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As offshore research pushes new boundaries and navigates deeper waters and new geographies, it has to contend with an expanding risk profile and new, even potentially unknown environmental conditions.
For a new research vessel to be commercially viable today, designs need to have sustainability and adaptability built in from the start. A vessel with a potential multi-use purpose must contend with a wide range of market considerations, which may be favourable now but could be influenced by future regulations.
Research vessel designs require a multi-disciplined engineering approach, as well as in-depth expertise in marine operations and environmental engineering.
As specialists in research vessels, we can act as your expert partner from design to operation. With the ship design legacy of OSD-IMT, and Longitude’s multi-disciplined design and engineering expertise in energy and oceans, we have both a diverse portfolio in research vessels of different types and expertise in cutting-edge newbuild designs.
Our through-life design approach from concept to construction enables us to partner with clients throughout the process, delivering a fit-for-purpose solution with advanced risk mitigation from the outset.
Furthermore, being the design arm of global consultancy ABL Group means we can leverage the expansive operational and marine expertise of the wider Group to deliver design solutions with enhanced efficiency and performance.
Longitude’s portfolio in particular specialises in the design of fishery research vessels, geotechnical and oceanographic.
Design Challenges Impacting Research Vessels
- Adaptable for alternative fuel arrangements
- New technology integration to mitigate the risk of technology obsolescence
- Structural robustness and integrity to withstand potentially harsh environments and unique hydrological behaviours
- Regulatory and safety compliance
- Cost management with complex research vessel designs and with assets which may require regular maintenance works
- Integration of bottom mounted sensors/sonar
- Noise emissions, in particular propeller cavitation
- Adaptable spaces
- Meeting the needs of all personnel with a variety of roles and experience
Our Research Vessel Services
Newbuild design for research vessels
Our experience in the design and construction of research vessels encapsulates a range of research vessel types, including:
- Fisheries
- Geotechnical
- Oceanographic
Our lengthy experience in the sector tools our team with an in-depth knowledge of key design challenges impacting research vessels:
- Hydrodynamic / bubble sweep down
