US Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) needed a high-capacity ship-to-ship cargo transfer system to enable new approaches for heavy lift of fuel, cargo, vehicle, and personnel transfer. The system is to provide transfer of cargo, vehicles, fuel, and personnel between two ships directly alongside each other underway at slow speed in the open ocean at sea state condition 5.

The challenge for the system is to accommodate the resultant forces from the two vessels that have different pitch, heave and roll characteristics from each other, creating relative motions between the two ends.

Involved with the Finite Element Analysis of the Micro Crane, performed design validation and buckling analysis in accordance with the ABS Lifting Appliances Guide, AISC Manual of Steel Construction Allowable Stress Design and also in accordance with the Project's Engineering Design Documentations. 

We also provided structural design justification including component strength calculations, stress analysis, material specifications. 

This participation with the novel Navy Program established the Company roots and granted with the understanding of required system engineering know-how in offshore and subsea operations. We know what it takes to deliver unique analysis results and system solutions in short lead times with experience and skillsets built in structural Offshore System.