Services

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• Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering

  Pfitzco, Inc. provides Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering services for some of the largest vessel owner and operating companies in the world. Such services include, but are not limited to:

  • Design
  • Preparation of shipyard repair or new construction specifications
  • Shipyard bid evaluation
  • Class approval of structural modifications
  • Machinery installations
  • Stability evaluations
  • Resistance and propulsion
  • Electrical systems design
  • Fluid systems design
  • Vessel surveys
  • Owner representation during shipyard periods
  • Finite Element Analysis

  Pfitzco, Inc. has a long history and strong rapport with many regulatory agencies and classification societies and is well versed in the associated rules, requlations and codes applicable to each including, but not limited to:

  • United States Coast Guard
  • ABS
  • Lloyd’s Register
  • DNV
  • Various hull underwriters
  • The International Associations of Classing Societies
  • International Maritime Organization (IMO)
  • Safety of Live at Sea (SOLAS)
  • Fire Safety Systems (FSS)
  • Marine Pollution (MARPOL)
  • International Safety Management (ISM)
  • International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS)

  As well, Pfitzco, Inc. has extensive experience acting on behalf of the client throughout the regulatory and classification process within the time and expense constraints of shipyard periods.

• Marine Salvage & Offshore Engineering

  Pfitzco, Inc. provides naval architecture and various engineering services for marine salvage projects worldwide. The company has provided salvage engineering services such as computer simulations for re-floating vessels, residual structural strength calculations for damaged vessels, towing analyses, as well as various other engineering services as required for any sort of salvage operation.

  As well, Pfitzco, Inc. has prepared many computer models for the OPA 90 damage stability and residual structural strength requirements for numerous vessels as part of a 24-hour rapid response team and has participated in countless "Spill Drills" and other preparedness exercises, in addition to “Real World” incidents.

  Whether it is in-house design, analysis, and consulting services, or on-site engineering expertise and project management, Pfitzco, Inc. has the knowledge, experience and resources to handle any marine salvage job.

  A scope of services includes, but is not limited to:

  • Computer simulations for re-floating vessels
  • Residual structural strength calculations for damaged vessels
  • Towing analyses
  • Heavy lifting calculations and planning
  • Oil/natural gas platform recovery and salvage engineering including permanent abandonment of wells
  • Wind and wave prediction studies
  • Mooring and motion dynamics of offshore vessels
  • Level 1, 2, and 3 platform inspection analyses and reports
  • Subsea pipeline and matting installation
  • Fixed production storage and offloading
  • Bow loading system arrangements
  • Leg penetration studies for jack-up vessels and liftboats

• Civil Engineering & Design

  Pfitzco, Inc. provides various engineering services within the civil and civil-marine arenas. While the main focus is on marine facilities, our capabilities extend to structures land-side. Pfitzco, Inc. is fully capable of performing shore-side structural engineering projects. A scope of services includes, but is not limited to:

  • Seawall/Bulkhead analysis and design
  • Marina design
  • Heavy civil marine design
  • Marina and port facilities inspection, analysis and repair design
  • Wave attenuation analysis and design
  • Wind and wave hindcast studies
  • Geotechnical analysis and foundation design

• Modeling & Drafting

  Pfitzco, Inc. has the latest technology and software to perform advanced 2D and 3D modeling for a multitude of engineering applications. Software includes 12 seats of the latest version of AutoCAD, Inventor, Mechanical Desktop and Rhino. These modeling tools are used for typical drafting jobs in addition to structural design and direct interface with other engineering software such as ANSYS a finite element analysis tool, GHS / AutoHydro a stability evaluation tool, 3D Studio for motion clips and rendering in addition to other applications.

  • 2D and 3D model construction and rendering
  • Animations and graphic illustrations for presentations
  • Interference verification modeling
  • Finite Element Analysis (FEA) model development
  • Structural evaluation

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