Introduction Lashing of a deck cargo on a ship involves different means and mechanisms to secure the cargo to the deck of the ship. This ‘securing’ is important to contain the movement of the cargo in view of the ship motions during the transportation. The simplest...
In Part 1 of the article, we discussed the regular towing arrangements and how to select the towing gear for the same. In this part, we will discuss the components of the emergency towing arrangement and how to select them. The purpose of emergency towing equipment is...
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...
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...
Introduction In the simplest terms, Transportation Analysis is the complete design and engineering which goes behind making a transportation operation successful. In this post we’ll talk about transportation of project cargo over deck. Such cargo can be...
In my working with the marine transportation industry for more than a decade now, I have come across many different calculations for required bollard pull for both barges and ships. The principles of the calculation are same, whether it is a ship, a barge or any other...
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