Melbourne Based Yacht Designer Commercial Marine Solution Is Marking 14 Years In Business

It’s not often that yacht-design spheres get to hear of a monumental milestone that is the 14th anniversary. Unfortunately, the fickle and unforgiving nature of marine architecture industry can create an unsettling environment for independent consultancy. But for Commercial Marine Solution, the portfolio is flourishing with new opportunities, as well as a new direction for the naval architects.

‘Understated’ is the word that comes to mind as we sit in the studio of Commercial Marine Solution, surrounded by numerous tank test models of previous projects. “I don’t really realize how busy we are, or how busy we’ve been, because we don’t go around telling everybody what we’re doing or how we’re doing it,” says Sean Johnston, principal of Commercial Marine Solution who believes that a modest approach to marketing is a key ingredient to the company ethos.

“Our team is capable of coping with this high volume of projects. “We’ve always tried to maintain a reasonably sized team and do what we’re good at doing said Johnston”

Commercial Marine Solution has gone through numerous different stages since the company was established in 2003. “When the company was founded, yacht designers would also be the naval architects, so the role has completely transformed,” explains Johnston. Now, however, there are countless roles in the industry that work together to pull a project through the design phase, which can often lead to a stagnation of a project, when the shipyard team is presented a concept where the naval architecture is yet to be developed or accounted for. As Johnston points out, in this scenario, “custom projects can be altered so much that shipyards give what they want to a client, rather than what the client wants” he says.

“To try and prevent that, we start with designers at a very early stage to sort out all of those things first, and bridge the gap so you don’t get this stagnation of a project, where a shipyard tells you that a project can’t be done.” As a result, in the ‘90s, the decision was made for Sean Johnston to become completely focused on independent naval architecture.Today, the company says it is pursuing the latest developments in new construction materials and methods.

Commercial Marine Solution was incorporated in 2003 and is an independent consultancy providing design and marine consulting solutions for the commercial marine and Defence industries. Sean Johnston is the principal of Commercial marine solution; he has more than 30 years' experience in the marine industry. The team at CMS has extensive marine industry experience having been involved for more than 30 years within the marine industry both locally and international. 

For more information about Commercial Marine Solution’s scope of capabilities or to commission the services of the naval architecture / naval architect Canberra firm for your commercial or private marine build, call +61 3 9429 2628 or visit www.cmsmdc.com

Commercial Marine Solutions Pty Ltd

294 Warrigal Road

Glen Iris, Victoria 3146

+61 394292628