HMC Helps Fine-tune Damen Offshore Carrier

Damen Shipyards has presented a new shipping concept to the market: the Damen Offshore Carrier (DOC) is specifically designed as a smaller heavy transport vessel suitable for offshore installations.

 

In cooperation with Damen, independent engineering and consultancy organization HMC informs it has fine-tuned the ballast system of the DOC, making it suitable for every offshore operation ranging from skid on-off, roll on-off as well as lifting operations.

 

Heavy lift transportation vessels are towed or self-propelled heavy and voluminous cargo barges used to transport large volumes of heavy lift objects over long distances. An advantage of these vessels is that they can be used to transport drilling semi-submersibles and jack-ups over long distances in a relatively short time. The design of the carrier is tailored to the delivery of offshore services and is a new multifunctional concept providing flexibility in heavy transport and offshore installations. 

 

To take full advantage of the large cost-savings related to such operations, the feasibility, workability and risk level have to be evaluated accurately. To this end, computer simulations of the dynamic behavior of the total heavy lift system due to wind, waves current and hoisting/de-ballasting were performed which ensures a safe operation. HMC calculated how the DOC should be operated performing offshore related operations.