HEAVY-LIFT TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERINGArgonautics Marine Engineering, Inc. is specialized in the engineering for marine transportation of heavy and ackward cargoes.
Some of the services offered in this specialized field are:
Marine transportation feasibility studies;
Preparations of complete Transport Manuals, including documentation of:
• vessel/barge suitability study;
• stowage arrangements;
• deck strength verification;
• stability calculations and code checks;
• design environmental criteria;
• design motions and acceleration calculations;
• grillage/cribbing arrangements;
• lashing or seafastening arrangements;
• loading and offloading procedures;
Structural (FE) analyses of cargoes subjected to dynamic forces during transportation;
Time domain analyses of non-linear processes and events;
Review of loading and offloading procedures;
Site surveys for suitability of proposed loading or offloading operations;
Specification of model testing and on-site assistance;
Longitudinal bending of vessel/barge hull in still water and waves.
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