This stage has different names:

• conceptual design
• preliminary design
• precontractual design
• sketch design, etc.

The concept design determines the future vessel's technical and economic properties. The preliminary drawings, models, and specifications are creating at this stage.

At a glance, the concept design may appear to be just a sketch or a lightweight version of a detailed design. It is often ordered to visualize the idea, estimate the weight and size of a future vessel, or evaluate the construction cost. The concept design is often used as a presentation material for finding investors or announcing a tender for construction.

But in fact, the conceptual design is a much more important and powerful tool for planning and feasibility study. Such a project can be changed and recalculated many times without significant investment of money and time. The ability to iterate over and over makes concept design a powerful tool for finding the optimal solution. Search for exactly what you need! This is the only stage where there is no room for compromise. Here you should ignore the sad faces of the designers who will have to redo the same thing for the hundredth time. If you do not achieve the optimal result at this stage, then you will have a sad face making drastic changes at the design or construction stage or accepting a product you don't want.

Order a vessel's conceptual design from us to get a high-quality solution, polished both from an economic and a technical point of view. The solution, which is ready for implementation, not for further revision.