University of Strathclyde
Noriyuki Sasaki, Honorary Professor
"The close collaboration with Nico-san on customized modeling of the Gate Rudder has been highly productive. He can provide the highest level of simulation and modeling service."
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AlbatrosDigital
We reveal how ships perform at sea
Hull, machinery, operational conditions and environment. Everything that drives ship performance, modelled accurately so you can make confident decisions on design, maintenance and routing.
Up to 40% of fuel consumption is driven by environmental conditions alone.
Weather, currents, draft, windage, trim and loading conditions can each drive fuel consumption up or down significantly. Without accurately modelling all of them together, operators cannot understand hull fouling, evaluate energy saving technologies, or make confident decisions about routing and fleet performance. Most performance tools don't separate these effects. We do.
What we do
Vessel Performance
AlbatrosDigital builds physics-based models that simulate how any vessel behaves in any weather and operational condition. Without a single data point from the vessel, our models support design studies and retrofit analysis. Feed in operational data and the model validates actual performance, separating fouling, degradation and environmental effects. Connect it to a routing tool and it optimises every voyage in real time.
Solutions for
ship design
- Optimize Ship Design
- Performance Predictions
- Energy Saving Technologies
- Service Margin Optimization
Solutions for
ship operations
- Voyage Optimization
- Monitoring
- Performance Validations EST
References
Zéphyr and Borée
Simon Devolye, Ship owner
"The broad experience and expertise of the team at Albatros is plain to see. As the digitalisation of our sector gathers pace, not least in the face of the sustainability challenge, we’re looking forward to continuing our cooperation, combining our efforts to provide an extra boost for maritime efficiency."
Background
AlbatrosDigital is a Rotterdam-based maritime technology company founded by engineers from TU Delft. Our vessel performance models are built on naval architecture principles, 1,500 CFD simulations and 17 peer-reviewed research papers in ship hydrodynamics. ShipYard, our Ship Design Model Generator, is fully operational at TRL 8 and commercially deployed. The Vessel Intelligence Model is in active proof of concept with data from vessels operated by leading European shipping companies. AlbatrosDigital is an ESA partner under Project WING IT, a feasibility study into independent verification of wind propulsion savings using digital ship modelling and Earth Observation data. Winner of the BBEU Awards 2025 Best Digital Solution for Sustainability. Member of Nederland Maritiem Land, AIC4NL and OMDS.