Ingenieurkontor für Schiffbau

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Old Economy Meets New Economy

Ingenieurkontor für Schiffbau combines classical engineering with modern IT expertise. Our goal is to make shipbuilding more efficient, safer, and more competitive through consulting, training, and high-performance software solutions.

We offer comprehensive expertise in ship design, ship theory, and ship safety, and support our customers with practical advice and training courses. A particular focus is on the development and provision of specialized software that accompanies the entire design process and calculates the behavior of ships under realistic environmental conditions. In doing so, we attach importance to using software that both meets current scientific standards and has been systematically evaluated for reliability with industrial partners and research institutions.

Ingenieurkonto für Schiffbau

INSTITUTE FOR SHIPBUILDING (IfS)

Our roots lie in the former Institute for Shipbuilding (then also with the abbreviation IfS), which merged into the Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH) around 2000. Over the years, we have carried out consulting activities in numerous projects with industry and authorities from the university side, gaining valuable experience that we incorporate into our work today.

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Who we are

Prof. Dr. Eng. Stefan Krüger

Managing Director (CEO)

  • Born in Hamburg in 1963
  • Prof. Dr.- Ing.
  • 1982 – 1987 Studied marine engineering and shipbuilding, Diploma in Shipbuilding 1987
  • 1988 – 1993 Research assistant at the Institute for Shipbuilding, various research projects
  • Doctorate 1992
  • 1993 to 2001 Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, until 1995 Information Technology, then Head of Basic Design. Responsible for the introduction of scientifically based design methods into industrial practice
  • Since 2001 Professor at the TU Hamburg-Harburg, Head of the Institute for Ship Design and Ship Safety

Dr. Eng. Wilfried Abels

Managing Director (CEO)

  • Born in Lübeck in 1971
  • Dr.-Ing.
  • 1990 High school graduation from Ernestinenschule in Lübeck
  • 1990–1991 Military service with the Navy in Neustadt/Holstein
  • 1991 – 1998 Studied Electrical Engineering / Technical Computer Science in Hanover
  • 1998 – 1999 Research assistant at the Laboratory for Microelectronics at the Leibnitz University of Hanover
  • 1999 – 2001 Freelance software developer
  • 2000 – 2006 Research assistant at the Technical University of Hamburg
  • 2006 – present Chief Engineer at the Institute for Ship Design and Ship Safety
  • Wilfried Abels, Leif Gorris (2022). Using a Bridge Simulator for Hybrid Coupling of Manoeuvring and Engine Simulations. COMPIT, Pontignano, Italy. [Abstract] [pdf]
  • Stefan Krüger, Wilfried Abels, Irene Last, Charlott König, Maximilian Liebert, Christopher Eckmann, Sebastian Becker (2020). Abschlussbericht MOPS – Offenes Methodenbanksystem für Offshore- und Polarsysteme Teilvorhaben: Numerische Grundlagen. Hamburg. [pdf]
  • Stefan Krüger, Wilfried Abels (2017). Hydrodynamic Damping and Added Mass of Modern Screw Propellers. OMAE, Trondheim, Norway. [Abstract] [pdf]
  • Stefan Krüger, Wilfried Abels (2017). Software Developing in a Distributed Environment Exemplified for a Propeller Damping Tool. HIPER, Zevenwacht, South Africa. [Abstract] [pdf]
  • Stefan Krüger, Wilfried Abels (2015). Hydrodynamische Masse und Dämpfung moderner Schraubenpropeller. STG Hauptversammlung, Bremen. [Abstract] [pdf]
  • Wilfried Abels (2013). Calculation of unsteady inflow conditions for ruder vibration analyses. PRADS, Korea. [Abstract] [pdf]
  • Wilfried Abels (2011). Modelling physics by usage of a mathematical symbolic solver for transferring analytics theory to numerical “First-Principle-Methods”. Compit, Berlin. [Abstract] [pdf]
  • Wilfried Abels, Lars Greitsch (2010). Usage and developing of specialized “First-Principle-Methods” for the early ship design. PRADS, Rio de Janeiro. [Abstract] [pdf]
  • Stefan Krüger, Wilfried Abels, Lars Greitsch (2009). Abschlußbericht zum BMWi Vorhaben SESIS: Integration Full-MIssion Simulator. SESIS, Hamburg. [pdf]
  • Wilfried Abels, Lars Greitsch (2009). Software Development and Reengineering outside of the IT Industry using a Procedural Workflow Framework. Compit, Budapest. [Abstract] [pdf]
  • Wilfried Abels, Lars Greitsch (2008). Using a Bridge Simulator during the Early Design-Stage to Evaluate Manoeuvrability. Compit, Liege. [Abstract] [pdf]
  • Wilfried Abels (2007). Integration of Software Packages with Different Programming Paradigm, Exemplified by a Ship Model Generating Tool. Compit, Cortona, Italy. [Abstract] [pdf]
  • Wilfired Abels (2006). Reliable prediction of propeller induced pulses during the early design stage. HANSA, Hamburg. [pdf]
  • Wilfried Abels (2006). Reliable prediction of propeller induced pulses on the aftbody by correlation direct calculation. CAV, Wageningen. [pdf]
  • Wilfried Abels (2006). Zuverlässige Prognose propellererregter Druckschwankungen auf die Außenhaut mittels Korrelation direkter Berechnung. Promotion, Hamburg. [pdf]
  • Wilfried Abels (2005). Combining Object-Oriented and Procedural Programming in Software. Compit, Hamburg. [pdf]
  • Stefan Krüger, Wilfried Abels (2004). Correlation strategy for Propeller Excited Pressure Fluctuations. Compit, Madrid, Spanien. [pdf]
  • Stefan Krüger, Wilfried Abels, Thomas Stoye, Karsten Werner, Jan Tellkamp (2004). Load Generation Strategies for Propeller Induced Pressure Fluctuations. PRADS, Travemünde. [pdf]

We combine classical engineering sciences with modern information technology methods, thus creating innovative solutions for the challenges of modern shipbuilding.

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