by Team TheNavalArch | Nov 5, 2019 | Marine Transportation, Towing
Towing operations seem pretty straightforward – we just need to connect the vessel to be towed to the right sized tug and get started!However, a simple exercise of digging deeper will reveal critical items that we need to take care of. If we start thinking about the...
by Team TheNavalArch | Oct 27, 2019 | Marine Transportation, Ship Performance
Introduction Shipping is the most dominant means of transport that facilitate global trade. Over 90% of world trade is done by ships[1]. Fuel onboard ships, commonly referred to as “bunkers”, has become the largest cost item of a ship’s Operational...
by Team TheNavalArch | Oct 12, 2019 | Marine Operations, Mooring
Part 1 – Environment and Environmental forcesThe OCIMF (Oil Companies International Marine Forum) has come out with the latest edition of mooring Equipment Guidelines (MEG) – Rev 4. This revision incorporates significant changes and updates over the MEG-3, the third...
by Team TheNavalArch | Sep 10, 2019 | Anchoring and Mooring
Intriguing as it sounds, Equipment Number (or Equipment Numeral) throws a plethora of questions when heard for the first time. Is it something which tells the number of equipment on a ship, or is it a catalog which assigns specific number to the equipment on a...
by Team TheNavalArch | Jun 1, 2019 | Marine Transportation
A project cargo being loaded onto a vessel’s deck(Source: torontodrydock.com) IntroductionIn the simplest terms, Transportation Analysis is the complete design and engineering which goes behind making a transportation operation successful. In this post we’ll...
