Can you scan a vessel for a ballast water (BWTS) retrofit?

Yes. We capture engine-room and machinery-space geometry as a millimetre-accurate point cloud, so the retrofit can be designed and prefabricated to fit first time — minimising costly dry-dock time.

Do you survey underwater hulls or carry out bathymetric surveys?

No. We capture above-water and internal spaces with terrestrial laser scanning. Underwater hull and hydrographic scope sits with specialist providers.

Can you scan a vessel while it is in service or afloat?

Yes — we scan internal spaces afloat with minimal disruption to operations.

Can you scan during dry-dock?

Yes. We plan fast capture within the dry-dock window, so modelling and retrofit design can start immediately.

How accurate is the as-built model?

Geometry to a few millimetres. The model reflects the vessel as it physically is, including undocumented modifications.

How do you handle confidentiality?

EU jurisdiction, GDPR and NDA. Most projects are confidential; anonymised references on request.

Marine & vessel laser scanning and as-built surveys

We capture the exact as-built reality of vessels, engine rooms, machinery spaces and port structures — as survey-grade point clouds and 3D/BIM models. The accurate basis for ballast water and scrubber retrofits, dry-dock work and conversions. EU-based engineering, worldwide.

It captures the exact as-built state of vessels, engine rooms and port structures as a millimetre-accurate point cloud — used to design and prefabricate retrofits (ballast water, scrubbers), plan dry-dock and conversion work, and build as-built models, without relying on decades-old ship drawings.

olored 3D point cloud of a ship engine room machinery space

congested ship engine room with dense machinery and piping

Retrofits — ballast water treatment, scrubbers, conversions — have to fit into some of the most congested spaces afloat, where every millimetre counts. The drawings rarely match the engine room as it actually is after decades of changes. Get the geometry wrong and you pay for it in rework, extended dry-dock (where every day is expensive) and missed IMO compliance deadlines. Capturing a packed machinery space accurately and fast is the hard part — and it's what we specialise in.

Vessel & engine-room laser scanning

machinery spaces, decks, holds and superstructure, afloat or in dry-dock.

Registered point cloud

millimetre-grade, cleaned and QA'd to survey tolerances.

As-built 3D / BIM / CAD

machinery spaces and structures at your required LOD.

Retrofit-ready models

a clash-free basis to design and prefabricate BWTS, scrubbers and conversions.

Port & terminal as-built

quays, cranes and terminal infrastructure.

Digital twin foundation

handover-ready for your platform.

Ballast water (BWTS) retrofit

engine-room geometry to design and prefab the system to fit.

Vessel conversion & modification

design against the real ship, not old drawings.

Scrubber / EGCS retrofit

accurate space for exhaust-gas-cleaning installation.

Port & terminal as-built

infrastructure geometry for engineering and modification.

Dry-dock & refit planning

scope and prefabricate off an accurate model before the dock window.

Digital twin foundation

the as-built layer your twin is built on digital twin oil and gas

EU-based

EU data jurisdiction, GDPR, NDA.

The right tool for the job

Terrestrial, mobile, drone and close-range scanning, combined for survey-grade accuracy.

Retrofit-aware

Fast, accurate capture in congested machinery spaces.

Proven on hard assets

Industrial and marine projects, anonymised on request.

SCANNING OF WATER BALLAST TREATMENT SYSTEM

5 days of scanning – 1 person
14 days of post-processing

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GRAIN CARGO TERMINAL

3 days of scanning – 1 person,
14 days of post-processing

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Technical scoping

vessel/space access, afloat or dry-dock window, target data/LOD.

Capture

fast scanning with minimal disruption, afloat or in dock.

Registration & QA

point cloud registered, cleaned and checked to survey tolerances.

As-built modelling

3D / BIM / CAD at your required LOD.

Handover

your formats, ready for retrofit engineering and digital-twin platforms.

Can you scan a vessel for a ballast water (BWTS) retrofit?
Yes. We capture engine-room and machinery-space geometry as a millimetre-accurate point cloud, so the retrofit can be designed and prefabricated to fit first time — minimising costly dry-dock time.
Do you survey underwater hulls or carry out bathymetric surveys?
No. We capture above-water and internal spaces with terrestrial laser scanning. Underwater hull and hydrographic scope sits with specialist providers.
Can you scan a vessel while it's in service / afloat?
Yes — we scan internal spaces afloat with minimal disruption to operations.
Can you scan during dry-dock?
Yes. We plan fast capture within the dry-dock window, so modelling and retrofit design can start immediately.
How accurate is the as-built model?
Geometry to a few millimetres. The model reflects the vessel as it physically is — including undocumented modifications.
How do you handle confidentiality?
EU jurisdiction, GDPR and NDA. Most projects are confidential — we share capability and anonymised references on request.

Marine & vessel laser scanning and as-built surveys

What is marine laser scanning used for?

Ship drawings stopped matching reality years ago

Survey-grade as-built — the basis for a retrofit that fits first time

WHERE ACCURATE MARINE AS-BUILT PAYS OFF

Ballast water (BWTS) retrofit

Vessel conversion & modification

Scrubber / EGCS retrofit

Port & terminal as-built

Dry-dock & refit planning

Digital twin foundation

A specialist reality-capture partner for marine retrofit

EU-based

The right tool for the job

Retrofit-aware

Proven on hard assets

Selected projects & client experience

From vessel to handover

Technical scoping

Capture

Registration & QA

As-built modelling

Handover

Marine laser scanning — common questions

Yes. We capture engine-room and machinery-space geometry as a millimetre-accurate point cloud, so the retrofit can be designed and prefabricated to fit first time — minimising costly dry-dock time.

No. We capture above-water and internal spaces with terrestrial laser scanning. Underwater hull and hydrographic scope sits with specialist providers.

Can you scan a vessel while it's in service / afloat?

Yes — we scan internal spaces afloat with minimal disruption to operations.

Can you scan during dry-dock?

Yes. We plan fast capture within the dry-dock window, so modelling and retrofit design can start immediately.

How accurate is the as-built model?

Geometry to a few millimetres. The model reflects the vessel as it physically is — including undocumented modifications.

How do you handle confidentiality?

EU jurisdiction, GDPR and NDA. Most projects are confidential — we share capability and anonymised references on request.

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