Denmark-based Knud E Hansen, a leading consultancy for shipyards and ship owners, will showcase ShipSpace, a new virtual reality (VR) tool, at a major event in Germany next month.

ShipSpace will allow designers, engineers and key stakeholders to validate design ideas and communicate effectively about vessel concepts and designs, said a statement from the company.

The product consists of computer hardware and software on the customer’s premises and in the cloud, it said.

ShipSpace will be a highlight at the SMM, leading trade fair for the maritime industry, in Hamburg, Germany, from September 6 to 9.

Interested parties will be able to enter ShipSpace themselves and try the cutting edge design verification tool to better understand the ship design and the spaces within it, added the statement.

ShipSpace uses the latest VR technologies to enable users to walk around all areas of the vessel and get a better understanding of how spaces work, with a true sense of depth and scale, not possible with monitors or projectors, it said.

Finn Wollesen Petersen, managing director, said: “ShipSpace is a cutting edge tool that our engineers and partners can use to design better ships, faster.”

“Our company has been an innovator in ship design since 1937 and ShipSpacetm is another step forward for us,” he said.

Robert J Spencer, head of simulation products, said: “Our new VR tool has proven to be an excellent tool for communicating and developing designs and ideas, by enabling stakeholders to walk around the vessel while it is still on the drawing board.”

Knud E Hansen provides a comprehensive range of design, engineering and project management services to shipyards and ship owners. – TradeArabia News Service