The production design of the Alaska Class Ferry marks the premier application of Cadmatic software in the northern USA.
The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) has awarded the Alaska Class Ferry project to Vigor Alaska shipyard in Ketchikan, Alaska, where construction is currently underway. Glosten, a Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering consultancy, is providing production design for the ferry. Vigor Alaska and Glosten are two of Cadmatic’s newest customers in the USA.
The 280-foot, 300-passenger, 53-vehicle Alaska Class Ferry will primarily transit the Lynn Canal and shorter AMHS routes in Southeast Alaska.
Cadmatic
Cadmatic is a 3D CAD/CAM engineering software system for the marine and offshore industry. The first US customer to use the full design and production package of Cadmatic software was North American Shipbuilding in 2013. Since then, other companies from North America have joined the Cadmatic family, including Glosten, Vigor Fab, Genoa Design International, and VT Halter Marine, among others.
Picture: The Alaska Class Ferry under construction at Vigor.
