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PERFORMANCE BY DESIGN

High performance marine craft design and engineering specialist

DLBA is a naval architecture and marine engineering firm which provides consulting services for the design and construction management of motor yachts, fiberglass recreational boats, and aluminum workboats. We specialize in high-performance marine craft design and engineering, yet support all types of vessels and clients from record-setting high-speed race boats to commercial marine tugs and barges. DLBA is a division of Gibbs & Cox, Inc.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

OUR FOCUS DISCIPLINES

Technology advances industry. Every day our customers are looking for solutions which are improved, which arrive sooner, or are less expensive.
We consciously stay informed about cutting-edge marine and naval technologies in order to transfer the benefits to our clients.

FOCUS MARKETS

OUR CLIENT PROFILES

The most important voice throughout the design process is yours, the customer.
We interact directly with you from the start of a project and as the project progresses around the design spiral.

TECHNOLOGY IS LEADING THE WAY

TECHNICAL AND WHITE PAPERS OF THE DLBA UNIVERSITY

DLBA FACTS & FIGURES:

OUR REFERENCES

1
IN-HOUSE
DESIGNED
VESSELS
1
OUT OF 3
WORLD FASTEST
YACHTS
1 +
Projects
Completed
yearly
1 +
YEAR
INNOVATION
& DESIGN
1
REFIT
PROJECTS
GLOBALLY
1
INTERNATIONAL
SHIPYARD
PARTNERS

‘MY TEAM ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOURS

ON THIS PROJECT – VERY PROFESSIONAL’

JASON MARSHALL

COMBATANT CRAFT DIVISION OF NWSC-DN

HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?

FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US

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DLBA Naval Architects

860 Greenbrier Circle, Suite 201  Chesapeake, Virginia 23320 USA

Phone: 757-545-3700  |  Fax: 757-545-8227  | dlba@gibbscox.com

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