Salvage and wreck removal
In marine salvage and wreck removal operations, the complexity, operational and environmental requirements call for a multidisciplinary approach. Deltares understands this and provides specialist knowledge in areas like geotechnical and coastal engineering, morphology, dredging, metocean and eco-engineering.
Deltares offers independent specialist advice to its clients from the moment a casualty takes place to the successful completion of the operation. Deltares has a proven track-record and broad experience in this field and is an established expert partner in the salvage and wreck removal industry worldwide.
Expertise and services on salvage and wreck removal
- Geotechnical and coastal morphology studies/modelling
- Environmental impact assessment studies
- Dredging techniques and offshore operations
- Horizontal directional drilling
- Wreck stability studies
- Engineering data acquisition and evaluation support
- Risk management & assessment
- Onsite support
- Dispute and arbitration support
Projects
Smart
In salvage and wreck removal operations, the complexity, operational and environmental requirements call for a multidisciplinary...
Baltic Ace
Investigated and advised the P&I Club on suitability of soil conditions around the Baltic Ace area...
Cristoforo Colombo
Developed a refloat concept of the vessel together with the client by means of dredging, building...
Research facilities
Geotechnical Laboratory
You can find a number of examples here of the research possibilities afforded by this laboratory. 1. ...
The Deltares GeoCentrifuge, a unique geotechnical test facility
Raising gravitational forces in the centrifuge allows us to scale down geotechnical processes and simulate them...