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Shipyard design involves highly specialized structural challenges, from gantry crane foundations subjected to eccentric dynamic loads to dry dock chambers resisting massive hydrostatic pressure. Panel line buildings must handle 50+ tonne steel blocks via overhead cranes, and outfitting quays require design for dynamic vessel loading. Desapex brings industrial BIM coordination to these unique marine engineering challenges.
Our Digital-First Approach
Model in Federated BIM
Model shipyard structures, production facilities, heavy crane systems, and utility networks in a federated BIM environment.
Core Deliverables
Dry dock and ship lift structural design.
Gantry crane and goliath crane foundation design.
Fabrication hall and panel line building design with heavy overhead crane provisions.
Outfitting quay structural design for vessel-side crane loading.
Corrosion protection specification for marine environment structural steel.
Why Choose Desapex
Marine construction corrections such as repairing a gantry crane foundation or modifying a dry dock chamber are among the most expensive remediation activities in civil engineering. Desapex’s BIM-coordinated design prevents the interference issues that drive this rework, delivering designs that constructors can build with absolute confidence.
Unique Selling Proposition
Our USP is that our shipyard BIM models incorporate marine environment factors (tidal loading, wave action, salt spray corrosion, marine growth) that standard building BIM tools do not address. Our models carry corrosion zone classifications and maintenance access requirements alongside structural and MEP data.
