Digital Twin 3D Scanning
Virtually walk through your fleet
Scanning for Ships & Ports
Access, inspect, and manage your maritime assets from anywhere
Ataris delivers high-accuracy maritime 3D laser scanning that provides complete confidence from the very first data point.
Our scanning solutions are trusted by engineering teams, shipyards, and vessel owners who cannot afford uncertainty, downtime or error.
Trusted by
Case Studies
Proven Experience
Ataris provides the scanning accuracy global operators rely on to plan, design, and execute with certainty.
Full digital twin capture for factory infrastructure.
Mondelez Factory – Lorrach
3D Scan to facilitate port upgrade.
Calmac Linkspan – Tarbet
Full Digital Twin project enabling precision retrofit.
MV Chattanooga – Trieste
50+
Scan Projects Completed
15
Countries
around the globe
Ataris gives you certainty
Bring Your Maritime Assets to Life with
3D Digital Twin Scanning
When your crew, clients, and engineers are in different places, it’s hard to keep everyone aligned.
Our engineering-grade 3D scans withstand the demands of real world refits, dry docks, and operational planning. Providing you with a live, navigable version of your vessel or facility, accurate to the millimetre and accessible from any browser.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
For planned work we can mobilise anywhere in the world with three weeks’ notice. For emergency work we move much faster. In one recent case, we were contacted on a Thursday, mobilised to Germany, and delivered the full point cloud by the following Friday.
Poor scan data leads to incorrect envelope assumptions, missed obstructions and tie-in clashes — which become expensive once the vessel is in the yard. High-accuracy scanning gives engineering teams complete spatial certainty from the start, allowing design validation before steel is cut. This helps avoid costly rework, delays and change orders in dry-dock.
We provide fully registered point clouds, cleaned meshes, and if needed, direct engineering-ready conversion files. All delivered as .E57 files. We can also deliver the scan as a navigable digital twin through Mari-Twin, enabling wider access for teams outside engineering (crew, HSEQ, operations, planners and more).
Yards often work from their own measurements and assumptions, which may not fully align with your engineering intent or risk tolerance. When you enter the yard without your own verified scan, you are relying entirely on their interpretation of the space. If clashes or access issues are discovered later, change orders and delays are on your account — not theirs. Scanning with Ataris gives you independent spatial certainty before steel is cut or contracts escalate. It ensures you walk into the yard with clarity, leverage and control over outcomes.
Most scanning companies can capture data. Very few understand maritime complexity, yard tolerances, refit risk and engineering workflows. Ataris works backwards from your engineering and yard requirements and scans with project outcomes in mind — not just geometry. That’s the difference between a scan that is simply “usable” and one that actively prevents delays.
We’re rarely the cheapest upfront — and we don’t aim to be. Our clients work on projects where a single design clash, incorrect tie-in, or yard delay can cost more than the entire scan. We price based on accuracy, certainty and project protection. In most cases, a cheaper scan becomes expensive later.
Yes! We do this regularly. In many cases scanning at sea is easier because there is less foot traffic and equipment movement compared to busy yard conditions. We follow established workflows for live vessel environments, coordinating with crew schedules to minimise disruption to operations.
Yes. Most of our scans support either external engineering firms or in-house technical departments. We align our deliverables with the exact format, tolerance and downstream software requirements your teams use — ensuring there are no conversion issues or data gaps after capture.