NaviTools: Predicting ship performance using advanced modelling

Optimizing the energy performance of ships is today a key challenge for the decarbonization of maritime transport. In this context, ship design software and naval engineering software solutions play a strategic role in designing more efficient vessels from the earliest development stages.

We have developed NaviTools, a naval architecture software integrating advanced artificial intelligence models and physical simulation. This solution makes it possible to predict ship performance under realistic navigation conditions from the design phase, in order to optimize architectural and sizing choices.

Context: toward a global optimization of the maritime voyage

The operational efficiency of a vessel depends on many factors: weather conditions, sea state, cargo, selected route, and onboard equipment management. These parameters directly influence energy consumption and emissions.

In this context, modern maritime routing and voyage optimization approaches are becoming essential to improve overall vessel performance, not only in design but also in operation.

Through an advanced modeling-based approach, NaviTools makes it possible to simulate these variables and anticipate their impact on energy performance.

NAVITOOLS : naval design software dedicated to performance.

NaviTools is part of a new generation of naval engineering software combining multiphysics simulation, data, and artificial intelligence.

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An approach based on advanced modeling

Our solution is based on several complementary technological components:

Coupled VPP / PPP Modelling

Analysis of vessel behavior based on its speed, hull form, appendages, and sea conditions, in order to optimize hydrodynamic and aerodynamic performance.

Propulsion Simulation

Consideration of engine architecture, efficiencies, and resistance to forward motion to establish realistic fuel consumption models.

Machine Learning Algorithms

Use of navigation data to improve the accuracy of predictive models.

Statistical routing and trajectory optimization

Integration of advanced maritime routing tools enabling the identification of optimal routes based on operational and meteorological constraints.

A key tool for ship concept design and pre-construction assessment

As ship design software, NaviTools enables intervention very early in the development cycle:

Evaluation of ship concepts

Comparison of energy configurations

Simulation of realistic operational scenarios

Decision support for naval architecture

This approach enables maritime voyage optimization from the design phase, by integrating future operational constraints.

Benefits: performance, costs, and decarbonization

Thanks to this integrated approach, NaviTools offers several key advantages:

Reduction of CO₂ emissions

Reduction of operating costs (OPEX)

Selection of the optimal design through comparison of multiple configurations

A solution adapted to the challenges of modern maritime operations

Whether you are a naval architect, shipowner, or engineering consultancy, NaviTools establishes itself as a reference naval architecture software for: