The Royal Institution of Naval Architects
Marine Heavy Transport & Lift II
27-28 February 2008, RINA HQ, London
Second Announcement
The marine heavy transport and lift sector is enjoying a buoyant and growing market due to the
recent boom in offshore oil & gas and large project cargo work. Current oil & gas prices have led to an
increase in the number of offshore project requiring transportation, installation or removal of a wide
range of structures and modules. The project cargo transport market has been growing by 8-10% per
year, particularly power generation and refineries work in US, South America, Africa, India, Pakistan
and China.
As the structures and cargo become bigger and heavier and destinations seemingly more difficult to
access the market is looking for more and better equipped vessels. There are also increasing safety and
greater environmental concerns for all aspects of marine operations. Currently, there are about 450
heavy lift ships worldwide but of these about 40% are older than 25 years. The new generation of heavy
lift vessels designs are responding to the demand for higher lifting capacity and larger outreach. There
are also an increasing number of new designs concepts aimed at servicing this increasing demand in
the marine heavy transport and lift industry;
This conference aims to bring together naval architects, operators, project engineers, warranty
surveyors and designers to examine the various design and operational issues associated with this
industry. Papers will cover such topics as;
- Current design and operational experience
- Float over and float off; offshore discharge
- Station keeping
- Propulsion system redundant
- Ballast control, stability and stress monitoring
- Weather routing
- Design criteria for short trip scenarios
- Extreme cribbing loads
- Risk management
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Please return to: Conference Department, RINA, 10 Upper Belgrave Street, London SW1X 8BQ
by fax on +44 (0)20 7259 5912 or by email: conference@rina.org.uk
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