CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF A CANTILEVER STRUCTURE OF AN OFFSHORE PLATFORM

    公开(公告)号:US20210388568A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-16

    申请号:US17198966

    申请日:2019-09-12

    申请人: GustoMSC B.V.

    摘要: For controlling movement of a cantilever of an offshore platform, displacements required for displacing an item to a target position including longitudinal skidding displacement and transverse skidding displacement of the cantilever of the cantilever are determined from current position data and target position data. From position dependent support load data support loads during the longitudinal skidding displacement are determined. If and until a sum of support loads or a highest support load decreases during the longitudinal skidding displacement towards the target position, the longitudinal skidding displacement precedes the transverse skidding displacement. If a sum of support loads or a highest support load increases during the longitudinal skidding displacement towards the target position, the transverse skidding displacement towards the target position precedes the longitudinal skidding displacement.

    Vessel provided with a moon pool
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10730589B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-04

    申请号:US15571756

    申请日:2016-05-04

    摘要: The invention relates to a vessel (1), especially a drillship or so-called drilling ship. The vessel comprises a hull (3) having a bottom surface (5) and a deck (7). Said vessel is provided with a moon pool (2), which extends from said bottom surface of the hull in an upward direction through the hull. Further, said vessel is provided with a cavity (10) located at a front side of the moon pool. Said cavity is at least partly open at a bottom side thereof in order to allow water to flow into said cavity. Moreover, said cavity is at least partly open at a rear side of said cavity in order to allow water to flow directly from said cavity into the moon pool, as a result of which moon pool sloshing can be diminished and the mean flow resistance of the vessel when sailing can be reduced.

    EXTENDABLE LATTICE TYPE CRANE BOOM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A CRANE INCLUDING AN EXTENDABLE BOOM

    公开(公告)号:US20240109758A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-04

    申请号:US17708124

    申请日:2020-11-09

    申请人: GustoMSC B.V.

    IPC分类号: B66C23/70

    CPC分类号: B66C23/707

    摘要: Extendable lattice type crane boom (2) for a crane (1), the boom comprising a lattice type base boom section (2a) and at least one lattice type telescopic boom section (2b), wherein the at least one telescopic boom section is adjustable with respect to the base boom section between a retracted position, in which the telescopic boom section is substantially inside of the base boom section, and an extended position, in which the telescopic boom section is at least partly outside of the base boom section, wherein a distal end of the base boom section to which a first guiding system (21) is mounted, the guiding system being configured to guide a movement of the telescopic boom section along the base boom section; wherein a proximal end of the telescopic boom section comprises a second guiding system (30) configured to guide a movement of the telescopic boom section along the base boom section.

    WIND TURBINE OFFSHORE SUPPORT STRUCTURE
    7.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230407844A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-21

    申请号:US18032697

    申请日:2021-10-20

    申请人: GustoMSC B.V.

    发明人: Robbert KANT

    IPC分类号: F03D13/25 F03D13/10 B63B35/44

    摘要: Semi-submersible offshore support structure for a wind turbine comprising three semi-submersible columns that are connected to each other by a connection structure, wherein the connection structure defines three sides of the support structure, wherein the support structure further comprises a wind turbine receiving element for receiving a wind turbine tower, wherein the wind turbine receiving element is positioned on a side of the support structure between two semi-submersible columns.

    Controlling movement of a cantilever structure of an offshore platform

    公开(公告)号:US11702812B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-18

    申请号:US17198966

    申请日:2019-09-12

    申请人: GustoMSC B.V.

    摘要: For controlling movement of a cantilever of an offshore platform, displacements required for displacing an item to a target position including longitudinal skidding displacement and transverse skidding displacement of the cantilever of the cantilever are determined from current position data and target position data. From position dependent support load data support loads during the longitudinal skidding displacement are determined. If and until a sum of support loads or a highest support load decreases during the longitudinal skidding displacement towards the target position, the longitudinal skidding displacement precedes the transverse skidding displacement. If a sum of support loads or a highest support load increases during the longitudinal skidding displacement towards the target position, the transverse skidding displacement towards the target position precedes the longitudinal skidding displacement.

    METHOD FOR STABILIZING A JACK-UP PLATFORM UNIT

    公开(公告)号:US20210372070A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-02

    申请号:US17211348

    申请日:2019-09-25

    申请人: GustoMSC B.V.

    IPC分类号: E02B17/02 E02B17/00

    摘要: Method for stabilizing a jack-up platform unit, the unit including a hull, a plurality of legs which are extendible from and/or through the hull and which are arranged to support the platform unit during off-shore operations, and a jacking system arranged to move the legs between a transport position and an operational position, wherein the jacking system is also arranged to move the hull along the plurality of legs between a floating position and an operational position, the method comprising the steps of lowering the plurality of legs until the legs stand on or in the seabed, raising the hull substantially above the sea surface, temporarily applying a preloading on the plurality of legs, further raising the hull to an operational height above the sea surface.

    Retractable thruster system
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10689074B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-23

    申请号:US15768093

    申请日:2016-10-17

    IPC分类号: B63H5/125 B63H25/42

    摘要: Retractable thruster system for moving a thruster (1) on a vessel between an extended position, in which the thruster (1) is extended below a hull's bottom, and at least one retracted position, in which the thruster is located above the hull's bottom, the system comprising a canister (2) to which a thruster is mountable, wherein the canister is configured to be movable in a trunk (3) in a vessel's hull structure between said extended position and said at least one retracted position, and in which a rack-and-pinion lifting system is arranged to move the canister (3) in said trunk (3) between said extended position and said at least one retracted position, the lifting system including at least one rack (6) being fixedly connected to the vessel, and a pinion drive (7) including at least one pinion (8) arranged to cooperate with said at least one rack (6), said pinion drive being connected to the canister (2).