Our services

Technical services for marine project delivery.

From individual design checks to coordinated marine-operation engineering, our services address the requirements of fabrication, loadout, transportation and installation.

01 / Engineering services

Project & risk management

We help clients review technical proposals, plans and drawings and coordinate engineering interfaces during project execution.

  • Evaluation of engineering proposals, plans and drawings
  • Client site representation
  • Liaison with fabricators, shipyards, vessel owners, contractors, vendors and third-party surveyors
  • Risk assessments for loadout, marine transportation and offshore installation

02 / Engineering services

Structural design & analysis

We provide analysis and design for steel structures, modules, topsides and supporting equipment.

  • Finite element analysis (FEA)
  • Module and topside structural analysis and design
  • Equipment-skid and living-accommodation structure design
  • Independent engineering review
  • General steel-structure design
Three-dimensional structural model of an offshore topside.
Engineering subject from the supplied DBES photo collection

03 / Engineering services

Fabrication engineering

We support the engineering and drawing requirements of fabrication and equipment installation.

  • Temporary support and foundation design
  • Equipment installation studies
  • Weight-control engineering and procedures
  • Lifting and rigging design
  • Material take-offs, shop drawings, cutting and profiling plans
  • 2D and 3D design drawings
Steel jacket structure in a fabrication yard.
Engineering subject from the supplied DBES photo collection

04 / Engineering services

Loadout engineering

We develop engineering for trailer, lifting and strand-jack/skidding loadouts, including temporary works and vessel assessments.

  • Loadout procedures
  • Padeyes, trunnions, rigging arrangements and spreader bars
  • Trailer spreader beams and strand-jack supports
  • Skid shoes, skid tracks, deadman anchors and fenders
  • Structural integrity verification during loadout
  • Mooring analysis and ballasting calculations
  • Vessel and barge strength assessments
  • Operational risk assessment
Strand-jacking equipment and steel supports.
Engineering subject from the supplied DBES photo collection

05 / Engineering services

Marine transportation

We provide the analysis and design needed to assess vessels, barges and cargo for marine transportation.

  • Barge motion and stability analysis
  • Barge longitudinal and local strength assessments
  • Bollard-pull calculations
  • Grillage and seafastening design
  • Cargo structural integrity verification during transportation
  • Operational risk assessment
Vessel transporting industrial modules in a sheltered bay.
Engineering subject from the supplied DBES photo collection

06 / Engineering services

Offshore installation

We support offshore installation planning with procedures, analysis and design.

  • Offshore installation procedures
  • Offshore lifting studies
  • Rigging analysis and design
  • Offshore mooring analysis
  • Operational risk assessment

Project enquiries

Planning a marine engineering scope?

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