Crandall Dry Dock Engineers Engineering & Design
Dry Dock and Transfer System Design
Design of marine railway dry docks, side-haul railways, floating dry docks and ship transfer systems, including restoration and enlargement.
Description
Crandall Dry Dock Engineers designs railway dry docks (marine railways), side-haul railways, floating dry docks and ship transfer systems. Since 1935 the firm has designed and installed more than 75 railway dry docks for private and government owners.
Key features
- Railway dry docks with tracks on a vertical circular curve, so the cradle is horizontal when hauled up, enabling side or end transfer
- Side-haul railways and transfer systems
- Very large welded steel floating dry docks, including a Crandall-designed 57,000-ton floating dry dock at Pascagoula, MS
- 2006 Point Hope Maritime project: circular transfer turntable with radiating spurs so multiple ships can be worked on at once
- Restoration and enlargement of existing docks
- Ship launching systems on curved ways
Applications
Shipyards, ship repair yards, naval facilities and fishing ports planning new or upgraded dry docking capacity.
More from Crandall Dry Dock Engineers
- Docking Capacity Inspection and Certification
- Dry Docking Consulting, Docking Plans and Diving
- Crandall Hauling Machinery
- Crandall Hauling Chain and Chain Gear
- Crandall Roller Systems and Wheels
- Crandall Bilge Block Systems
- Crandall Mooring Systems for Floating Dry Docks
- Crandall Rail Plates and Track Bolts
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