OFF-SHORE WIND TURBINES

Support studies for the development of off-shore wind farms: buoyancy, towing and anchoring conditions for the design of different gravity structures supporting off-shore wind turbines (Scotland and the Canary Islands); analysis of the risks of interaction with maritime traffic in nearby ports (Dunkirk, France).

MEASURING BERTHED VESSELS’ MOVEMENT

The first work in Spain on to measure berthed vessels’ movement on a real scale using GPS-IMU in Punta Langosteira (A Coruña Outer Harbour). The same project was carried out in 2015, on the Cepsa jetty at the Port of Algeciras. Siport21 developed the measuring instrumentation and methodology, which enabled the dynamic response of 13…

FLOATING CAISSONS

Analysis and optimisation of the anchoring process for concrete caissons at the dock at the Port of Gijón, a work with a uniquely sized vertical structure on the Cantabrian coast. The study enabled the limits of the anchoring operation to be fixed (direction-height-wave times) over and above the technical literature for use, for the specific…

FIRST FSRU INSTALLATION IN THE WORLD

Nautical feasibility studies were carried out for the installation of the first commercial FSRU in the world, in the port of Bahía Blanca (Argentina). Subsequently, supplementary studies were carried out for progressive adaptation of the infrastructure to larger capacity vessels, from 138,000 m3 to 151,000 m3, raising the supply vessels up to Q-Flex class (216,000…

MARITIME TRAFFIC

Maritime traffic and nautical risk studies for the expansion of the Buenaventura Channel (Colombia) and Bahía de Batangas (Philippines) to help make decisions on the design of new infrastructures (additional berths, dredging large navigation channels) and traffic planning (windows of access, capacity of anchorages, navigation rules, DST). Application of a predictive model based on AIS…

LNG BUNKER

Studies for putting LNG Bunker systems in place (Ferrol, Barcelona, Huelva and various European ports) to supply vessels in port, including recommendations for operation and safety procedures. SiBunker Project (Conceptual simulator for LNG bunkering operations, with indicators of availability for making decisions about the most suitable configuration and potential improvements to it) with AEI Gasnam,…

LNG TERMINALS

Technical support for the design of port infrastructures for 42 LNG Terminals, development of all the nautical and maritime safety aspects, and training Pilots and Captains. Entre los servicios que se han realizado destacan:

LARGE VESSEL ACCESS

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…

RISK STUDIES

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…

ACCIDENTS: PRESTIGE

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…