Design Services
Glosten’s approach to vessel design begins with our clients. We work with you from start to finish throughout the design process. Our staff is the key to maintaining our commitment to client service. We seek associates with both sound educational backgrounds and practical experience, and encourage their professional development. This assures you that your project is completed to the highest standards. Whether your needs require a conventional or one-of-a-kind approach, look to us for the solution.
Conceptual Design and
Feasibility Studies
- Operability and suitability studies
- Design trade-off studies
- Cost estimating
- Economic performance
New Vessel Design and Consulting
- Contract plans
- Specifications and cost estimates
- Owner’s model designs
- Hull form and lines
- Weights, subdivision, and tonnage
- Structural design
- Propulsion and mechanical systems
- Electrical systems
- Cargo systems
- Passenger arrangements
Vessel Conversions and Modifications
- Hull and structural modifications
- SOLAS, lifesaving, and fire safety
- ADA compliance
- Habitability and food service
- Service enhancements
- Life extension programs
- Repowering
- Mechanical and electrical upgrades
- Noise and vibration reduction
Regulatory Assessment
- National and international codes
Vessel Acquisition
- RFP development
- Source selection
- Shipyard evaluation and selection
- Contract development and negotiations
Construction Support
- Contract management
- On-site technical management
- Construction inspection
- Drawing review
- Tests and trials programs
Cargo Systems
- Pumps and piping systems
- Seafastening design and analysis
- Cranes, winches and A-frames
- Ro-Ro elevators, doors and ramps
- Container handling and stowage
- Bulk cargo systems and conveyors
Stability and Hydrostatics
- On-board program (GSSP)
- Stability booklets
- Loadlines and stability letters
- Floating and float-in civil structures
- Ballasting plans
- Deadweight surveys
- Weight estimating and stability tests
- Submersible loading and off-loading
- Probabilistic damage stability
Resistance, Propulsion and Power
- Resistance determination
- Model testing
- Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
- Resistance in waves
- Geared diesels, diesel-electric, steam
- Propellers of all types
Vibration, Noise and Acoustics
- Propellers
- Machinery and ventilation systems
- Structural vibrations and noise
- Modeling and analysis
- Fatigue analysis
- Measurement, surveys and criteria
- Isolation and damping systems
