Berth and mooring advisory
Designing and analysing mooring systems is an essential part of coastal infrastructure planning. We have extensive experience in this area and evaluating ship-to-ship and ship-to-structure operations.
Designing and analysing mooring systems is an essential part of coastal infrastructure planning. We have extensive experience in this area and evaluating ship-to-ship and ship-to-structure operations.
Our comprehensive consultancy services range from general advice to a detailed dynamic mooring analysis using specialist software. Our experience includes:
The dynamics of ships within different, often non-linear, mooring systems need to be thoroughly analysed to safeguard vessels and operations when berthed. Apart from analysing such behaviour during design, we deploy the same skills and tools when looking at an actual event that may have caused delays or structural damage. Combining weather data, tides, vessel details and operational information, we can re-create a possibility to determine likely issues and advice on possible causes and ways to improve systems and future operations.
Ports are a dynamic environment where sudden gusts, heavy rain or human error can lead to incidents damaging vessels, cargo or infrastructure. BMT's engineers, naval architects and mariners understand the dynamics and interactions between the various elements and can analyse the damage, the impact on operations and necessary repairs or upgrades.
Our real-time ship-handling and manoeuvring simulator, REMBRANDT, is used by pilots, ship operators, naval architects and port authorities. The system has a wide range of high-fidelity ship models which can interact with varied environmental conditions and tugs to produce realistic vessel behaviour.
Assessing the risks to a coastline posed by hazards such as erosion and inundation is an essential first step for any proactive coastal authority looking to identify the long-term impacts of ongoing coastal processes, increasing pressure from development and amenity access, together with climate change impacts.
We provide vital consultant engineering services, including complete project management from conception to completion for marine, port, and coastal projects.
By providing investment and planning support throughout the initial stages of infrastructure development, we help you build future growth on solid foundations.
Establishing new port channels and basins and managing sediment build-up can present a major obstacle to ports and boat harbours.
Jaret Fattori's article in Port Strategy discusses how ports are adapting to climate change and IFRS S-2 regulations. Emphasising the shift towards sustainability through digital integration, decarbonisation, and innovative fuel alternatives, he explores the significant role of collaboration in advancing port sustainability and innovation.
Our team attended the AOG Energy Conference and WOW event, discussing the future of renewable energy and sharing insights on its progress
Ian McRobbie, our Programme Manager for Ports and Maritime Infrastructure, was interviewed by Port & Harbors to discuss how infrastructure companies are collaborating with ports to enhance port infrastructure and operations.
Brad Saunders, our Senior Principal Engineer & Technical Lead for APAC, Coastal & Maritime Engineering, sets out how for small ports a modern approach to asset valuation is appropriate and holds considerable potential to uncover hidden value.
Because they are situated in current and future hazard areas and exposed to increasing climate-related risks, maritime infrastructure owners and operators (across ports, harbours, marinas and shipyards) are situated in current and future hazard areas and exposed to increasing climate-related risks given their proximity to the coast and waterways. As the current and potential future impacts from climate become better understood, many maritime sector organisations are starting to take their first steps toward resilience and adaptation planning.
Ports, marinas, harbours, and shipyards face many challenges regarding the risks associated with climate change and extreme weather.
Typhoons usually result in storm surges. If combined with high tide and poor drainage design, they can lead to flooding of ports, millions of dollars of damaged cargo, and costly legal distractions. Millions of dollars are lost annually due to port disruptions caused by typhoon-induced disasters.
There are many ageing ports and port cities. In most cases, their central infrastructure was developed over the last 30-50 years, particularly for containers. As the design life for these structures is in the same range, they are approaching the theoretical ‘end of life. So, how do we analyse these structures and, where necessary, prolong their useful life?
