Projects
Below the most recents projects
performed by ORCA Offshore.
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2011-10 Mumbai High - Mooring
analysis SSCV Hermod
Mooring analysis for several
very complex mooring patterns including floating lines,
split lines, connection to structures and multiple
midline bouys.
Client: Heerema Marine Contractors bv |
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2011-09 Workability Analysis Workover Semi Submersible
Motion analysis to determine
operational limits base om motion and accelleration
criteria and workability analysis for a specific season
and location. The vessel is a new type of Semi Submersible
designed to have superiour dynamic behaviour.
Client: Dutch Offshore Innovations |
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2011-09 Transport Analysis large concrete Caisson
ORCA Offshore performed a transport
analysis for a wet ocean tow of a large concrete caisson.
Scope included stability, longitudinal strength and
dynamic loading.
Client: Volker Construction International bv |
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2011-08 Sea Trucks Group - Marine Engineering for South Delta LQ installation
Scope for this work is a dynamic lift analysis and a mooring analysis for the JASCON 34 working in shallow water.
Client: Sea Trucks Group |
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2011-06 Undisclosed Client - Dynamic Docking Analysis
A dynamic docking analysis has been performed to determine the limiting environmental condition based on the capacity of the docking system. Several crane vessels have been modelled and the docking loads as connected and docking impact loads have been determined.
Client: Undisclosed |
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2011-04 Shell NAM - Transport
and Installation Consultancy and Interface management
ORCA Offshore has been hired
by Shell/NAM to manage the interfaces between all
parties involved regarding transport and installation
of the first Riser Access Tower. Main goal will be
to control the operational risk and to optimise the
design for transport and installation within the limited
time frame available.
Client: Shell U.K. Limited and Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V. |
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2011-01 Coentunnel Construction V.O.F. - Stability analysis floating tunnel element
For the wet tow of a tunnel section a stability analysis has been performed.
Client: Coentunnel Construction V.O.F. |
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2011-02 Tideway Offshore Contractors - Operational Decision Support System
Delivery of an offshore Decision Support system for one of the rock dumping vessels.
The system will advise the vessel management regarding the loading condition of the fall pipe.
The ODS system has been developed by ORCA Offshore and MarineObjects.
Client: Tideway Offshore Contractors |
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2010-12 IDEA Heavy Equipment - Calculation of Lift Dynamic Amplification Factor
For the lowering of a hydraulic hammer through the splash zone a calculation has been done to determine the DAF in the lift rigging.
Client: IDEA Heavy Equipment |
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2010-09 Carbon Trust Self Installing Wind Turbine - Marine analysis
ORCA Offshore delivered a marine
model for the design of the SIWT. The model has been
made available using the Online
Marine Engineering internet interface. The model
includes stability and multibody dynamics for transport
and installation of the SIWT. Part of the scope was
also to deliver time domain analysis to investigate
certain critical steps of the operation.
Client: SPT Offshore |
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2010-09 Venture/Centrica F3-Fa
Transport and Installation - Operational Support
ORCA
Offshore contributed to the successfull transport
and installation of the 9000 ton self-installing platform
for the F3-Fa field in the Dutch sector of the North
Sea. ORCA delivered the client representative during
transport and the assistant Superintendent for the
offshore installation. Client: SPT Offshore
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2010-08 Frøy Jacket Structural and Marine
Design - Transport, Launch and Upend
For Heerema HFG Engineering Europe
a marine and structural design study for a launch jacket
has been performed. The study included checking of the
marine behaviour and the structural strength of the jacket
during transport, launch and upend.
Client: Heerema Fabrication Group |
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2010-07 Svanen at Walney Offshore Wind Farm 2
- Dynamic Mooring and Monopile Transport Analysis
A quasi-static mooring analysis
including vessel dynamic motions has been performed
for the Svanen heavy lift vessel. Scope also included
the mooring and transport for the self floating monopiles.
Client: Ballast Nedam International
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2010-03 Svanen at Sheringham Shoal
- Dynamic Mooring Analysis
A quasi-static mooring analysis including
vessel dynamic motions has been performed for the Svanen
heavy lift vessel. The analysis included a full 3 D model
of the vessel and the mooring system to determine mooring
line utilisation in survival and operational conditions..
Client: Ballast Nedam International
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2009-12 MCS Ailsa at Sheringham Shoal
- Dynamic Mooring Analysis
A quasi-static mooring analysis including
vessel dynamic motions has been performed for the MCS Ailsa
vessel. The analysis included a full 3 D model
of the vessel and the mooring system to determine mooring
line utilisation in survival and operational conditions..
Client: VolkerInfra Ltd. |
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2009-08 Svanen at Bligh Bank BellWind
Project - Dynamic Mooring Analysis
A quasi-static mooring analysis including
vessel dynamic motions has been performed for the Svanen
heavy lift vessel. The analysis included a full 3 D model
of the vessel and the mooring system to determine mooring
line utilisation in survival and operational conditions..
Client: Ballast Nedam International
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2009-05 SIADAR Wave power Scheme
- Transport and Installation analysis
This project concerned a dynamic
analysis of the transport and installation of a self floating
concrete caisson used for a wave power plant.
Client: Volker Construction International |
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2009-04 Venture F3-Fa - Structural
transport analysis
A full spectral structural transport
analysis including transport fatigue has been performed.
The transport concerned a Self-installing platform on
a standard cargo barge.
Client: SPT Offshore / IV Oil &
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2009-02 Venture F3-Fa - Transport
and Installation Analysis
- Detailed Design
Detailed transport and installation
design of a SIP2 Self Installing platform.Scope included,
Transport stability, motions, bollard pull, barge longitudinal
strength analysis.
Dynamic analysis of platform installation, including
set-down, mooring and overall workability analysis.
Client: SPT Offshore
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2008-08Semi-Submersible Basic Design
- Modeltests
This work concerned the overall management
of the complete modeltests program for a new semi-submersible
heavy lift vessel. The tasks included overall responsibiilty
of the commercial, contractual and technical aspects of
the work.
Client: Heerema Marine Contractors
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2008-08 Delta Q13 Amstel - Transport
and Installation Analysis - Concept Design
Concept transport and installation
design of a SIP2 Self Installing platform. Scope included;
Transport stability, motions, bollard pull, barge longitudinal
strength analysis.
Dynamic analysis of platform installation, including
workability analysis.
Client: SPT Offshore |
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