In this post we’re going to look at bringing the foundations to the installation vessel at site.  It’s thought that, as with carrying more components, we can increase the working time by transiting less.  If another vessel (a barge and tugs) brings components to the main vessel the transit requirements are reduced, although it’s worth noting that offshore transfers of this type are quite strictly limited; the trade-off between transit reduction and sensitive operations is the main concern here.

The Simulation

Our base case simulation includes the transfer of installation components to the installation vessel from a storage barge in the port.  Read more >