MiNO has moved back to our old office at 4615 South Carrollton Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70119
Naval Architecture & Marine Professional Services
Our services include everything from concept design to full production drawing packages and project management.
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VESSEL CONCEPT DESIGN
Concept to production level design and analysis capabilities for a variety of vessel types from liftboats to semisubmersibles to high speed patrol vessels and surface effect ships.
FINIT ELEMENT ANALYSIS (FEA)

FEA CAPABILITIES

MiNO offers a full range of Finite Element Analysis services. Our portfolio of successful FEA project completions include:
• Linear static analysis
• Dynamic analysis
• Nonlinear analysis
• Buckling analysis
• Fatigue analysis
• Vibrations analysis
• Impact analyses
• Fluid Structure Interaction
• Large Deformations

MiNO Marine Finite element analysis of ship structure. Articulated Tug Barge Unit.
COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS

What we do

MiNO uses state of the art CFD tools and processes that yield good comparisons with model test data. With our experience and tools, designs can be optimized with much higher fidelity and reliability over traditional methods and without the need for expensive tow tank tests.

MiNO Marine Computational fluid dynamic analysis of military landing craft.
LICENSED NAVAL architecture & MArine
Construction firm

RECENT PROJECTS

MiNO has completed 30+ projects in the marine construction and dredging fields including:
• Dredge design
• Deckhouse, barge, and foundation structural design and modifications
• Repowering/refurbishing
• Cargo load outs and stability
analyses
• Lifting analyses
• Wind loading
• Mooring analyses
• Mechanical auxiliary systems
• Longitudinal strength analysis
• Crane lashing
• Load line assessments
• Regulatory liaison
• Jacking site assessments & procedures
• Dry-docking calculations

MiNO Marine 335 foot liftboat leg and jacking system. Workboat design in New Orleans
VESSEL CONCEPT DESIGN
MiNO Designed 235 Class Vessels for transporting wind turbine components from Providence, RI to the Block Island Windfarm
Block Island Windfarm

335 Class Vessel

MiNO-designed 335 class vessel driving jacket piles at Block Island Wind Farm

335 Class Vessel driving Jacket piles at Block Island Wind Farm
Block Island wind farm

235 Class Vessel

MiNO - Designed 235 Class Vessel feeding wind turbine components to WTIV

235 Class Vessel feeding wind turbine components to WTIV
Superfeeders with team 2nd wind marine

Offshore Wind Solutions

Feedering for T&I as well as O&M repair capabilities.
Capable of self-loading & carrying two complete sets of the next-generation turbines during T&I while also (w/boom-extension) able to perform blade exchanges during O&M.

Design Speed of 12kts fully-laiden.
Utilizing a pair of SuperFeeders for a installation project strives to keep the critical-path on the parterning offshore-WTIV.

Providing all necessities to the partnering offshore-WTIV.
Designed to fully support the offshore-WTIV with refueling, stores, and personnel transfers (...in addition to feedering WTG components).

superfeeder wtiv
Our people

Our world-class team

David M. Bourg PhD, PE
Managing Partner
David M. Bourg has 25 years experience as a Naval Architect involved in wide variety of projects. Before becoming an independent consultant in 1997, David spent time at Textron Marine Systems, Bollinger Shipyards, J. Ray McDermott, and Friede & Goldman.
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Kenneth Humphreys, PE
Managing Partner
Kenneth Humphreys holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Naval Architecture in Marine Engineering from the University of New Orleans.
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About Us

Company news

At Annual Meeting, GNO Inc.’s Michael Hecht Says It’s Time to ‘Change the Game’
Rich Collins, BizNewOrleans.com
March 18, 2022

NEW ORLEANS — Michael Hecht, president and CEO of Greater New Orleans Inc., says he wants to “change the game” in regard to economic development in southeast Louisiana....

U.S. offshore wind auction draws record $4.37 bln in bids
Valerie Volcovici, Reuters.com
February 26, 2022

WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - The Biden administration's sale of offshore wind development rights off the coasts of New York and New Jersey drew a record $4.37 billion in high bids from developers that included major European energy companies.

Eneti Shelves Plans for Jones Act-Compliant Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel
Mike Schuler, gcaptain.com
February 1, 2022

Offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) company Eneti Inc. says it has “discontinued discussions” with a U.S. shipyard for the construction of a Jones Act-compliant WTIV.

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OUR OFFICEs
4615 South Carrolton Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70119
David Bourg, PhD, PE
david@minomarine.com
Kenneth HumphreyS, PE
kenneth@minomarine.com