The maritime industry demands ship designs that can adapt to stringent regulations, new fuel technologies, and sustainability goals. Elomatic, a consultancy in ship design, has developed a structured approach to address these challenges and future-proof vessels. We speak to Guido Schulte, Elomatic’s sales director, about the company’s strategies and innovations as well as examples of its current advancements.

Elomatic’s future-proofing begins with a high-level screening process to identify measures that could enhance a vessel’s compliance and operational efficiency. “We are starting our future proof screening program. It’s composed of three steps. We do a high-level screening first. We are looking at a number of maybe 150 different measures which could be used in principle,” explains Schulte.

This step narrows the options to a subset relevant to a specific ship type and operational profile. The second phase, mid-level validation, focuses on assessing the feasibility and benefits of the shortlisted measures. Key factors include regulatory requirements like Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) compliance and return on investment.