MOORING CONFIGURATIONS

Many studies on all kinds of berths to optimise mooring configurations for the vessels and special structures under particularly demanding weather conditions, or in ports with limited equipment. Highlights are in the berths in areas with high wave swell periods (Pacific coast of South America, Gulf of Guinea, etc.)

PASSING SHIPS CONTAINER SHIPS

Definition of nautical feasibility and safety for large container ships’ manoeuvres in the planned expansion of Cuyutlán Lagoon in Puerto de Manzanillo (Mexico). Passing ships studies were carried out to assess the influence of large container ships’ manoeuvres in in-port navigation on the vessel moored in the future Hydrocarbons Berth, located at the end of…

FLNG: FIRST IN-PORT BERTH IN THE WORLD

Implementation feasibility studies were carried out for the installation of the first commercial in-port FLNG in the world, in Bahía Blanca (Argentina). The 16,100 m3-long Exmar FLNG Tango Barge, operational between 2019 and 2020, a collaboration between the companies YPF (Argentina) and Exmar (Belgium), which enabled Argentina to become an LNG exporter country. Review of…