Integrated Expertise That Navigates Maritime Complexities

VAA is a multidisciplinary engineering and design firm delivering engineering, design, grant funding assistance, and master planning to maritime stakeholders of all sizes and transportation projects of all scopes. With more than four decades of industry experience, VAA provides integrated structural, civil, mechanical and process engineering services that help clients plan, design and optimize their entire operation and supply chain.

A trusted partner to the maritime industry, VAA possesses relevant expertise to navigate the geographic complexities of dock construction and operations, loading and unloading systems, permitting requirements and more. VAA is proud to have earned the trust and repeat business from scores of clients who value comprehensive project coordination, innovative problem-solving, and solutions that promote reliability and long-term performance.

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Comprehensive Port and River Terminal Expertise:

• Master Planning, utilization, and feasibility studies
• Layout and design waterfront transload processes
• Design and upgrade wharves, bulkheads and floating docks
• Perform berthing/mooring studies and design for deep-draft terminals
• Plan barge arrangement and loadout operations
• Identify permitting thresholds and provide permitting assistance

Specialized Industry Expertise:

• Port market analysis
• State and federal grant funding assistance (sourcing, applying, managing funds)
• Safety assessments (life-safety code, dust hazard analysis)
• Sustainability initiatives (electrification, emission reduction, shore power)
• Structural observation
• Disaster recovery planning