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Cathodic Protection – Ships, Offshore Platforms, FPSO’s and Pipelines: a comparison

Cathodic protection of a structure is an exercise which requires close study of the structure on which it is going to be implemented. The type and quantity of cathodic protection by anodes will depend upon multiple factors: the Geometry of the Structure, the...

Role of a naval architect – a walkthrough (Part – 1)

This is the first in a series of articles on 'Role of a Naval Architect' by Mr Bijit Sarkar, a Naval Architect with 35+ years of experience in ship design and shipbuilding. I would define a naval architect as one who has the ability to greet the client as he/she walks...

The bulbous bow – why some ships have it and others don’t

By Tamal Mukherjee, This is the Part 1 of a two part article on the Bulbous Bow. Part 2 can be accessed here *This article originally appeared in May 2019 edition of Marine Engineers Review (India), the Journal of Institute of Marine Engineers India. It is being...

Mitigating risks during subsea cable installation

Over the last 20 years, the interest in offshore wind power generation has increased substantially. Offshore Wind Energy currently provides only 0.3% of world power generation, but the potential is really vast. In the next 20 years the offshore wind industry is set to...