SHIP DESIGN & PERFORMANCE CENTER

Turn commercial ambitions into vessels that perform across their lifetime

C-Job’s Ship Design & Performance Center, primarily based in The Netherlands, helps shipowners and operators make better decisions from first concept to performance optimization — using transparent, data-driven engineering to improve efficiency, compliance, sustainability and long-term fleet value.

Our clients

Support for lifetime vessel performance

C-Job’s Ship Design & Performance Center helps shipowners and operators make the decisions that shape long-term vessel value. We combine real-life data insights, engineering expertise and operational understanding to clarify the business case, validate performance and improve efficiency, compliance and asset performance over time.

Consultancy & initial design

Clarify the mission, operational profile, technical options and business case before major decisions are made.

Concept design

Turn strategic intent into a practical vessel direction built around performance, efficiency and future requirements.

Class design

Develop compliant, technically sound designs for classification society approval, including the follow-up needed.

Sea trials & certification

Validate performance, demonstrate compliance and connect design intent with real-world operation before service begins.

Operations

Improve real-world vessel performance through practical engineering insight and operational understanding.

Performance optimization

Make informed decisions on upgrades, efficiency, compliance and future-ready fleet development.

Whether you are shaping a newbuild concept, evaluating modernization or improving in-service performance, our Ship Design & Performance Center brings the technical depth and decision support to help you move forward with confidence.

Why shipowners and operators work with C-Job's Ship Design & Performance Center

From concept and class design to operations and performance optimization, C-Job’s Ship Design & Performance Center supports the decisions that shape efficiency, compliance, operability and long-term value.

Lifetime performance design

We shape vessel concepts, layouts and systems around the owner’s operational profile, needs and vision — helping vessels perform as intended while improving efficiency, compliance and long-term value.

Transparent, data-driven decisions

We use modeling, scenarios and clear trade-offs to help commercial, operational and technical teams align faster.

Partnership that complement your team

We work as an extension of your organization, bringing specialist expertise, added capacity and practical experience in integrating future-fuel systems into vessel designs.

Performance, compliance and business ready

Shipowners and operators need to make complex decisions under pressure — balancing efficiency, compliance, asset value and long-term operational viability. C-Job’s Ship Design & Performance Center helps make those trade-offs clearer through real-life data insights and business case analysis. Whether the challenge is a newbuild, modernization, conversion, decarbonization pathway or fleet performance issue, we help clients move forward with confidence.

OUR SOLUTIONS

Experts in naval architecture and engineering

C-Job’s Ship Design & Performance Center combines naval architecture, marine engineering, data science and sustainability expertise to support better vessel and fleet decisions. We align design thinking with commercial objectives, operational realities and future requirements — helping clients reduce risk, improve performance and move faster on complex programs. This holistic approach minimizes the risk of misinterpretation and rework, and delivers a vessel which is tailored and optimized to meet your operational and business goals.

Design and engineering for new-build vessels

Integration of cutting-edge naval architecture with structural, mechanical and systems engineering skills. We help you design technically advanced, efficient, compliant and sustainable ships.

Modernization and conversion for existing vessels

Our holistic approach to modernizations and conversions ensures that your vessel is business-ready and future-fit. We deliver the highest quality and give you peace of mind throughout the retrofit process.

Decarbonization, energy efficiency and compliance

We help strategize, plan and implement your use of alternative fuels and hybrid technologies to reduce emissions. We offer unbiased advice, based on our unrivalled theoretical and applied knowledge of energy solutions.

Life cycle engineering support

For more immediate engineering demands, we can provide ad-hoc and cost-effective support for small to large projects. This includes any of our disciplines from business case up to class design and delivery services, some examples are sea fastening calculations, conceptual arrangements, CFD optimization and more.

Trusted by our clients

At C-Job, we value long-term partnerships built on technical excellence, transparency, and collaboration. Here’s what our clients have to say.

C-Job delivered an innovative and forward-thinking concept design for our future dredger. Their ability to adapt to our unique requirements and integrate methanol-readiness into the design highlights their commitment to sustainability and operational excellence.

