We will see what that will be on the end, Phil

Hopefully there would be an offshore vessel with such bow.

Hi Capt. Technology is always changing with better ideas and designs. Today, companies are looking for low fuel consumption and 'greener' ship designs. Something which no-one really bothered about years ago. This type of hull has been current for a while now in, for instance, Ulstein X-Bow OSVs. I believe that they have proved themselves positively, hence other companies (such as Groot) have developed similar designs.
Brgds
Phil

Phil
thanks for the link, but this claim of better/easy and so on was often done before already, i.e. asymetric stern, Kort-nuzzle for freighters etc, never heard of them again. The claim is solely based on some tests carried out in HH for the building yard and most probably on their account(unless there were also independent surveys/tests done). Not really surprisingly that then the yard says the hull form etc is superior. I would say based on my long years experience at sea, lets see and wait if in 10 years those ships are still builded. If so good the result must be that virtual all ships will have in the future such bows/hulls. At present I doubt that also when surely it is not impossilble

The cost differential of building a ship of this hull-form compared to a traditional shape is negligable. The real advantages are in better performance, fuel consumption and sea-keeping
http://www.grootshipdesign.nl/en/site/design
Brgds
Phil

Hi Willem,
Thanks for your kind comment.
How to come there without own jacht or schuit and at 8°C water temperature? I just walked along the oever of the kanaal and took the picture.
Greetz
Jörn

beautiful picture, how do you come to that place for a bow shot?

Denis
Comes down to compete with cheap chinese constructions, the labour costs in EU are rather high to counter that, corners are cut as far possible. I sailed a few ships builded at Aker in Wismar during 2003-05 and one got dents in the hull by being alongside when the vessel moving during discharging and the quays had only 3-4 fenders on the length of the ships, not really strong ships.

... and straight steel plates, also! ... as less curvature & "tailoring" of steel plates as possible.

Looks like a sorta tendency of saving money by using thin steel plates?