Glosten supports the marine and offshore industry with engineers who have seagoing, salvage and shipyard experience. This applied experience enhances our ability to provide practical, cost effective design solutions. Our seasoned team draws upon vast technical expertise backed by state-of-the-art analysis tools (WAMIT, ORCAFLEX, MORA, MAESTRO) to deliver comprehensive solutions to the unique problems faced by the offshore industry.
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PelaStar Tension Leg Platform for Floating Offshore Wind
The PelaStar system was conceived by Glosten engineers in 2006, who saw a need to reduce the capital costs of offshore wind and access sites with superior wind resources.
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Offshore Wind – Front End Engineering Design Study
In 2012, the UK's Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) awarded Glosten funding to perform a FEED study for a full-scale 6MW offshore wind floating platform system demonstrator.
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Exxon Kizomba – Traversing Oceans
Spanning 10,000 miles over six months, the Glosten-developed tow plan for the Kizomba A brought the vessel from Korea to offshore Angola via the Cape of Good Hope.
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Making Way for a New Bay Bridge
Glosten assisted California Engineering Contractors with the marine aspects of demolishing the SF-Oakland Bay Bridge, reversing the construction process by disassembling the bridge in chunks and lowering the spans...
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Panama Canal Expansion Consulting
The Panama Canal Third Set of Locks will double the Canal’s capacity by creating a new third lane of traffic and allowing more and larger ships to transit.
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In a League of its Own: the Semi-Submersible SBX-1
Glosten worked as the project engineering integrator and designer for all marine aspects of this $900 million project.
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