VESSELS FOR SALE
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VESSELS FOR CHARTER
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LLOYDS REGISTER OF SHIPPING & ADVANTAGES OF DUAL FERRIES
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CONSULTING & CLIENT SERVICES
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DRAFTING DESIGN TECHNIQUES
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MARINE SURVEYING
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SHIP MANAGEMENT
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ISM CODE/ISO STANDARDS
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OFFSHORE OIL & GAS
ENGINEERING DESIGN, ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
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PROJECT REFERENCES, FERRY/SHIP DESIGN, & CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
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Marine Design Associates LTD -
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2005-06 Press Release:

Marine Design Associates Ltd., have been contracted by the BC Ferry Services Ltd., to have oversight for the removal of their new acquisition, the Lake Powell, Utah ferry ''JOHN ATLANTIC BURR'', which-same was designed and put into fresh water service twenty years ago. Following removal of the vessel from her natural element, the vessel will be cut into quarters and road hauled to a barge loading site in Tacoma, WA, from where the sections will be shipped to North Vancuver. MDA will have oversight for the entire transprtation and will be re-designing the vessel to achieve greater load capacity, with the expectation that the 'new' vessel will enter service in summer of 2006

1999-00
Passenger/Vehicle Ferry MV "Charles Hall", Design, Specification, and Trials supervision, for Utah Department of Transport.
2000 Passenger/Vehicle Ferry "Century Class", Design and Specification work for modifications to Accommodation and Engine Room areas. New class of coastal Ferries, B.C. Ferries Corporation.
2000
Passenger/Vehicle Ferry "Klatawa" and "Kulleet", Preliminary Design for doubling of existing Vehicle capacity. B.C. Ministry of Transportation, Marine Branch.
2000 Overhead Cable Ferry "Barnston Island" Feasibility study , Overhead Guided Cable Ferry, B.C. Ministry of Transportation, Marine Branch.
1999 Passenger/Vehicle Ferry "Kootenay Lake" , preliminary Design and Bid Specification for 86 Car Ferry, for B.C. Ministry of Transportation, Marine Branch.
1998 Cable Ferry "Adams Lake" Conversion from Tug/Barge system to Cable Ferry, and Design and Specification for replacement Ferry during refit, Construction supervision provided, for B.C. Department of Transport, Marine Branch.
1999
Cable Ferry "Barnston Island" Design study to convert existing Tug/barge Ferry to conventional Cable FerryBarge Refit Specification and site construction supervision.
B.C. Ministry of Transport, Marine Branch.
1998/99
Cargo Vessel MV "Aurora Explorer" Lengthening and widening existing hull structure from 90"x25" to 135"x35". Design, Stability and Construction supervision, for Marine Link Ltd.
1999 Passenger/Vehicle Ferry "Kootenay Lake" Preliminary Design and Bid Specification for a 65 Car Ferry, B.C. Ministry of Transport, Marine Branch.
1996
Passenger/Vehicle Ferry MV "Atlantic Burr" Lengthening of vessel from 100 to 154 ft. Design, contract specification, and construction supervision, for Utah Department of Transport.
1993 Reaction Ferries "Lytton" , "Big Bar", " Marguerite", "Little Fort", "McLure", Condition Survey for B.C. Ministry of Transportation, Marine Branch.
1995
Passenger/Vehicle Ferry MV "Balfour". Feasibility study to increase vessel capacity from 35 to 60 cars. Structural modifications to floating dry-dock and conversion to Dual-Fuel (NG/Diesel) power, for B.C. Ministry of Transportation, Marine Branch.
1990 Passenger Fishing Vessel MV "Banksland Surveyor" Vessel Survey, Stability Trials, and Stability Documentation update. Banksland Marine Group.
1989
Cable Ferries "Glade" and "Harrop" Survey of Loading Ramps, General Condition, and Stability Documentation, for B.C. Ministry of Transportation, Marine Branch.
1985/88
Passenger/Vehicle Ferry "Klatawa" and "Kulleet", Conversion from Diesel power to Dual-Fuel (NG and Diesel) operation. B.C. Ministry of Transportation, Marine Branch.
NOTE: THE FIRST FERRIES IN THE WORLD CERTIFIED TO OPERATE ON DUAL FUEL.
1986 Research Vessel MV "Callistratus" now "W.E. Ricker". Project Manager for Vessel Conversion, for Department of Fisheries, Canada.
1985
Passenger Car Ferry MV "John Atlantic Burr" Design and Construction Supervision for complete Ferry System, for Utah Department of Transport.
1982
Passenger/Vehicle Ferry "Quinsam" Design and Construction Supervision of 70 Vehicle Ferry, for B.C. Ministry of Transport, Marine Branch.

1987 Passenger/Vehicle Ferry "Quinitsa" Design and Construction Supervision of 50 Vehicle Ferry, for B.C. Ministry of Transport, Marine Branch.
1992
Cable Ferry "Arrow Park" Loading Design, Stability Documentation, and new Loading Ramp Design, for B.C. Ministry of Transport, Marine Branch
1975 Passenger/Vehicle Ferry "Kwuna" Design and Construction Supervision , 26 Vehicle Vessel, for B.C. Ministry of Transport, Marine Branch.
1973
Passenger/Vehicle Ferry "Kahloke" Design and Construction Supervision , 30 Vehicle Vessel, for B.C. Ministry of Transport, Marine Branch.
1971/72 Passenger/Vehicle Ferry "Klatawa" and "Kulleet" Design and Construction Supervision, for B.C. Ministry of Transport, Marine Branch.