SHIP DESIGN   Ever since the company was established 70 years ago, Knud E. Hansen A/S has specialised in passenger vessel design - such as cruise vessels and ferries - for which we have a world-wide reputation. Today our design portfolio also includes a wide range of container, Ro-Ro, tanker, naval and special-purpose vessels.     STABILITY CALCULATION AND ENGINEERING   Over the years Knud E. Hansen A/S has attained a high expertise in the fields of stability calculation and engineering, which has grown out of projects involving stability solutions and upgrading of existing vessels and research projects in co-operation with national authorities and the IMO.     CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AND BASIC DESIGN PACKAGES   Knud E. Hansen A/S has a large clientele for conceptual and contractual designs among ship owners world-wide. Clients count operators like STENA, Tor-Line, Moby Lines, BC Ferries, Clipper, Phoenix Reederei and many others. Shipyards primarily require our services for the development of Basic Design (including class approval). Clients count shipyards world-wide such as Lloyd Werft, Blohm & Voss, Aarhus Shipyard, Samsung Heavy Industries, Dalian Shipyard, Guangzhou Shipyard International, HDW, Astilleros de Huelva S.A. and many others.     CONVERSION AND REFURBISHMENT   During the last decades Knud E. Hansen A/S has been extensively involved in the conversion and refurbishment of existing vessels - such as cruise vessels, ferries and Ro-Ro vessels - for Orient Lines, NCL, STENA Line, DFDS, Gotlandsbolaget, etc. Projects in this field have involved conceptual design for conversions, complete conversion packages including project management, stability upgrading to the latest SOLAS requirements with sponson design, calculation of water on deck, detail design and co-ordination.