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Servicing UK Dredgers – Part 2 – Digital Dry Dock, February 2025 

Servicing UK Dredgers– 3D Scanning, Ultrasonic Thickness Measurements, Photographic survey and CAD -Part 2 Over the past twelve months, Digital Dry Dock has been using ...
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Servicing UK Dredgers – Part 1 – Digital Dry Dock, January 2025 

Servicing UK Dredgers– 3D Scanning, Ultrasonic Thickness Measurements, Photographic survey and CAD Over the past twelve months, Digital Dry Dock has been using its 3D ...
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Workboat Refit – 3D Scan to Stability Book and Crane Feasibility Study

In March 2024, Digital Dry Dock began an exciting project with Alchemy Contracting to support the refit of Dorus Mor, a workboat critical to their ...
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Balmoral in Bristol

M.V. Balmoral – Digital Dry Dock – 3D Laser Scanning for Maritime Heritage

Amongst Digital Dry Dock’s latest projects have been a charitable job for the MV Balmoral Trust. With the help of Sunbelt Rentals, who kindly loaned ...
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Digital Solutions for Naval Architecture 3 – Creating Ornamental Half Models

In the third and final part of our Digital Solutions for Naval Architecture blog series, we take a look at how 3D laser scanning technology ...
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Digital Solutions for Naval Architecture 2 – Passenger Ferry Draught Mark Control

In the second part of our Digital Solutions for Naval Architecture blog series, we look at Digital Dry Dock’s recent work on the Isles of ...
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Digital Solutions for Naval Architecture 1 – Rapid Delivery of CAD for New Passenger Ferries for St Michael’s Mount

At Digital Dry Dock, we combine naval architecture with the latest digital technologies to significantly reduce project costs, schedules and the time vessels spend in ...
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Digitisation Project

Digital Dry Dock are proud to take advantage of the Digitisation expertise on offer to Cornish businesses via Unlocking Potential & the E.U. Digital Dry ...
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Laser Scanning to CAD for Production Boat Builders.

Last month we visited Multimarine, to assist them in creating CAD models for some of their production models. Using our laser scanning capabilities, we were ...
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Digital Dry Dock Operative using hand laser scanner

Using 3D laser scanning for rapid supply of vessel parts

  Global supply, demand and shipping schedules amongst other things can often cause complications when sourcing vessel components. Delays on part arrivals can be frustrating, ...
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DDD & Leica brands

Digital Dry Dock recognised by Leica Geosystems.

It’s great to have our work acknowledged by Leica Geosystems. Follow the link below to see how we are using their amazing instruments and software ...
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Surveying Drilling Vessels for Geoquip Marine

Amongst our recent work, Digital Dry Dock has been working with Geoquip Marine to survey one of their drilling vessels – MV Investigator. With the creation ...
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Digital Dry Dock Celebrates its First Year Anniversary

Launching Digital Dry Dock at a time where the world was full of uncertainty and the maritime sector was facing a whole range of challenges ...
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Lantic Bay CL section scan positions

Case Studies: Stability Analysis on 100ft+ Steel Commercial Vessels

Amongst Digital Dry Dock’s work this year, we have been involved in two exciting refits of 100 ft commercial vessels. Both benefited greatly from 3D ...
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View from Digital Dry Dock office

Welcome to the new Digital Dry Dock offices

We’re pleased to announce that Digital Dry Dock now has a new permanent office space at Mylor Yacht Harbour near Falmouth. A picturesque marina, located ...
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Digital Dry Dock Ltd. 3D laser scanners join RINA.

Digital Dry Dock co-founders join the Royal Institute of Naval Architects (RINA)

We are proud to announce that our co-founders Ollie Graffy and Benjamin Barton are now recognised members of the Royal Institute of Naval Architects (RINA). ...
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Digital Dry Dock Ltd. feature in latest Superyacht Innovation Report

Issue 205 of The Superyacht Innovation Report is out. Read how Digital Dry Dock Ltd. are leveraging the latest 3D laser scanning technology combined with ...
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Our Trusted Partners

The Survey Equipment Company(SCCS) – https://www.sccssurvey.co.uk/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/sccssurvey https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-miller-b3074211a/ We utilise SCCS to scale up our capacity for bigger projects or those with tight time scales. ...
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