C. R. Cushing & Co., Inc.

C.R. Cushing & Co. has designed over 150 vessels that have been built in
the U.S. and abroad. These vessels and other vessels designed have main
propulsion plants amounting to over 2,000,000 horsepower. Construction
projects have been carried out in more than 200 shipyards, worldwide and
ship construction, conversion and repair negotiations have been carried out
with many of these. Many of these projects involved analyses of shipbuilding
methods, design for shipyards, manufacture of sub-assemblies, repairs,
conversions, etc. In addition, C.R. Cushing & Co. has carried out analyses of
shipyards and shipbuilding industries throughout the world to identify their
strengths and weaknesses and to recommend changes.

The company has designed, built, converted and/or worked on passenger
ships, cruise ships, motor yachts, containerships, roll-on/roll-off vessels,
container feeder ships, car carriers, crude and product tankers, gas carriers,
OBOs, offshore oil production vessels, pipe lay barges and vessels, tank
barges, bulk carriers, chemical carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, heavy-lift
ships, etc. The work has involved all phases of ship design, ranging from
concept and preliminary design and transport analysis to plan approval,
construction supervision and contract management. Specific areas of
involvement include the development of vessel arrangements, structural
design, ship motions and loading, cargo handling arrangements and
equipment, propeller design, propulsion analyses, heat balances, piping
studies, electrical design, fire protection, navigation and communications
systems, vibration calculations and surveys, HVAC design, structural and
damage surveys, preparation of planned maintenance systems, design and
implementation of condition monitoring, loading manuals, operating
manuals and other shipboard support studies.