by Team TheNavalArch | Mar 7, 2019 | Marine Transportation
STEEL COILS LOADING – ITS CHALLENGES AND WAYS TO OVERCOME by Mr. Spiros Malliaroudakis (Founder & Managing Director, S.A. Malliaroudakis Maritime (UK) Ltd) The loads derived from steel coils loading are very concentrated, leading to higher stresses in the double...
by Team TheNavalArch | Feb 28, 2019 | Naval Architecture
Naval architecture, new challenges and a new horizon by Lim Soon Heng, BE, PE, FSSS, FIMarEST Founder President, Society of FLOATING SOLUTIONS (Singapore) Civilization has arrived at a point of inflexion triggered by global warming and rising sea levels....
by Team TheNavalArch | Jan 3, 2019 | Marine Transportation
Stoppers and their critical role in seafastening of cargo Introduction A cargo transported on the deck of a ship is subject to many forces. These forces comprise of the inertial forces due to the ship motions – the three translations and three rotations – and the...
by Team TheNavalArch | Nov 17, 2018 | Marine Transportation
Barges are one of the most frequently used means for transporting deck cargo of different shape, size and weight. While some barges are self-propelled, the majority is towed by another vessel called a ‘Tug’. Once an owner or charterer has decided on the Barge...
by Team TheNavalArch | May 19, 2018 | Berthing and Fendering, Marine Operations
In this two part article we will talk about Fendering, which is one of the basic but critical operations related to a ship. Fendering is, basically, protecting the ship’s sides from contact with another body (which can be another ship, jetty or quay wall). It can also...
