Ports and Marine

Engineering, technology and asset management expertise are at the core of Rockfield's Ports and Marine solutions

Ports and marine infrastructure assets are central to global networks that support our everyday lives. Effective distribution of materials and commodities is key to our nation’s economic prosperity, security, and decarbonisation challenges.

Drawing on extensive experience, Rockfield develops innovative solutions to deliver safe and sustainable reliable ports and marine infrastructure assets. Below are some of the services we offer to our clients.

Asset Management and Performance

  • Strategic and tactical asset management manuals and plans for on and off-shore assets/infrastructure
  • Project lifecycle studies from pre-feasibility, FEED, ECI, etc. through to end-of-life planning
  • Debottlenecking and scenario modelling
  • Asset and structural integrity inspection, including Wharf Structures Condition Assessment Manual (WSCAM) compliant inspection
  • Design assessments and remediation planning
  • Maintenance system design including cathodic protection (CP)
Computational analysis

Critical Infrastructure Design and Assessment

  • Design/assessment of above deck infrastructure such as port cranes, shiploaders/ship-unloaders, Wagon unloaders and other materials handling systems
  • Design/assessment and load rating of below deck infrastructure such as jetties, wharf, mooring dolphins and anchors, etc.
  • Design of bespoke infrastructure/plant such as gondola systems
  • Durability assessments
  • Materials testing and laboratory services
  • Higher tier assessments including Probabilistic assessment and structural reliability
  • Strengthening Design steel and concrete infrastructure, including CFRP and other novel methods

Critical Infrastructure Design and Assessment

  • Design/assessment of above deck infrastructure such as port cranes, shiploaders/ship-unloaders, Wagon unloaders and other materials handling systems
  • Design/assessment and load rating of below deck infrastructure such as jetties, wharf, mooring dolphins and anchors, etc.
  • Design of bespoke infrastructure/plant such as gondola systems
  • Durability assessments
  • Materials testing and laboratory services
  • Higher tier assessments including Probabilistic assessment and structural reliability
  • Strengthening Design steel and concrete infrastructure, including CFRP and other novel methods
Computational analysis

Asset and Structural Health Monitoring, Testing and Load Assessments

  • Instrumentation and data acquisition for asset/structure load testing/validation, mooring line loads, berthing loads, structure fatigue life assessments, etc.
  • Real-time monitoring and visualisation, over mid or long term
  • Infrastructure/plant health scores, triggers and alerts
  • Data analytics using statistical, machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) methods
  • Integration of data with site operational PLC, SCADA, SAP, etc. systems
  • Environmental monitoring (tidal surge/flood, scour, micro-climate)

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