[Posted on January 8th, 2014 by Bill Stewart] The Off-shore oil and gas industry continues to need flexible risers to build  new structures.  The debates continue over off-shore drilling. No matter…

Steel catenary risers are large metal structures used to attach floating rigs, petro-chemical facilities and housing units to the sea floor. These steel risers must be able to withstand harsh…

Seakeeping analysis is measuring how a watercraft or any other water vessel can withstand conditions while on the waters. A ship, or a boat in that case, that has perfect…

[Posted on December 11th, 2013 by Bill Stewart] Hydrodynamic analysis, the branch of fluid dynamics that deals with liquids in motion, is an important part of technology anything oceangoing or aquatic.…

[Posted on December 4th, 2013 by Bill Stewart] Single point moorings are loading buoys anchored offshore, serving as an interconnection for tankers load and offload liquid or gaseous products. The buoy…

[Posted on November 27th, 2013 by Bill Stewart] When you anchor anything – a boat, an oil rig, or anything else, you need anchor analysis. Using software, you can enter in…