July 2011 – APT Global Marine Services L.L.C

Cutter Section Dredger’s

Dredging is an excavation activity or operation usually carried out at least partly underwater, in shallow seas or fresh water areas with the purpose of gathering up bottom sediments and disposing of them at a different location. This technique is often used to keep waterways navigable. Cutter suction A cutter-suction dredger’s (CSD) suction tube has […]

Offshore construction

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| Oil and Gas

Offshore construction is the installation of structures and facilities in a marine environment, usually for the production and transmission of electricity, oil, gas and other resources. Construction in the offshore environment is a difficult and dangerous activity. Construction and pre-commissioning is typically performed as much as possible on land or inshore areas. To optimize the […]

Ship-Propeller

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| Marine

A propeller is the most common propulsor on ships, imparting momentum to a fluid which causes a force to act on the ship. The ideal efficiency of any size propeller (free-tip) is that of an actuator disc in an ideal fluid. An actual marine propeller is made up of sections of helicoidal surfaces which act […]