In the last post we arrived at a strategy which we like, this being: Start our operations sometime in March. Use two vessels, unfortunately we can get the two we’d like though, so we’re using a slight cheaper, slightly less capable vessel as our second. Modify the capable vessel so it can carry more foundation[…]
Our latest release is now out and adds some new features to improve the usability of Mermaid and to allow further interrogation of your results sets. New Features MM-1289: Display comparative results in Exceedance charts. It is now possible to plot data from multiple simulations on one Exceedance chart, allowing direct visual comparison of the[…]
As we’ve moved through this analysis process and applied Mermaid to the consideration of how we can baseline and improve our performance two main objectives have repeatedly arisen: Work entirely in the spring and summer to reduce winter downtime. Maximise the time spent performing offshore operations when favourable conditions occur by reducing the number of[…]
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[…]
Indefinite suspensions For a long time it has been possible to allow tasks and groups of work in Mermaid to suspend, meaning that work is allowed to stop once it has started but before it is complete. There are two cases for this, Fully Suspendable which allows the vessel to come and go as it[…]
In the last post in this series we identified that even with a larger carrying capacity, our work force was still unable to fully exploit the preferable summer weather and that all start options performed at least some work during the winter. In this post we’re looking at splitting our installation process into two halves.[…]
Continuing the series of posts on the analysis of offshore wind turbine installation methods, this post looks at the improvements, if any, which can be gained by increasing the carrying capacity of the installation vessel. It is thought that time spent transiting between the vessels home port and the wind farm could be better spent[…]
PRESS RELEASE 7th December 2015 Mojo Maritime are pleased to announce that offshore construction specialists Jan De Nul Group are now licenced for Mermaid® use. Mermaid allows users to realistically simulate marine operations to uncover the risks and identify critical operations before going offshore. A number of significant players in the marine industry already use[…]
We’re looking at ways in which we can install the foundations for a North Sea offshore wind farm and using Mermaid to make decisions on the vessels and the strategy which best suit our needs. In the previous post in this series we discussed the base case for this analysis process, this being our first[…]
This is the first in a series of posts looking at how we can use Mermaid to: Analyse a large offshore operation; Make decisions about which vessels and strategies we want to use; Optimise our offshore operation. We’re going to perform a series of simulations to help determine what vessel and strategy we should use[…]