Through-Life Support

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Service Introduction

Longitude’s ship design team has carved out a unique design approach rooted in operational feedback, to ensure that we are supporting vessel designs that are fit for their operational purpose.

As such, we provide a through-life engineering and design service to ensure that you are able to get the most out of your vessels.

Alongside our vessel upgrade and conversion, and marine operations services, we provide additional engineering and naval architectural services to support your vessels and fleet through life. Whether this be maintenance of statutory documentation such as stability information books, or a fleet review considering vessel efficiency or fleet replacement and growth, Longitude’s multi-disciplinary team has the expertise to support.

Longitude provides “Owner’s friend” services to deliver independent and unbiased support to owners in all technical matters, working alongside owner’s organisations to provide support to project management, vessel and equipment procurement or, together with our sister company, ABL, for site supervision.

Through-Life Engineering Market Challenges

Our through-life support offering recognises the challenges ships and their owners encounter throughout an asset’s design life, and the pressures to manage cost and an asset’s competitive edge, whilst ensuring full compliance and safety. Some challenges that our offering is designed to tackle include:

In-demand and pressured supply chain and shipyards, increasing risk of delays and risk of unforeseen costs in ship construction and maintenance
Staying up to date with market technological advancements
Ensuring through-life compliance and safety of an asset
Remaining compliant with up-to-date regulatory changes
Risks and challenges in integrating efficiency and alternative fuel arrangements for the future

Our Through-Life Engineering Services

Longitude’s through-life support offering covers design, construction and operation, and end-of-life decommissioning or life extension.

We provide our multi-disciplined design and engineering services at every phase, to offer an independent and expert viewpoint as to the next steps in your ship.