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In the news
We have moved to a new office! (03/02-2014)Coastdesign Norway is happy to announce that we have moved into a new office on 1st December 2013.
- Read More Autoload 3D Crane module is now DNV type approved. (10/06-2013)The advanced Autoload 3D crane module is now type approved by DNV.
- Read More Visit Coastdesign Norway at the Nor-Shipping Show, Booth T01-11 (02/06-2013)Autoship Systems Corporation (ASC) in partner with their Dealer, Coastdesign Norway A/S are pleased to announce they will be exhibiting at Nor-Shipping 2013 from June 4th – 7th at the Norway Trade Fairs in Oslo, Norway.
- Read MoreSemi Submersible Heavy Lift
Semi-Submersible Heavy Lift Vessels
lift, transport and unload very large floating objects. Of
particular concern is the fact that the deck load adds buoyancy to
the ship, a factor that must be accurately accounted for in order
to do realistic dynamic stability assessment. ASC delivers a highly
modified version of Autoload® tailored to these
very specific needs.
The software combines an accurate model of the object to be loaded with a similar model of the heavy lift vessel, and represents them in 3-D graphics in the interface. Stability, strength and motion analyses are made on the resultant combined model. In addition to conducting all common hydrostatic and stability analyses, you can easily calculate fundamental ship motion parameters, including natural pitch, heave and roll period. The heavy lift solution also reads the tank and draft sensors. Additionally, the system calculates the required submerged trim and list of the lifting vessel in order to prevent any knuckle reaction or unnecessary heeling moment when contact is made.
Offshore Heavy Transport (OHT - now
Dockwise) used Autoload on two sister-ships - M/V
Black Marlin and M/V Blue Marlin - the largest
heavy lift vessels of their kind in the world. It was one of these
sister-ships, the Blue Marlin, that transported the
terrorist-damaged USS Cole from Yemen waters back to its home port
of Newport News VA. In the case of the 9,000 ton USS Cole,
transporting across two major oceans without incident required
Autoload to both plan the stability and the deballast plan
ahead of time - and to monitor both in real time using the PC in
the loading control room of the Blue Marlin.

Blue marlin also transported the worlds biggest semisubmersible rig, Thunderhorse.
Thunderhorse is also equipped with Autoload.