Showcase Vera Navis Ship Design: Tamarack, an end-to-end project of a 12500 DWT cement carrier.
On November 26th, Vera Navis Ship Design had the pleasure of receiving a group of students from Ship and Ocean Systems Design, a curricular unit within the Master’s Degree in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST).
During the visit, students were introduced to real engineering processes and methodologies applied daily in our projects. As part of this session, we focused on showcasing Tamarack, a 120-metre cement carrier designed to operate in the Great Lakes region in Canada. The vessel — developed for Holland Shipyards Group and owned by Eureka Shipping — was engineered to carry up to 12,500 tons of cargo, load and unload autonomously, and comply with strict dimensional constraints required for lock passage.
Throughout the presentation, our engineering team walked the students through our complete end-to-end workflow from concept phase and the transition into basic design as well as production engineering.
We tailored the showcase to draw a parallel between the theoretical concepts students encounter throughout their academic journey and their real-world professional applications, highlighting the strong continuity between learning and practice. Some of the topics developed were:
Structural Engineering
- Scantling Calculation
- Construction Plans for Class Approval and Construction
- Longitudinal Strength Analysis
- 3-Cargo Hold FEM Analysis
- Transport Operation
Stability
- Intact Stability
- Damaged Stability
- Transport Operation
Marine Systems
- Ballast System
Production Engineering
The session enabled students to connect with practical challenges and the design decisions behind a complete end-to-end project such as Tamarack. The interaction was dynamic, with space for technical discussion, exploration of 3D models and genuine curiosity from the students.
We thank all participants for their engagement, questions, and enthusiasm. Vera Navis Ship Design remains committed to supporting knowledge transfer between industry and academia, contributing to the evolution of new generations of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.
