3D Scanning, a company that has introduced 3D-laser scanning and smart 3D-engineering to the maritime market, has seen the need to evolve with the market. "With current presence in Miami, Oslo, Stavanger and Krakow and with scanning capacity globally within 24 hours we are still looking to expand and the rebranding and name change contributes to this expansion," the company said in a statement.

"As our business has grown with almost all the major cruise brands in the world, including well known suppliers, delivering high end 3D scanning and 3D engineering, we noticed that our name was not defining our services as naval architects and marine engineers."

More and more of our clients see the need for maritime consulting when their projects for compliance with emission regulations enter into force. "Our Naval Architect and 3D engineering skills are in demand as we see the pace pick-up, now also from the commercial maritime market. We want to position ourselves as one of the prime partners."

"3D-Laser scanning and smart engineering is only a fraction of what we deliver to our clients and as time has passed we have seen that the clients are looking into securing a partner for all their engineering requirements, including naval architect services, re-fit services, class approval design, structural analysis and modifications to vessel hull, topside and more. In order to be more precise in our customer relations, we chose to rebrand using a well-founded name in the GIS (Geographical Information Systems), mapping, marine engineering and the construction world."