DB Avalon, 250′ x 77′, 110 mt ABS Load Lined Bucket Dredge

• Naval Architecture by Impact Naval Architects
• Structural design and engineering of barge and lower deckhouse
• Stability analysis for lifting and ocean towing
• Design for regulatory compliance and coordination of key compliance concerns with ABS & USCG:
  • ABS Load Line (Manned)
  • 46 CFR Subchapter I Industrial Vessel
• Design, engineering, and analysis of major equipment foundations, including:
  • 110 mt ring crane
  • Walking spud towers, hydraulic rams, and winches
  • 1,875 ekW diesel generators
  • Fixed spuds
  • Ship’s service crane, North American Crane MCT-1565
• Barge hull lines, including the following unique features:
  • Picklefork recesses at headlog to accommodate walking spuds
  • Boarding pockets at deck edge P&S to facilitate crew transfer
  • Thruster pod at working end