Deciding whether to rent or purchase a barge for your offshore project can be a challenge. There are both advantages and disadvantages to both renting and purchasing. Ultimately, the scope of your project and future projects as well as factors affecting cash flow...
Click to continueIf you’re shopping for a sectional barge, you may have noticed that some sectional barges are sold as “packages” that include spuds and spudwells. It’s common for sectional barges to be sold with these add-ons, particularly from major manufacturers like Poseidon ...
Click to continueA vibratory hammer is a tool used to drive piles into the ground when building foundations for things like bridges, buildings, roads, marine docks, walls or railways. Unlike traditional pile drivers which use a large weight to strike piles into the ground, vibrat...
Click to continueAfter entering the water main, water moves through a large pipe called a waterline (usually ¾ inches or larger) to reach its final destination. We rely on these pipes to deliver water to our homes, throughout our communities and for commercial applications. Water...
Click to continueSteel pipe is utilized in permanent applications in a wide range of industries, including the construction industry, aerospace industry, oil and gas industry, and more.
Steel pipe foundation piling is a kind of deep foundation comprised of slender steel pipes that’s used to support a structure, such as a building or water tank, by transferring the structure’s weight to the soil below.
Flexifloat and Poseidon are two of the most popular makers of sectional barges, which are also sometimes referred to as “modular” barges or “truckable” barges. The biggest difference between these two types of sectional barges is how their locking systems work. A...
Click to continueSince their introduction in the 1860s, steel pipelines have become vital to the distribution of energy in the U.S. The prevalence of steel in pipelines is largely due to steel’s longevity, durability and resistance to corrosion.
Steel pipe pile is used to create a strong foundation for large, heavy structures such as buildings, bridges and roads. The piles are made of steel pipe that’s driven or drilled deep into the ground in order to help distribute the weight of a structure down to th...
Click to continueA mooring is any permanent structure to which a vessel may be secured. A dolphin is a marine structure that extends above the water level and is not attached to shore. Mooring dolphins, therefore, are fixed marine structures to which boats can be moored, and are ...
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