Bardex® Corporation

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Which is more resilient during an earthquake: an OmniLiftTM shiplift or traditional drydock? Shiplifts inherently offer a significant advantage over traditional drydocks in seismic resilience. When a shiplift platform is suspended by chains, it effectively behaves as an isolated system, free to sway in response to seismic activity. This isolation minimizes the transmission of earthquake forces, ensuring that neither the platform nor the vessel it supports sustains damage, provided adequate clearance is maintained around the platform to prevent contact with sidewalls. Read more about our experience in mission critical applications ⬇️

We foresee an acceleration as many of you do in shipbuilding and defense programs globally, addressing both new constructions and the necessary repairs to the current global fleets, particularly in light of prevailing geopolitical circumstances. A quick overview of Bardex, a California-based company with offices in Texas, the UK and Australia, has established itself as a longstanding provider of support to the commercial and defense shipbuilding and repair industry. Our portfolio includes notable projects such as launch and retrieval solutions for submarines at the Hanwha shipyard in Korea and HHI shipyard, among others. Most recently, we secured a shiplift project for Irving Shipyard in Halifax, aimed at supporting the Canadian River Class destroyer program, with capabilities to launch and retrieve assets exceeding 27000 tons. Since the 1960s, we have executed the launching and retrieval of maritime assets without incident, confidently asserting that "We have never dropped a ship." Our systems employ hydraulic chain jacks instead of cables, which are commonly used by other providers. This choice results in considerably reduced lifecycle operations and maintenance costs, thereby maximizing mission-critical uptime. It is noteworthy that cable systems have recently faced challenges due to the new Lloyd's code. Recent Project Completion: https://lnkd.in/erZ56KzF Animations of Our Solutions: OmniDock™: This solution is a modular, transportable, and scalable system designed to facilitate repair and maintenance tasks for both local and remote locations. https://lnkd.in/gMfJzmQa OmniLift™: This system retrofits existing graving docks to enhance operational efficiency. [Representation of Pearl Harbor] https://lnkd.in/eMXNVssT

Marine infrastructure, especially drydocks including mobile drydocks, are strategic assets for Canada in peace and conflict for the building, maintenance and repair of government and civil ships. Reshoring ship construction and repair is quickly becoming a global priority in both the east and west. Central to the success of any nation to achieve their maritime goals is modern shipyard infrastructure. Understanding the available technologies, capabilities, time scales and budget for these infrastructure projects is necessary to improve capability. The Halifax graving dock was built in 1886. Most naval yard infrastructure in North America is over 60 years old and the average age of drydocks is 80 years old. Most major shipyards and ports are fully built out and little space remains for expansion, causing the modernization of existing facilities to disrupt both new ship construction programs and maintenance of existing vessels. The safety, environmental, and permitting regulations governing shipyard infrastructure projects are complex. Bardex has been contracted by Irving Shipbuilding to construct a shiplift in the Halifax Harbour Narrows to support building of River-class destroyers, and later, maintenance of the destroyers, replenishment oilers and possibly submarines. The new vertical shiplift system at Irving Shipbuilding demonstrates a pragmatic path forward for increasing ship building and sustainment capacity. Robert Taylor speaks to developments in ship handling technologies and how these technologies are being used around the world to address the need for expanding vessel launch and retrieval capabilities across the maritime industry and how the Irving Shiplift system fits in this broader context. Watch ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gKeruF5R

🎉 Big congratulations to Robert Taylor on receiving the Albert A. Michelson Award! This recognition is a testament to Rob's expertise, dedication, and the impact he continues to make in shiplift / drydocking technology. We're lucky to have him on our team, and proud to see his work celebrated by the Navy League of the United States. "The Albert A. Michelson Award honors a civilian scientist, technical innovator or group or organization that has demonstrated scientific or technical achievement that has resulted in a significant improvement in the strength of our maritime forces or to the enhancement of our industrial-technology base." Well deserved, Rob!

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