Talk to our specialists:
Dr PierPaolo Ricci
Director of Moorings & Floating Systems
( PhD, CEng, MRINA )
Hydrostatic & Stability Analysis
Technical assessment of buoyancy, flotation, and stability characteristics for vessels and floating assets. Analyses comply with applicable Class, Flag State, IMO, and project requirements, providing the basis for certification, stability approval, marine assurance, and operational planning.
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Hydrostatics, draft, trim, and loading assessments
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Intact and damage stability assessments
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Trim & Stability documentation management
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Inclining experiments, lightship surveys, and verification
Hydrodynamic Motions & Seakeeping
Numerical assessment of vessel and floating asset responses to waves and environmental loading, supporting marine operations, installation engineering, and floating system design. Analyses provide hydrodynamic inputs for seafastening, mooring, equipment selection, vessel modifications, and operational limit definition.
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Hydrodynamic modelling, RAOs, and motion prediction
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Seakeeping and operability assessments
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Wave-induced load, acceleration, and relative motion analysis
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Slamming and green water assessments
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Model test specification, review, correlation, and validation support
Re-purpose & Life Extension Assessments
Assessments to evaluate existing vessels and floating assets for new operational roles, extended service life, and evolving project requirements. Studies evaluate modifications, equipment integration, and life-extension measures to support compliance, operational performance, and asset value.
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Asset capability reviews and gap assessments
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Feasibility studies for vessel conversion, upgrade, and modification studies
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Integration of cranes, winches, accommodation, mission equipment, and offshore systems
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Structural, stability, ballast, power generation, and deck strengthening assessments
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Remaining life, Class compliance, and life-extension evaluations
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Modification planning, implementation strategies, and cost-benefit assessments
Structural & Load Path Assessment
Assessment of vessel and floating asset structural response under operational, transportation, and installation loading conditions. Analyses address local and global strength requirements, supporting transportation studies, seafastening design, vessel modifications, Class approval, and structural integrity verification.
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Global hull girder bending moment, shear force, and strength assessments
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Deck and underdeck strengthening for heavy cargo and temporary loads
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Hull deflection, flexibility, and structural response assessments
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Cargo, seafastening, and vessel interface load assessments
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Finite element analysis (FEA) and Class compliance verification
Asset & Vessel Concept Development
Early-stage Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering support for the development and evaluation of vessel and floating asset concepts. Studies define arrangements, capacities, performance, and operational capability, providing the technical basis for concept selection, vessel specification, investment decisions, and detailed design.
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Concept development, trade-off, and optioneering studies
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Ballast, cargo, and consumable tank sizing & arrangement development
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Preliminary GA development, weight estimates, and capacity definition
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Speed, powering, and economic performance assessments
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Dynamic Positioning (DP) capability, power demand, and redundancy evaluations
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Stability, motions, and operational feasibility assessments
Dynamic Positioning Capability & Assurance
Assessment and verification of Dynamic Positioning (DP) capability to support safe and efficient project execution. Studies evaluate station-keeping performance, environmental limitations, and power demand, providing the basis for vessel selection, operational planning, and marine assurance.
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DP capability, station-keeping, and operability assessments
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DP modelling, environmental loading, and DP Rosette development
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Thruster configuration, power demand, and vessel suitability assessments
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Vessel selection and DP performance benchmarking
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Operational limitation, redundancy, and consequence analyses
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FMEA reviews, DP trials, and independent assurance
Software Capabilities
Design
Hydrostatic & Hydrodynamic Analysis
Cable Analysis
Structural Analysis
CFD
Weather Downtime
Data Processing
Proven Naval Architecture Expertise.
Naval Architecture projects completed
Installation Analysis projects delivered
Fixed and Floating Wind and MRE projects delivered