Marcel Hermans
Engineering Project Manager at Port of Portland

Collaborating with C‑Job on Veronica V allowed us to refine the vessel’s design for some of the most demanding river conditions in the world. Their technical input supported our goal of delivering a shallow‑draft pusher that performs reliably year‑round for Girona S.A.

Bert Duijzer
Technical Manager at Concordia Damen

Partnering with C-Job on the Texelstroom brought bold innovation to ferry design. Their out-of-the-box thinking aligns exactly with TESO’s green ambitions. The Texelstroom delivers exceptional sustainability, capacity, and comfort for our passengers.

TESO
TESO Spokesperson

Case studies

Anna Weber-van Bosse – for NIOZ

The Pelagia has been the Netherlands' flagship ocean-going research vessel for the past 30 years. When the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) decided to replace her, the ambition was to build a larger, yet compact vessel, with increased capabilities and improved sustainability. C-Job provided the concept design for the new vessel, the Anna Weber-van Bosse – named after the renowned Dutch botanist and marine researcher.

Ursa – for Työvene

The Ursa, a trailing suction hopper dredger (THSD), was built by the Työvene shipyard for the Maritime office of Gdynia, and is the first of their fleet.
C-Job was responsible for the concept, basic and detail design, and the integration of dredging equipment.

Green Jade – for CSBC

C-Job supported CSBC with basic design and main crane integration for the Green Jade, the first heavy lift and offshore wind installation vessel built in Taiwan. The vessel, which features a crane with 4,000 tons of lifting capacity and DP3 capability, was launched by CDWE, a joint venture between CSBC and DEME Offshore, and entered service in 2023.

Contact the Ship Design & Performance Center

Speak with a C-Job’s Ship Design & Performance Center experts about the challenges shaping your vessel or fleet. From early concept decisions to performance optimization and future-ready upgrades, we help turn complexity into a clearer path forward.

Wouter den Boer

CCO

Phone: +31 88 0243 700

Email: sales@c-job.com

Basjan Faber

BD Dredging & Inland

Phone: +31 88 0243 700

Email: sales@c-job.com

FAQ

When should we involve C-Job’s Ship Design & Performance Center?

Ideally, as early as possible. DPC creates the most value when we are involved at the concept or early design stage, where key decisions around performance, compliance, CAPEX, OPEX and future readiness are still open. That said, we also support shipowners and operators during later stages, including upgrades, retrofit decisions, operational improvement and performance optimization.

Can C-Job’s Ship Design & Performance Center support both newbuilds and existing vessels?

Yes. C-Job’s Ship Design & Performance Center supports both newbuild and in-service vessels. We help clients shape new vessel concepts and owner-oriented designs, but also support upgrades, retrofits, conversion studies, decarbonization pathways and performance improvement programs for existing assets. Our focus is always the same: better decisions that improve lifetime vessel performance and long-term fleet value.

Can C-Job help with decarbonization and compliance?

Yes. C-Job’s Ship Design & Performance Center helps shipowners and operators navigate decarbonization, regulatory change and future-fuel decisions with practical engineering support. Whether the challenge is energy efficiency, alternative fuels, hybrid systems, retrofit strategy or long-term compliance planning, we help turn uncertainty into a clearer, more future-ready path forward.

Does the C-Job’s Ship Design & Performance Center replace our in-house technical team?

No. C-Job’s Ship Design & Performance Center is designed to extend, accelerate and elevate in-house teams — not replace them. We work as an independent partner, adding specialist expertise, extra capacity and cross-sector insight where needed, while integrating with your organization, workflows and decision-making processes.

How does C-Job help us make better investment and design decisions?

We use transparent, data-driven engineering to make trade-offs clearer. By combining naval architecture, marine engineering, operational insight and sustainability expertise, we help clients evaluate options in terms of performance, compliance, cost, risk and future readiness. This gives commercial, technical and operational stakeholders a stronger basis for alignment and faster decision-making.