This laboratory is one of the backbones of ITS and Indonesia in testing and developing various ship designs. Built in 1986 as a grant from the German Government and recognized by ITTC in 1993, the main facility of this hydrodynamic laboratory is a towing tank that can be used for measurement of ship resistance, seakeeping testing and maneuvering on a limited scale. The laboratory is also equipped with a CFD (Computotional Fluid Dynamics) device to support more accurate research and development of ship design.