by Team TheNavalArch | Mar 22, 2023 | Docking, Maritime Industry, Ship Repair
Introduction Dry-docking of a vessel is required at every 5 yearly intervals to carry out inspection of hull, propeller and other components which are normally submersed in water all the time. This is a requirement by ship’s classification societies. However, some...
by Team TheNavalArch | Mar 16, 2023 | Marine Operations, Marine Surveys, Marine Transportation, Maritime Industry
Introduction Planning a vessel’s voyage is a critical detailed exercise, and the main goal is to ensure safe and efficient passage between two ports. The Master has the responsibility for the vessel voyage planning, but very often he delegates the actual voyage...
by Team TheNavalArch | Jun 26, 2022 | Marine Operations, Marine Transportation, Maritime Industry, Mooring, Mooring and Anchoring, Ship Structural Engineering, Towing
Introduction Chocks are used universally for mooring and towing operations on ships. For towing operations, Chocks are used for guiding the towing rope from the winch through the outer shell of the vessel to the tug. For mooring operations, the chock is used to...
by Team TheNavalArch | Apr 1, 2022 | Maritime Industry, Oil & Gas, Ship Structural Engineering
This is a follow-up article to the previous article on Framed Structures Optimization. 1.1 Abstract A previous article introduced the Optim22 method. This one adds additional background information plus 3 more case studies to...
by Team TheNavalArch | Mar 15, 2022 | Marine Transportation, Oil & Gas, Ship Structural Engineering, Uncategorized
1 Abstract A semi-automated structural weight optimization system is presented for framed structures of post and beam construction which is based on basic structural member design principles. The approach is to adjust member...
