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ILS Ship Design & Engineering | ILS Oy

About

We are a traditional Finnish Naval Architect & Marine Engineering company. Our offices are located in Turku and Helsinki. We specialize in concept, basic and detailed design and consulting. Our particular strength is also our very multi-faceted and practical expertise in repair, modification and conversion design. We have been selling our expertise to customers around the world for decades.

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Services

Our personnel is competent both in theory and in practice. We have a background in shipyards, engineering companies, classification societies, the Finnish Navy, machine workshops, and ships. All the work we do is part of our company’s DNA and heritage, which has been passed down from generation to generation during our more than 30 years of operation.

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Experience

We are a general Naval Architect and Marine Engineering company, and we have worked with all the most common ship types. The cost-effectiveness and environmental friendliness of ships are strongly related issues. We know how the reduction of emissions and carbon footprint can also mean financial savings. We have a long experience in making solutions related to these issues in all phases of ships’ life cycles. Together with our customers, we also learn more all the time.

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News and articles

News
1.1.2024

Fairway vessel converts into passenger icebreaker

In accordance with the plans of ship owner Saariston Meritie Oy, we designed the conversion of the fairway vessel Letto into a 180-passenger passenger vessel for domestic traffic. Our 3D…
News
30.8.2023

Already fifth multipurpose icebreaker designed by ILS to be deployed in Canadian waters

Arctia Icebreaking Ltd and Canadian Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation announced in August that they had signed an agreement on annual chartering for the shipping seasons 2023–2025. The agreement covers icebreaking…
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20.6.2023

KNCC Liquid CO2 Concept awarded with DNV GASA

KNCC Liquid CO2 Concept awarded with DNV GASA Classification society DNV has awarded ILS client Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers (KNCC) with a General Approval for Ship Application (GASA) certificate for…