Maritime design and consultancy
From innovative vessel designs and expert surveys to high-value marine engineering and technological innovations.
From innovative vessel designs and expert surveys to high-value marine engineering and technological innovations.
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We are trusted partners, supporting vessel owners, port operators, shipbuilders, and suppliers with world-renowned design and engineering capabilities.
Our brilliant people allow us to offer a diverse range of complementary, internationally available services, from award-winning ship design to over 50 years of design experience and operational consultancy advice in coastal infrastructure projects, including ship simulation, training, surveys, audits, and technical inspections.
We are passionate about high performance. Our global network is underpinned by in-country knowledge and sovereign capability to retain control over the skills, technology, intellectual property, financial resources, and infrastructure that underpin those capabilities within each region.
We deliver tailored and efficient services such as environmental modelling to support dredging operations and enable investment support for new coastal infrastructure.
Our vision is for better futures through collaboration and innovation.
We can deliver ‘out of the box’ highly manoeuvrable mature designs that can be adapted for your specific needs.
We are a global ship design business with over 300 vessels in service across the world.
We have extensive experience in the design of steel, aluminium and advanced composite vessels and a proven design pedigree for structures that are lightweight, robust, easy to construct and maintain, and fatigue-resistant, thanks to our close attention to detail.
We consult on global regulation, shared attitudes and ideas for maritime operations, including how we respond to incidents, vessel surveying, and cargo handling.
Our maritime experts and marine surveyors are internationally certified by leading industry organisations like the Nautical Institute, the International Marine Contractors Association, or the 360 Quality Association.
By providing investment and planning support throughout the initial stages of infrastructure development, we help you build future growth on solid foundations.
We provide vital consultant engineering services, including complete project management from conception to completion for marine, port, and coastal projects.
Our experience in using practical tools and methodologies to manage risk helps you verify and optimise design early on when costs are still manageable.
When progress in technologies provides only a marginal gain in reducing operating costs and environmental footprint, should the traditional ferry paradigm be challenged once more?
Artificial intelligence has revolutionised ship design and changed how we work forever. However, apart from improving computer-aided design (CAD) tools, the creation of ship arrangements is relatively the same as in the 1980s.
One of the most significant challenges of warship procurement is keeping pace with technological developments and changing strategic contexts.
Submarines are designed for a service life of more than 25 years. Therefore, they need to be prepared to meet the needs of tomorrow's and today's needs, which means a flexible operational capability and increased importance on areas such as sustainability and climate resilience in design.
Independent design capability is at the heart of Australia’s sovereign defence industrial base. This locally based industry enables the Australian Defence Force to defend Australia and its national interests and advance Australia’s security and prosperity.
Through simulation-based numerical methods ship designers can perform complex analyses more rapidly and at a reduced cost. Johnathan Green explains how the successful application of numerical modelling has helped to de-risk and expedite delivery of new BMT landing craft designs.
For decades, the modus operandi of marine surveyors has not changed much. Sent by insurance companies or ship operators, the surveyor’s task is to collect evidence, to collect facts.
Camilla joined the BMT Graduate and Apprentice scheme in October 2021, after studying Yacht and Powercraft Design at Solent University and Naval Architecture at the University of Southampton. She shares why she chose BMT, and her experiences so far.
As a volunteer and coordinator for the Zeeland region of the Vaarkracht Foundation, Ad de Klerk, Marine Surveyor at BMT in the Netherlands has, for years, been committed to enabling cancer patients and their relatives to escape reality and gain new energy.
Because they are situated in current and future hazard areas and exposed to increasing climate-related risks, maritime infrastructure owners and operators (across ports, harbours, marinas and shipyards) are situated in current and future hazard areas and exposed to increasing climate-related risks given their proximity to the coast and waterways. As the current and potential future impacts from climate become better understood, many maritime sector organisations are starting to take their first steps toward resilience and adaptation planning.
Ports, marinas, harbours, and shipyards face many challenges regarding the risks associated with climate change and extreme weather.
