OCIMF MEG4

Assessment of mooring equipment and compliance with OCIMF MEG4 recommendations for a shipping company’s gas carrier fleet. Assessment of mooring equipment and compliance with the new OCIMF MEG4 (Mooring Equipment Guidelines) recommendations for a shipping company’s gas carrier fleet. Version 4 adds significant aspects to be verified for existing vessels (SDMBL, WLL criteria for work…

OPTIMOOR: IDKU LNG TERMINAL

Dynamic analysis of mooring with the Optimoor tool under specific meteorological conditions for LNG vessels at the Idku Terminal (Egypt). A model of a mooring compatibility study following the methodology recommended by the OCIMF (Oil Companies International Marine Forum) in MEG3 (Mooring Equipment Guidelines) using a basic mathematical model, a development by TTI (Great Britain).

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.)

BERTHED VESSEL DYNAMICS: LARGE CRUISE SHIPS

Defining the mooring configuration for large cruise ships using the configuration of existing bollards and fenders at the Berths and setting limit conditions for mooring these vessels. This process has been used in many ports (Barcelona, Palma, Bilbao, Ceuta and Funchal, etc.) as they have begun to receive vessels that are larger in size than…

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…