Glosten offers vessel design services from initial concept through detailed design suitable for production. Our vessel design portfolio includes passenger vessels, tugs, barges, research vessels, workboats, and special-purpose platforms. Design is just one aspect of vessel acquisition. We support clients through shipyard qualification and selection, bid review and contract negotiations, construction management, and test and trials. We approach ship design as a process of understanding and articulating the owner’s desires and requirements. Our job is to make sure that the design is workable and to fully describe the solution for efficient construction.
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A Ship that Flips
FLIP is a 355-foot-long, or tall, research platform. Glosten was contracted to assist Scripps in the design, model testing, and construction of this remarkable vessel.
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Cold Ironing Solutions
Ocean-going vessels are often viewed as major contributors to air pollution. Matson tasked Glosten to develop cold ironing solutions for eight of their vessels.
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Bulk Carrier Ballast Water Treatment System Retrofit
The Sheila Ann, a Panamax bulk carrier owned by CSL, was scheduled for drydocking in December of 2014. CSL tasked Glosten with determining the feasibility of retrofitting the...
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LNG: The Fuel of the Future?
Vessel owners and operators are concerned with the cost of increasingly restrictive air emission requirements. The use of LNG fuel instead of diesel or gasoline is gaining popularity due...
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Excavator Dredge Design
J.E. McAmis, a marine construction firm used to working in tough conditions, needed a hydraulic excavator to add to their dredging capability, enabling accurate digging in firm bottom conditions...
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New Requirements for Research Vessels Everywhere
Glosten supported UNOLS in developing a standardized methodology to provide Maximum Capability Documents for every component of every UNOLS vessel.
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