Selected work · 2015–2025

A decade
on the water.

We do not publish the full archive, most engagements are confidential. Below is a curated selection that our clients have agreed to make public. References on request.

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"Corvo" autonomous manoeuvring assessment, Vila do Porto

610 TEU · 9,000 DWT

Manoeuvrability · Container ship

"Corvo" autonomous manoeuvring assessment, Vila do Porto

Probabilistic study of how often per year the container ship "Corvo" (IMO 9381275) can manoeuvre autonomously inside the harbour basin of Vila do Porto without tug assistance. MatLab-based numerical model coupling hull, rudder with flap, and bow thrusters.

Mutualista, Grupo Bensaúde · Sta. Maria, Açores · PT2024

GRS Power Platform, parametric rolling assessment

6 OWCs · hybrid wind+wave

Offshore renewables

GRS Power Platform, parametric rolling assessment

Pre-deployment de-risking of a bottom-fixed hybrid wind and wave energy concept (six Oscillating Water Columns). Diffraction-radiation in WAMIT and non-linear time-domain simulation in Ship@Sea.

WavEC Offshore Renewables · Belmullet · IE2015

OPS + fleet retrofit

Decarbonisation

Green Ports Madeira / APRAM OPS design

Engineering solutions for decarbonisation of the maritime transport sector: shore-side power (cold-ironing) design and retrofitting of the APRAM port-authority fleet.

Future Proman · Funchal · PT2023

"Belize I" remotorisation & capacity uplift

Delivered on schedule

Retrofit · Catamaran

"Belize I" remotorisation & capacity uplift

Naval engineering project for remotorisation and increased passenger capacity of the "Belize I" catamaran. Technical lead: Eng. Sérgio Ribeiro e Silva.

Nautiber · Algarve · PT2023

On-time, on-spec

Conversion · Motor-sailer

"Libries" scientific-tourism conversion

Conversion of the motor-sailer "Libries" for scientific tourism operations. Full naval engineering package delivered under technical supervision.

Blue Geo Lighthouse · PT2022

Schedule met

CFD · Working boat

OneOcean preliminary CFD package

CFD support during preliminary design and construction of OneOcean's working boat. Numerical tools provided by KDS allowed the client to comply with the ship-design programme on schedule.

OneOcean · PT2021

SeaPower pilot boat hydrodynamic optimisation

Roll-stab + trim

CFD · Pilot boat

SeaPower pilot boat hydrodynamic optimisation

Roll-stabilisation and trim-optimisation programme for SeaPower's pilot boat. CFD-driven hydrodynamic refinement intended to promote energy efficiency and decarbonisation in port operations.

SeaPower · PT2022

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A decade on the water.