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Foreship

at the

Sharp End

Foreship is a well known and highly respected ship design
and engineering company providing a broad range of services
to the cruise and ferry industry.
We specialise in challenging conversion projects as well as
in newbuilding concept designs. We are also a major design
supplier and consultant for newbuildings.
Our aim is to always provide high quality services in a flexible
environment by experienced employees, whether you have
a small or large project for us.
It's that simple.

www.foreship.com
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Expert Services and Engineering Solutions
for Cruise Ship Projects

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both shipowners and shipyards.

ince founding in 2002, Foreship Ltd.

val architect services for a 130,000 GT

has become a well known specialist

cruise ship. Foreship has also done sever-

Currently significant R&D projects are

in the cruise ship industry. Today, Fore-

al sponson-ducktail designs for passenger

ongoing in the field of hydrodynamics, aer-

ship has been involved in close to 800

vessels; in addition to providing more sta-

odynamics and energy saving in general.

projects, including most of the latest cruise

bility, these CFD-optimised hull upgrades

These include energy efficient hull form

ship newbuilding projects and more than

have even resulted in significant reduction

project and methods to improve ship aer-

100 cruise ship conversion projects. With

of fuel consumption.

odynamics, manoeuvring simulation soft-

40 naval architects and other marine spe-

Foreship has on January 1st, 2011

ware and simulation method for predic-

cialists, Foreship provides services to ship-

appointed a new Managing Director,

tion of propeller induced noise. Foreship

owners, shipyards and maritime suppliers

Mr. Janne Lietzén. This, together with

is also involved in SOX-scrubber projects.

worldwide.

strengthened organisation will further

These projects improve fu