3D Ship

What 3D Ship does

3D Ship is a Netherlands-based maritime engineering firm that designs and engineers yachts, hotel ships, inland vessels, and special-purpose vessels for shipbuilders, shipping companies, maritime consultancies, and public-sector clients. Its work covers project management, preliminary design, structural design, and full detail engineering. (Primary source:.)

The firm uses conventional digital-engineering workflows, including Siemens NX and 2D AutoCAD, to produce 3D structural models, construction plans, technical drawings, calculations, cost estimates, and specifications. Its commercial model is project-based professional services, with contracts scoped and priced according to the assignment rather than through a disclosed software or recurring subscription product. (Primary source:.)

Name

3D Ship

Legal name

3D SHIP ENGINEERING B.V.

Website

https://3dship.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Engineering Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883), Boat Building (336612)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730)

akta.pro primary industry

Production Design & Detailed Engineering (3D CAD, Drawings, BOM, Nesting) (IMAJAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Project Management & Owner’s Engineering / Technical Consultancy (Spec Writing, Bid Support, Site Support) (IMAJAGAO)

Keywords

• Ship design engineering
• Maritime engineering services
• Naval architecture
• Yacht design
• Vessel structural design

Headquarters

HQ city

Grave

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Maritime Engineering Services: Project-based engineering services providing ship design, structural design, project management, and technical documentation. Services range from preliminary design to full detail engineering. Contracts appear to be project-based with hourly rates or fixed fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

3D Ship provides ship design and engineering services for yachts, hotel ships, inland vessels, and special-purpose vessels. Services span project management, preliminary design, structural design, and full detail engineering, delivered using Siemens NX and AutoCAD-based 3D modeling tools. Outputs include structural models, construction plans, production drawings, cost estimates, and technical specifications for shipbuilders, shipping companies, government bodies, and maritime consultancy firms.

Product overview

3D Ship is a maritime engineering and design firm offering a unified portfolio of ship design services organized around vessel categories: Yachts, Hotel Ships, Inland Vessels, and Special Vessels. These are complemented by four core service offerings—Project Management, Preliminary Design, Structural Design, and Full Design—that span from initial concept through production-ready engineering. The company serves shipbuilders, shipping companies, national government, and maritime consultancy firms, delivering designs from preliminary sketches to detailed construction drawings and 3D structural models. Their Full Design service uses Siemens NX software for detail engineering and 3D modeling. The vessel-type products represent the company's industry specializations, while the service offerings represent the methodological stages applied across all project types.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Yacht Design and Engineering Engineering and design services for mega-yachts, including work for the Feadship group (Scheepswerf De Vries, Scheepswerf Van Lent, and De Voogt Naval Architects). The company creates 3-deck, 4-deck, and 5-deck yacht designs from concept through production engineering.
• Hotel Ship Design and Engineering Design and engineering for cruise and hotel ships, from preliminary design and construction to mechanical engineering and production preparation. The company has delivered designs for luxurious ships exceeding 110 meters in length for clients including Nicko Cruises Schiffsreisen GmbH.
• Inland Vessel Design and Engineering Design and engineering services for inland vessels ranging from working vessels to tankers, including construction, mechanical engineering, and production preparation.
• Special Vessel Design and Engineering Design services for special vessels such as ferries and water cabs, often commissioned by government agencies including municipalities.
• Project Management Services Project management services for maritime projects including planning, critical examination of improvements, filtering irregularities, and quality oversight throughout design and engineering assignments.
• Preliminary Design Services Preliminary design phase services in which engineers develop ship sketches and documentation serving as the preliminary design package for maritime projects.
• Structural Design Services Reliable construction solutions for all ship types, particularly complex cruise ships and yachts, as well as other shipbuilding projects, delivered as structural design engineering.
• Full Design Services Comprehensive engineering from preliminary to final design, including detail engineering, mechanical and construction engineering, technical drawings, cost estimates, design analyses, calculations, and technical specifications, supported by Siemens NX software.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hotel ships over 110 meters in length designed successfully
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Vuyk Engineering Rotterdam: Rotterdam-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm delivering ship design, engineering, and project management for commercial and specialized vessels - a direct comparable in services, geography, and customer type.
• C-Job Naval Architects: Netherlands-based independent naval architecture firm offering conceptual and basic design for yachts, commercial ships, and offshore vessels, with comparable service lines and European shipbuilder clientele.
• De Voogt Naval Architects: Naval architecture arm of the Feadship group, designing mega-yachts and luxury vessels; a direct peer in the same luxury yacht engineering niche and a current client of 3D Ship.
• Conoship International: Netherlands-based ship design and engineering company specializing in short-sea and inland vessels, with overlapping methodology (preliminary, structural, full design) and a similar European client base.
• RH Marine: Dutch maritime systems integrator providing engineering, automation, and electrical design for newbuild and conversion projects; comparable as a Netherlands-headquartered engineering services firm serving shipbuilders.
• Alewijnse: Netherlands-based marine electrical engineering and system integration company serving yacht builders, naval, and commercial shipyards; comparable niche engineering services firm working with similar customer types.

Broad incumbents

• Damen Engineering: The in-house engineering arm of Damen Shipyards Group, providing naval architecture and detailed ship design across a broad vessel portfolio; serves as a large incumbent whose in-sourcing decision is a direct competitive variable for 3D Ship.
• Royal HaskoningDHV (Maritime): Large engineering consultancy with a maritime practice covering ship design, port infrastructure, and vessel engineering; broader in scope but competes for naval architecture and maritime design mandates in the same European market.

Emerging players

• Marin (Maritime Research Institute Netherlands): Wageningen-based maritime research institute performing hydrodynamic and ship design research for industry; adjacent rather than direct, but overlaps with 3D Ship's performance-engineering and ship design domains for European yards.
• Knierim Yacht Design: Independent German naval architecture studio focused on sailing and motor yacht design; comparable as a boutique yacht design firm serving private clients and European shipyards.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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