Design & Engineering

EXMAR’s technical team comprises highly skilled engineers, naval architects, designers, and seafaring officers, strategically located across our offices in Antwerp, Houston (EXMAR Offshore Company), and Paris (DV Offshore). Our team’s expertise allows us to offer a wide range of engineering and design services tailored to the specific needs of our clients.

Our Design and Engineering Services Include:

  • Proprietary Designs
  • Engineering Expertise
    • Naval Architecture: Stability analysis, motion studies, mooring design, and air gap assessments
    • Structural Engineering: Scantling calculations, global and local strength analysis, spectral fatigue studies, and dry tow planning
    • Electrical Engineering: Prime mover sizing, electrical load analyses, and breaker coordination
    • Topsides/Process Engineering: Front-End Development
    • Mechanical Engineering: Equipment sizing, drilling and marine systems design, and pipe stress analysis
    • Design and Drafting: 2D design, 3D modeling, detailed material take-offs (MTOs), clash-checking, and utilization of Aveva Marine Suite/3D Scanning
    • Research and Development
    • Modifications and Upgrades

Our technical team collaborates closely with customers and technology providers on conceptual designs, overseeing Front-End Engineering & Design (FEED) studies. Based on these studies, EXMAR develops detailed building specifications with selected shipyards and engages in newbuilding contract negotiations.

EXMAR’s technical division serves as the knowledge hub for the EXMAR Group, gathering operational feedback from our fleet, monitoring emerging technology trends, and participating in technical studies across the maritime oil and gas industry. This ensures we continuously optimize and upgrade our fleet while supporting business development with innovations that anticipate future customer needs and market demands.

EXMAR Offshore Company

EXMAR Offshore Company (EOC), Houston

EOC is a premier engineering, design, and project services company, providing comprehensive support from early concept development through detailed design. EOC’s services encompass project management, naval architecture, structural engineering, topsides design, mechanical engineering, marine systems, electrical engineering, and mooring design and analysis. EOC is also the designer of the patented OPTI® series of production semisubmersibles, currently in operation in the Gulf of Mexico.

DV Offshore (DVO), Paris

DV Offshore (DVO) is an engineering consultancy offering design and project support services to companies and operators in the oil and gas industry. DVO’s expertise spans floating systems, terminals, mooring systems, subsea production, pipelines, and risers, enabling DVO to provide technical and operational support globally across the Oil and Gas and Offshore Logistics industries.

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