The pandemic has accelerated the adoption of technologies for the shipping industry. The use of innovative tools and technologies can overcome border restrictions; for instance, with remote surveys and inspections, surveyors do not have to be physically present on-site or on board a vessel; instead, surveyors can now provide support, anytime, anywhere, with the use of the online connection, video streaming and other digital tools. But is a small survey the answer for every situation?
Ports and harbours are a critical part of global trade-led development for the ‘Blue Economy' and provide access to international markets and supply chains.
BMT’s latest passenger ferry, designed for Kitsap Transit in the United States, has successfully completed sea trials and is ready to start operation in the next few weeks. The ENETAI out-performed design requirements during vessel trials, delivering to Kitsap Transit; a lighter, faster, and smoother riding vessel.
Industry insights about ferry designs at the forefront of innovation: TV interview with Sylvain Julien, Director of Naval Architecture , BMT and Greg Trauthwein of Maritime Reporter TV
Designing a vessel for a pioneering offshore wind project in Japan requires BMT to work to new rules
The contract consists of capability and cost trade studies in critical areas, investigation of options to maximize affordability and producibility, and development of a concept design.
Our marine surveyors and consultants have cemented a global standing as one of the world's top ‘maritime tech’ consultancies.
State-of-the-art designs for the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company’s new passenger and cargo vessels designed by BMT are revealed for the first time.
In cutting-edge trials BMT conducts its first-ever remote, simulator-based ship navigation training programme – the latest REMBRANDT digital configuration is a full mission DNV approved ship simulator solution that’s targeted at multiple training stakeholders, including those onboard and ashore, and benefits from de-risked and highly immersive learning environments.
This latest contract for a key government customer further builds on BMT’s existing partnership with MST.
BMT will deliver its first REMBRANDT® DNV Class A, B and C Full Mission Bridge Simulator at a Maritime Academy in Sabah, following a successful roll out of the technology to numerous academies across the Indonesian market.
BMT's advanced 5-bridge training platform for Tugs and Ship Pilotage is launched and is already set to support multi-year training programmes with its state-of-art training facility.
In collaboration with Penguin Shipyard International, the BMT design iteration, called “MFV-R”, is an optimal ship design created to offer a second-generation external firefighting capability that goes ‘above and beyond’ standard FiFi Class 1 requirements.
We are pleased to announce that our latest 27m CTV hybrid vessel design showcasing our patented BMT Active Fender System® and hybrid propulsion system has been selected by HST Marine for the European offshore wind industry.
On the first day of the Dubai International Boat Show, Oceanco revealed a revolutionary yacht design: Aeolus. Fully aligned with Oceanco’s NXT initiative, Aeolus is in tune with evolving perspectives on the environment as well as lifestyle.
BMT is pleased to announce that it has now signed a subcontract with Navantia UK, formalising its role in delivering the £1.6 billion Fleet Solid Support (FSS) programme.
BMT is pleased to announce that their marine technical expert and technical director of the Antwerp office Peter Verlinden has been formally accepted as ‘Damage’ agent and Inland shipping surveyor in the CESAM network of experts.
We have appointed Ronald Radder to head up our Groningen office, a new relocation move for Radder that will see his marine surveying services and leadership going beyond Groningen to cover the Northern region of the Netherlands and Germany’s ports as well, with effect from 1 January 2023.
To meet the industry’s growing demand for lower carbon emissions, capacity, and prolonged offshore operations, BMT is introducing its new 32m Crew Transfer Vessel design to what is already an extensive range of designs.
We will be exhibiting at Nor-Shipping 2023 in the UK Pavilion. Nor-Shipping is at the centre of the oceans, where the maritime and ocean industries meet.
06-06-2023 - 09-06-2023
We are exhibiting at Seawork 2023 stand E24. The Seawork event is a one stop shop providing access to the commercial marine and workboat business.
13-06-2023 - 15-06-2023
We are exhibiting at DSEI 2023. We look forward to connecting with governments, national armed forces, industry thought leaders and the defence & security supply chain on a global scale.
12-09-2023 - 15-09-2023
We are thrilled to be sponsors of the 60-minute feature film currently in production - 'Planet Wind', set to premiere at the Conference.
22-11-2023 - 24-11-2023
