Marine Construction

A significant portion of our business is in design and consulting services associated with the development of waterfront facilities projects. We typically perform these services in collaboration with an architecture or civil engineering firm, or for a general contractor. We bring unique and valuable expertise to their projects, providing critical input on marine-related issues. Our long history as naval architects is the link between rigorous science and engineering, creating designs that are cost-effective and serve the needs of the marine operators and end users.

Typical services may include assessment of the local wind and wave climatology, analysis of design loads due to wind, waves or ship impact, development of mooring hardware solutions, and dynamic analysis of mooring system behavior. Construction logistics planning is a company specialty, particularly where large modules or floating structures are to be constructed off-site.

Glosten designs all types of dredging and marine construction equipment. Typical equipment includes; suction dredges, dipper dredges, hopper barges, split-hull hopper barges, crane barges, jackup barges, heave-lift catamaran barges, work barges, and specialty tugs.

Glosten supports projects associated with bridge construction or reconstruction where over-the-water large component handling is required. Glosten specializes in the naval architecture and marine logistics for float-in construction method projects.