DNV has launched its new Nauticus Hull Software, which provides unique support for the Common Structure Rules for both tankers and bulk carriers, only two months after the rules came into force in April this year.

Nauticus Hull is a powerful software package for the design and strength assessment of ship structures. It provides a highly efficient environment for ship design, with capabilities ranging from simplified rule-check and scantling calculations to advanced tools for extended calculation procedures, including wave load and finite element structural analysis.

“DNV has played a central role in the development of the common structural rules and we are now scaling up our operations world-wide to assist of clients in implementing the rules for their upcoming hull developments projects,” said Bjørn K. Haugland. Of the 76 bulk carriers ordered world-wide this year, 32 will be built in China and 18 of these will be built to DNV class.

In an effort to support the industry in connection with the transition to the new rules, DNV has continuously developed its Nauticus Hull software since the joint tanker project was started back in 2002. It became the world’s first classification society to launch software for the new rules for tankers in January this year. Now it has achieved another first by launching its new 3rd generation design software which supports the new rules for both tankers and bulk carriers.

Speaking at the launch of the software at DNV’s Bulk Carrier Forum in Nanjing, Jiangsu province China, Bjørn K. Haugland, DNV Maritime’s regional manager in Greater China said: “This is the first software available for supporting the new structural rules for both tankers and bulk carriers. DNV aims to assist the Chinese the maritime industry and that is why we selected our Bulk Carrier Forum in Nanjing to launch our unique software.”

Haugland was part of the project team that initiated moves in 2002 to develop the CSRs and according to him the new rule requirements introduce a radical shift towards more computerisation of the rule formulations and structural assessments “so good, efficient software is critical to provide timely and rational support to shipowners as well as designers and shipbuilders.”

Nauticus Hull is a powerful software package for the design and strength assessment of ship structures. It provides a highly efficient environment for ship design, with capabilities ranging from simplified rule-check and scantling evaluations to advanced tools for extended calculation procedures, including wave load and finite element structure analysis.

“The new Nauticus Hull software has been developed in less than a year and includes new innovative features which aim at making improvements in shipbuilding design,” says Morten Løvstad, project manager DNV Maritime. “For yards, this may contribute to improving their abilities in innovative, safe and efficient design. For shipowners, this may convert into benefits such as increased design flexibility and quick delivery time.”

“The launch of the software in Nanjing demonstrates DNV’s commitment to support the Chinese shipping and shipbuilding industry,” says Øystein Goksøyr, DNV Software’s regional manager in Greater China. “The new Nauticus Hull Software enables us to deliver front-end software for the new tanker and bulk carrier rules way before our competitors, thus making it the premier software for the design and strength assessment of both these vessel types.”