A Division of CDI Government Services

Band, Lavis & Associates (BLA) is a naval architecture company, specializing in early stage ship design and marine technology research and development. BLA was founded in 1977 as a privately owned business, offering conventional and advanced marine engineering, and naval architectural services. BLA was acquired by CDI Marine Company in 1998. Today, BLA works extensively in the design, testing and development of conventional and high performance ships, craft and marine vessels, with core competencies in naval architecture, hydrodynamics, structural design, waterjet design, concept exploration and early stage design.