Tritec Marine Limited has upgraded its shipbuilding software package, moving to version 6.7 of the Autohydro Pro hydrostatics, stability, and longitudinal strength application to benefit from its latest features.

IRClass has announced the release of a new technical software package, IR-CSR, for oil tankers and bulk carriers to verify compliance with the recently mandated Common Structural Rules (CSR) issued by the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS).

Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups, is to implement the Intergraph Smart Yard technology system to help manage international large-scale cruise, military and merchant shipbuilding projects.

South Korean shipbuilder Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has introduced a new CAD-style 3D modelling tool from NAPA called NAPA Designer, which it says has reduced its structural design throughput time by up to four weeks.

Croatian shipyard Brodosplit has implemented a new AVEVA Integrated Shipbuilding system, to optimise vessel design as well as procurement, material management and production across the entire shipyard.

Flowtech has introduced a new module for its SHIPFLOW 6 vessel design package for computing ship motions in waves, with a new solver it says is up to 10 times faster than its predecessor.

QinetiQ’s Paramarine ship and submersible design software is to be implemented by the Ocean Engineering Center of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Madras, to support the training of its students.

Shipbuilding software company Sener has launched the new version of its marine CAD/CAM system, FORAN V80.

ClassNK has released a new version of its PrimeShip-HULL (HCSR) software in response to the updated IACS Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers (CSR BC & OT).

The Korean Register (KR) reports that it has overhauled its ship design support software package, SeaTrust-HullScan, to more efficiently handle the process of applying incoming Harmonized Common Structural Rules (CSR-H).