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We are a global ship design business with over 300 vessels in service across the world.
We are a global ship design business with over 300 vessels in service across the world.
The key to our success is our reliability and our unrivalled track record of delivering challenging designs that consistently meet performance and specifications. Underpinning this ability is our innate understanding of issues related to production and our close cooperation with shipyards.
In addition to our proven vessel designs, we share our insight into performance requirements design and build implications to help price accurately and assure the quality of all our work.
Lateral Naval Architects is a BMT joint venture with Oceanco, established to meet the high-quality demands of a unique industry. Lateral provides complete engineering expertise to the superyacht industry, from project conception to delivery, operation and refit.
We offer a wide range of design consultancy services, ensuring optimal costs and operational efficiency.
We have unrivalled understanding and knowledge to help you navigate and interpret the complexities of the transition from design and build contractor to end-user ownership.
Whatever the challenge, we bring a wealth of experience to every naval architecture project along with the resources to create marine designs that are practical, efficient, and effective.
We apply human factors engineering principles to the design and improvement of complex technical systems to optimise the human component of capability.
We provide test, evaluation, and acceptance services, verification methodologies, support assessment and technical assurance.
Ship design is at the very heart of what we do, and our global teams continue to drive innovation across the industry.
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.
Alfred, built at the Strategic Marine shipyard in Vietnam, for Pentland Ferries is the greenest ferry of its kind, using 60% less fuel than similar vessels in the area.
As the importance of climate change and its impacts are understood, the consequences will be felt by us all. We are already seeing the market demanding emissions reduction as the global shipping industry adapts to meet future regulations. Over the next 30 years, we expect innovation to accelerate and for enablers such as autonomous technologies to be increasingly adopted, allowing the global shipping industry to reduce its environmental impact, also becoming more efficient.
BMT’s ‘Energy Saving Technology (EST) Asset Leasing Models’ project announced as one of the competition winners in UK’s first funding call to industry
Our ‘Energy Saving Technology (EST) Asset Leasing Models’ project highlights our commitment to a future vision of efficient and sustainable shipping.
One of the most significant challenges of warship procurement is keeping pace with technological developments and changing strategic contexts.
Our Naval Architects speak to RINA Ship and Boat International about how we can assist our clients early on with Future Fuels for their next vessel design.
To complement our ship design offer and the move towards autonomous vessels, we support the development of maritime autonomous systems collision avoidance regulations. Our ship simulator REMBRANDT is at the cutting edge of autonomous navigation. We're also partnering with Zulu Associates to look at autonomy in short sea shipping.
Chloe Yarrien discusses how Maritime Autonomous Systems (MAS) are not capable of solving every problem and meeting every need simultaneously, but they can be very useful and effective for certain tasks and applications.
Our Maritime Autonomous Systems Engineering Lead , Chloe Yarrien explores the emergence of ‘the six Ds’, delving into each of these dimensions to understand the transformative potential of marine autonomy.
Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has awarded a contract to BMT to provide consultancy services for the concept design of a new passenger ferry for the Gourock, Dunoon and Kilcreggan routes. The new ferry will be designed to replace the vessels currently operated on the routes by CalMac.
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
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.
This latest contract for a key government customer further builds on BMT’s existing partnership with MST.
The vessel is the first milestone in the construction of the US Army’s next-generation landing craft, the “Maneuver Support Vessel (Light)” or “MSV(L)”.
BMT designed offshore support vessel Alkahfi Chief was announced as the winner of ‘Support Vessel of the Year’ award, at the 2020 Offshore Support Journal (OSJ) Awards last night in London.
Alfred, built at the Strategic Marine shipyard in Vietnam, for Pentland Ferries is the greenest ferry of its kind, using 60% less fuel than similar vessels in the area.
Designed to meet the specific challenges of long range autonomous operations
BMT stands ready with Harland & Wolff and Navantia to offer a modern approach to the FSS program that will contribute to sovereign shipbuilding and prosperity for the United Kingdom for years to come.
We are excited to welcome another vessel to our growing family of over 55 BMT designed windfarm support vessels worldwide.
The two new 70m LNG-fuelled ROPAX ferries ‘Willem Barentsz’ and ‘Willem de Vlamingh’ for Dutch operator Rederij Doeksen set a new benchmark in ROPAX design.
Designed for Marine Specialised Technology, the two new 19m fast, patrol vessels will provide the Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron fleet with a modern and highly-effective capability for fulfilling their important role
BMT announces new contract award with ‘The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group’ for new vessel designs for the Isles of Scilly. Replacing the iconic ‘Scillonian III’, the procurement of new vessels, will secure vital transportation links for the future, and boost tourism and economy on the islands.
Throughout 2020, BMT has worked with a range of commercial and government customers worldwide on a plethora of innovative ship design projects.
BMT is pleased to announce that their latest passenger ferry design, for Aran Island Ferries, successfully completed sea trials and has now been delivered. The Saoirse Na Farraige is a 40 metres medium speed monohull ferry built to a BMT design by Cheoy Lee Shipyards in China.
An all-new concept developed in collaboration between T. Fotiadis Design & Lateral Naval Architects. With its striking streamline design, Spear combines efficiency, comfort, and expansive open spaces to create an unparalleled cruising experience.
BMT offers a rich portfolio of design services for specialised vessels, this capability is particularly relevant given the focus of the Australian Defence Strategic Review on enhancing the Army's amphibious capabilities in littoral environments.
Designed to optimise offshore operations, the advanced methanol-ready SOV design combines exceptional safety, unparalleled comfort, and operational efficiency, all while prioritising eco-friendly practices.
BMT and PA Consulting collaborate on groundbreaking study: Retrofitting medium-sized Ro-Pax ferries with hydrogen propulsion technology
Our latest 42m (140ft) all-electric ferry design concept has been unveiled in New Orleans, at International Workboat Show.
BMT has signed an agreement with Singapore-based Strategic Marine, forging a powerful collaboration aimed at driving the offshore wind crew vessel industry towards a more sustainable future.
We are proud to be awarded the contract of trusted technical support consultant for Port of Milford Haven. Providing independent governance and support throughout the vessel design, build, training, and trial phases.
Announcing a significant update to BMT's iconic ELLIDA™ design series, including studies of future technologies and concepts to enhance naval littoral capabilities.
Designing a vessel for a pioneering offshore wind project in Japan required us to work to new rules.
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?
The future is nearer than we think; it is right now. The future is what we will do when we finish reading these words. It is an hour away, a minute away, a second away. The actions we take today are the future.
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.
Our Naval Architects speak to RINA Ship and Boat International about how we can assist our clients early on with Future Fuels for their next vessel design.
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.
Here, we explain the part that the Flettner Rotor has to play in the design of more efficient ships.
This edition of our in-house magazine focuses on our ship design consultancy: leading future innovation in ship design
