Projects
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Bespoke Skidding System for BP Exploration
Equipment Design, Fabrication and Installation
As part of a major upgrade, Houlder was contracted by BP Exploration on a turnkey basis to improve subsea equipment handling on the Byford Dolphin Rig. The requirement was to in...
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LPG Carriers Shipyard Supervision
Shipyard assessment, supervision and technical support
Houlder provided shipyard assessment, supervision and technical support for the construction of two 4000m3 LPG carriers at the ‘Cantiere Nevale di Pesaro (CNP)’ yard...
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3.5t C Type davits for Royal Navy Frigates
Mechanical & Structural Design, Procurement, Fabrication Supervision and Acceptance Testing
Houlder won the contracts to upgrade the Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) handling capability of the Royal Navy’s Type 22 and Type 23 Frigates.
read more >>Deepwater Installer Wind Farm Vessel
Design & Engineering
Houlder Limited is the chosen design partner for Gaoh Offshore Limited. Gaoh's Deepwater Installer 1 concept is being designed for year round operations in mid North Sea locatio...
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Feasibility Study for Tidal Energy Turbine Deployment
Hydrodynamic, Stability and Structural Analysis
Houlder was asked to investigate possible methods of deploying and recovering large underwater turbines (Length 35m, diameter 22m and weight 1900T) designed to generate power fr...
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Fast Passenger Catamaran Conversion
Conversion Design and Technical Support
Houlder’s specialist subsidiary, Hart, Fenton & Company led the conversion design for the 96m INCAT 050 catamaran. The vessel, previously chartered to the US Navy, now...
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Design of flexible pipelay deck and seatings
Naval Architecture, Structural Design, CAD Draughting
Houlder provided the detailed design of a modular pipelay deck and seatings for support of the flexible pipelay equipment on the new build vessel ‘Normand Seven’. Th...
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Advice for Historic Vessel, HMS President
Access Feasibility Study
HMS President is moored in Central London next to Blackfriars Bridge.The Aschusa Class sloop was built in 1918 as a convoy protection vessel in the First World War. It was disg...
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Supporting the Royal Fleet Auxillary's Replenishment at Sea (RAS) Capability
Acquisition Support, Equipment Specification, Integration Design, Trials and Set to work
Cammell Laird Shipyard engaged Houlder to specify, procure, support the installation, commission and provide training for a 3 tonne SWL fuel hose handling crane on ...
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