Submersible Barge Carrier Systems
The new Float On/Float Off systems
Below you will find a basic presentation of our new Float On/Float Off systems
One of two current projects:
1. Very Large Semi-submersible Barge Carrier. The length of the Mother Ship can be made up to or above 500 meters.
We have made a hydrodynamic design together with SSPA in Gothenburg. We have made speed-power calculations, weight calculations, hydrostatics, body plans of barges and mother ship, machinery design, and propeller design. The new design will be based on MDO and LNG operation. Barges may be battery operated. Steel structure design was made in a computer program together with Lloyd's Register of Shipping. This design was made based on the dimensions of the previous dimensions of the Panama Canal.
With the new dock dimensions of the Panama Canal, we can update the size of our design of the Mothership and the Barges giving a total load capacity of about 30 000 TEU.
2. Satellite System. This system will provide international sea transportation using semi-submersible dock vessels, the Mother Ship, carrying four, six, or eight Satellite Vessels (Satellites). The Satellite units may be simple barges, motorized self-propelled satellites, or other types of vessels. The Satellites may operate with their own normal crew, or with only 2 – 3 men, using shore support. The Satellites may in the future be unmanned, so-called drone-type. The Mother Ship and the Satellites will have machinery operating on dual fuel type systems, including LNG or batteries. At rendez-vous, loaded satellites will be discharged, and new Satellites with outgoing cargoes will be loaded, or, if preferred, the Mother Ship will wait at the rendez-vous point as a floating terminal while the Satellites sail to the ports, discharge and load, and return to the Mother Ship. This waiting time may be less than one week.
- Containers of all sizes, weights, and dimensions, as well as reefer containers.
- Ro-Ro, cars, trucks, heavy flats, brake roro, forest products.
- Bulk cargoes, ore, grain, coal.
- Customized, to customer specifications, Oil and LNG possible
Loading capacity up to 30.000 TEU, which supports the new dimensions of the Panama channel
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The hull shape of the mother ship is shown in 3D presentation
The hull shape of the mother ship
3 propeller design and the cross section design
The Mother Ship and the Satellites
Mother Ship
Length over all 370 - 410 meters. Colours are up to Owners choice.
Sea Tech Satellite System – Mother Ship
Arrangement with 4, 6 or 8 Satellites
Up to 15 000 cars or up to 12 000 TEU in one shipment.
Deadweight 100 000 – 120 000 tons.
Mother Ship Sections
