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Australia's preferred maritime consultancy, Argonautica, provides operational and technical expertise to the shipping and offshore oil and gas industry. Argonautica consultants are accomplished marine professionals with relevant international offshore experience onboard a range of vessels, including oil and gas tankers and FPSOs. With detailed up-to-the-minute knowledge of operational, managerial, technical and regulatory compliance issues, Argonautica provides effective marine and offshore consultancy and management solutions to the maritime industry.
Low-cost offshore management services
Australia's preferred maritime consultancy, Argonautica, offers a range of offshore management services. Argonautica delivers exceptional service in:
Maritime operations and management
Naval architecture and marine engineering design
Project management and supervision
Marine incident investigations
Maritime consultancy
Argonautica is well established and recognised as a leading marine service provider, both internationally and within Australia. Our clients enjoy the benefits of a professionally managed and streamlined business structure, which eliminates excessive levels of management, enabling us to deliver timely, cost-effective solutions.
Marine design and engineering service
From conceptual design through to provision of detailed drawings for a variety of marine infrastructure (ships, barges, FPSOs) we provide an expert marine design and engineering service to ensure the operational and maintenance requirements of the project are successfully incorporated during the design phase.
Argonautica has extensive experience in hull, machinery and cargo system integration into new construction and existing tonnage. We also provide independent certification and assessment of engineering calculation through to complete design, engineering, supervision, and commissioning of vessels.
Marine asset and operation reviews
Argonautica offers comprehensive reviews on marine assets and operations, and provides the necessary guidance in order to improve its clients’ business needs. This includes all the necessary consideration of appropriate regulations, including classification societies or national administrations, in the form of reports, procedures, policies and training.
Argonautica translates its clients’ project ideas into meaningful designs, enabling a seamless transition between concept and implementation, including all the necessary engineering and detail design required to enable construction, conversion or repair. During these processes the company offers supervision and provides the necessary expertise to successfully manage the task through to the operational phase.
Port operation services
Argonautica provides expert advice, management and auditing on port operations. Its port operation services range from conducting risk workshops and assessments through to the implementation of complete port safety management systems. It also provides expert advice on dock and cargo handling facilities, cost control, transport logistics, shipping services and cargo-handling matters to new or established exporters, importers, stevedores and shipping companies.
Marine project management
Argonautica is a proven marine project management and consultancy company, with a solid understanding of the necessary processes required to achieve delivery. Our proven success in marine project management is a result of our ability to manage all the hidden aspects of a project and remain solely focused on delivering the client's needs.
By constructing multi-disciplinary teams with a 'can do' attitude, we ensure your concept is translated into a workable project structure, enabling successful resourcing and execution of the project activities, within the financial constraints and overall objectives.
Ship-to-ship transfers of oil and gas products
Argonautica provides the supervision, hardware and management required in order to conduct ship-to-ship transfers of oil and gas products in compliance with all national regulations and OCIMF guidelines.
The company works with its clients from concept through to operation and provide environmental submissions, procedures, offshore terminal handbooks, and personnel necessary to achieve specific requirements.
Marine asset operations management services
Argonautica offers operational and technical management of marine assets in accordance with the rules and regulations set down by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and other applicable national regulations. This includes both sea-going vessels and FPSOs.
Argonautica ensures compliance with all statutory and classification society requirements, while ensuring operational efficiencies are maintained. It can also assist its clients’ own managers in day-to-day operations, thereby enabling them to focus on other projects and areas of priority.
Marine accident investigations
We provide professional representation and independent marine accident investigation services for local authorities, ship operators / owners, offshore oil and gas operators, and P&I clubs in investigating and reporting on the nature, cause and extent of incidents.
We are recognised by the Australasian Institute of Marine Surveyors, and have developed specific incident investigation procedures and reporting processes in order to provide immediate and comprehensive feedback to our clients. Our intimate knowledge of marine operations, backed up by our in-house technical expertise, ensures all marine accident investigations are more than a desktop analysis.