Nautical studies for large vessel access at worldwide maximums: Triple E container ships (Port of Valencia) (18,000 TEUs 399 x 59 x 15.5 m), Valemax (Port of Gijón) (400,000 TPM 360 x 65 x 23.0 m), “Oasis of the Seas” cruise ship (Port of Barcelona and Cartagena de Indias) (225,000 TRB 362 x 47 x…
Estudios de navegación y riesgos para la construcción de infraestructuras sobre vías navegables: puente Vidin-Calafat (Danubio) o el nuevo puente sobre la bahía de CáNavigation and risk studies for the construction of infrastructures on waterways: Vidin-Calafat bridge (Danube) and the new bridge over the bay of Cádiz (Spain). This approach covers human error (navigation, positioning…
Assessment of various alternative scenarios for action after the accident of the “Prestige” oil tanker (2002, Galicia, Spain). Various hypothesis for action were analysed in two specific aspects: towing the damaged vessel and the evolution of spills. Taking the weather conditions on that date into consideration (wind, waves, currents and tides), a comparative assessment was…
