Representative Analysis Projects
  • Regulatory Assessment on the use of tugs to protect against oil spills in the Puget Sound Area for the USCG (1999)
  • Various studies and presentations on the control of non-indigenous species in ballast water including:
  • Full Scale Design Studies of Ballast Water Treatment Systems (2000)
  • "Ballast Water Management, Shipping and Vessel Considerations for Open Ocean Ballast Exchange" (2000)
  • "Ballast Water Management for Containerships and the Impact on the Port of Oakland" (1999)
  • Support for the State of Washington on the Puget Sound Oil Spill Risk Management Plan (1999)
  • USCG Bunker Tank Outflow Study
  • Development of Intertank Hydrostatic Balance Loading guidance manual (1998)
  • Development of direct damage stability calculations for SeaRiver fleet Cargomax loading computers (1998)
  • Development of ballast water sequences and BW Management Plans for SeaRiver and Chevron fleets (1998)
  • Damage stability analysis for sample ships in support of US delegation to IMO (1997)
  • Replacement hatch cover designs for Matson Fire Casualty (1997)
  • Investigation and repair fatigue analysis for Chevron barge Lube Quest (1997)
  • Analysis of launching damage for US Shipyard (1997)
  • Evaluation of ship motions of lightering vessels for Chevron (1997)
  • Inspection, vibration measurements, dynamic FE analysis, and fracture report for APL C11 Class ships (1997)
  • Review of OPA'90 Effectiveness for Volpe National Transportation Systems center (1996)
  • Analysis of ship squat and under keel clearance for ARCO, Sheridan, and West Coast Shipping (1997)
  • "Analysis of stability and strength for the recovery of the barge Irving Whale for the Canadian Coast Guard (1996)"
  • Various evaluations of potential oil outflow from single and double hull tankers for the USCG and the Marine Board (1995-6)
  • Various demonstrations of double hull tanker equivalency for Chevron, Maritrans, and Dixie Carriers (1994-6)
  • Damage stability evaluations of chemical carriers for Stolt parcel Tankers (1995)
  • Investigation of fractures on a containership for Sea-Land Services (1993)
  • Oil outflow investigation of an FPSO for Shell Oil (1992)