A method for conversion of a Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) to an FLNG vessel for offshore stranded gas reservoirs and at-shore or near-shore Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export terminals.

A method for conversion of a Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) to an FLNG vessel for offshore stranded gas reservoirs and at-shore or near-shore Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export terminals.

A floating offshore wind turbine assembly unit useful for assembling or maintaining wind turbines at an offshore location is disclosed. The floating offshore wind turbine assembly unit may include a first vessel spaced a distance apart from a second vessel, and an extended deck coupled to the first vessel and the second vessel. The extended deck is positioned in the distance between the first vessel and the second vessel, and the extended deck is configured as a dry dock disposed or movable to a height above a sea level. In some embodiments, the extended deck or a portion thereof is movably coupled to the first vessel and the second vessel. For example, the extended deck or a portion thereof is movable between a submerged or near sea level position and a position above a sea level.

A floating offshore wind turbine assembly unit useful for assembling or maintaining wind turbines at an offshore location is disclosed. The floating offshore wind turbine assembly unit may include a first vessel spaced a distance apart from a second vessel, and an extended deck coupled to the first vessel and the second vessel. The extended deck is positioned in the distance between the first vessel and the second vessel, and the extended deck is configured as a dry dock disposed or movable to a height above a sea level. In some embodiments, the extended deck or a portion thereof is movably coupled to the first vessel and the second vessel. For example, the extended deck or a portion thereof is movable between a submerged or near sea level position and a position above a sea level.

A floating offshore wind turbine assembly unit useful for assembling or maintaining wind turbines at an offshore location is disclosed. The floating offshore wind turbine assembly unit may include a first vessel spaced a distance apart from a second vessel, and an extended deck coupled to the first vessel and the second vessel. The extended deck is positioned in the distance between the first vessel and the second vessel, and the extended deck is configured as a dry dock disposed or movable to a height above a sea level. In some embodiments, the extended deck or a portion thereof is movably coupled to the first vessel and the second vessel. For example, the extended deck or a portion thereof is movable between a submerged or near sea level position and a position above a sea level.

A floating offshore wind turbine assembly unit useful for assembling or maintaining wind turbines at an offshore location is disclosed. The floating offshore wind turbine assembly unit may include a first vessel spaced a distance apart from a second vessel, and an extended deck coupled to the first vessel and the second vessel. The extended deck is positioned in the distance between the first vessel and the second vessel, and the extended deck is configured as a dry dock disposed or movable to a height above a sea level. In some embodiments, the extended deck or a portion thereof is movably coupled to the first vessel and the second vessel. For example, the extended deck or a portion thereof is movable between a submerged or near sea level position and a position above a sea level.

A method for heating a cargo on a watergoing vessel using an energy source (such as a heat source) on another watergoing vessel. The vessels may be underway. The energy may be transferred to the cargo via energy umbilicals configured to carry energy in a transfer fluid. The transfer fluid may be circulated in a cargo heat exchanger configured to move energy into the hot cargo. The energy source on the another watergoing vessel may be a propulsion motor, exhaust heat, or non-propulsion heat source. The method may include heating the hot cargo. The method may also include switching between heat sources when both vessels are configured to heat the hot cargo.

A factory for producing an elongated tension member has a buoyant body, which may be a ship with a hull and an upper deck, arranged to support at least one apparatus for producing the elongated tension member. The at least one apparatus for producing the elongated tension member has a feeder, a processing device and at least one end fitting device. The feeder is arranged to provide input material, such as at least one load bearing yarn and/or at least one load bearing wire and/or load bearing fibers. The processing device is arranged to wind and/or twist and/or bundle the input material provided by the feeder. The at least one end fitting device is arranged to provide the elongated tension member with a proximal end fitting and a distal end fitting.

A factory for producing an elongated tension member has a buoyant body, which may be a ship with a hull and an upper deck, arranged to support at least one apparatus for producing the elongated tension member. The at least one apparatus for producing the elongated tension member has a feeder, a processing device and at least one end fitting device. The feeder is arranged to provide input material, such as at least one load bearing yarn and/or at least one load bearing wire and/or load bearing fibers. The processing device is arranged to wind and/or twist and/or bundle the input material provided by the feeder. The at least one end fitting device is arranged to provide the elongated tension member with a proximal end fitting and a distal end fitting.

A factory for producing an elongated tension member has a buoyant body, which may be a ship with a hull and an upper deck, arranged to support at least one apparatus for producing the elongated tension member. The at least one apparatus for producing the elongated tension member has a feeder, a processing device and at least one end fitting device. The feeder is arranged to provide input material, such as at least one load bearing yarn and/or at least one load bearing wire and/or load bearing fibres (fibers). The processing device is arranged to wind and/or twist and/or bundle the input material provided by the feeder. The at least one end fitting device is arranged to provide the elongated tension member with a proximal end fitting and a distal end fitting.