Hydrodynamic Assessment and Motion Optimization of Mechanically Coupled Barges

The decommissioning market expenditure is expected to grow further in the years to come due to increasing number of platforms that near the end of their production cycle, mainly being xed steel structures (<4,000 [Te]) positioned in shallow waters (30 to 75 [m]). The risks of such operation emerged the need for semi-submersible, heavy-lift...