are transforming marine engineering.

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