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Stena Drilling select AutoLoad (10/06-2011)Stena Drilling Limited of Aberdeen, a wholly owned subsidiary of Stena AB, Gothenburg, Sweden have ordered AutoLoad for use on their semi-submersible rigs - Stena Spey and Stena Clyde
- Read More Coastdesign secures several new Autoload orders for Jack-up offshore wind turbine installation vessels. (21/12-2010)Coastdesign Norway has taken advantage of the increasing number of specialised wind turbine installation vessels being built and operated, by securing Autoload orders from Fred.Olsen Windcarrier AS and Hochtief Construction. The vessels are used in the construction and maintenance of wind turbine farms. Autoload onboard stability software has been selected by these companies because, in addition to having a robust hydrostatics engine that takes care of all the standard stability analysis and reports required for classification, Autoload’s specialised 3D cargo planning, deck crane modules and jack-up features are especially useful and important for this new breed of vessel.
- Read More Forthcoming Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) brings order surge for AutoLoad software with direct damage stability capability for oil, gas and chemical tankers. (25/08-2010)The Paris Memorandum on Port State Control which will start a concentrated inspection campaign on the 1st September through to the 30th November 2010 to verify that tanker operators are complying with damage stability regulations has brought a surge of orders and enquiries for our 3D based onboard loading computer Autoload.
- Read MoreAutoShip Systems Corporation to release automated tool for generating AutoLoad databases...
Following on from the amazing success of AutoLoad software in dominating the market for installations of onboard stability software on all vessel types in the offshore oil and gas sectors. AutoShip Systems Corporations’ continuing development is leading to a major release this month which will come with a feature that allows ship designers to automatically export their 3D model and stability database into AutoLoad regardless of the 3D design package being used.
This feature has been high on the wish list of designers as it allows them to export their early stage designs into AutoLoad databases where they can show simulations to their own potential end clients and then make any necessary changes as part of the design evolution.
This major release means that ship designers can make AutoLoad databases quickly and simply for graphical simulation without waiting until the end stage of their projects.
Additionally, in the offshore oil and gas sectors, the requirement for ship owners to be able to tender for complex projects in the initial stages, sometimes even before a vessel has been delivered from the shipyard has led to the realization by clients, that AutoLoad, in addition to being purchased and used for its intended purpose as a loading instrument, can now be used to show the vessel operator’s end clients how a vessel will perform, and also to produce the necessary upfront loading , stability and crane handling documentation that is required as part of these complex tender processes.
AutoLoad virtually brings a vessel to life during the design period.
Our development team have chosen IGES as the backbone format for this process, as it is a well used format already proven in the ship design World.
Sample of Autoload 3D vessel model with Iges imported surfaces.