Marine Fabrication | Sustainable & Anti-Corrosive Composite Manufacturing
Watercourse Infrastructure — Advancing the Future with FRP Innovation
At CMS Infrastructure Ltd. (CMSI), we’re redefining the future of watercourse infrastructure through advanced Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) technology. With over 10 years of experience in composite design, engineering, and manufacturing, CMSI stands at the forefront of a global shift toward smarter, longer-lasting, and more sustainable infrastructure solutions.
Working alongside the U.S. Military, government agencies, engineering firms, and research organizations across North America and Europe, we continue to deliver next-generation FRP systems that outperform traditional materials in durability, lifecycle cost, and environmental impact.
“FRP is the new state of science in watercourse infrastructure — 35 years in the making.”
— Eric Johnson, Composites Technical Expert, Inland Navigation Design Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (CAMX 2024)
The FRP Advantage
- 100-Year Design Life: Significantly reduced maintenance and corrosion risk
- Comparable First Cost to Steel: Competitive pricing with long-term savings
- Accelerated Project Delivery: Faster design and fabrication cycles
- Life Cycle Cost Savings: Up to a 10:1 advantage over traditional materials
- Sustainable Manufacturing: Reduced carbon footprint and lighter logistics
Proud to Lead the Transition
CMSI is proud to contribute to the growing movement toward science-based, composite infrastructure. From our facilities in Canada and the United States, we design and manufacture patented FRP systems that set new benchmarks for performance and sustainability — helping the industry transition to a stronger, cleaner, and more resilient future.
Solving the Corrosion Problem in Marine Infrastructure Designs
Utilizing traditional construction materials for naval infrastructure is costing billions of dollars annually in disruption in business, maintenance, and repairs. CMSI has the anti-corrosive solution for marine applications with patented composite construction solutions. With an expected 100-year lifespan, and minimal maintenance, our LCC is unmatched.
Our FRP designs for marine and coastal construction projects, paired with our patented technology provide:
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An anti-corrosive application in an environment highly conducive to corrosion
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Reduced disruption from downtime
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Minimal maintenance and repair over a 75–100-year lifespan
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Significant reduction in LCC
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Reduced transportation costs
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Reduction of time in installation
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Significantly reduces CO2 emissions
CMSI’s Marine Fabrication Applications & Capabilities
As a marine manufacturing company, specializing in hybrid and composite applications and infrastructure solutions, our team consists of specialized engineers and technology partners in InfraCore® and HCB®. CMSI custom designs, engineers and manufactures the right solution to fit your requirements. The following are examples of CMSI and our licensing partners' marine designs and manufacturing capabilities. Don’t see something you’re looking for? Don’t hesitate to contact us, we take on the industry's largest challenges in waterway and coastal infrastructure.
Water Management
Lasting significantly longer than traditional steel materials, FRP composite waterway management is proven to provide significant lifecycle cost savings due to its design and anti-corrosive properties. Composite marine solutions are durable, lightweight and low maintenance with over a 75-100 year lifespan.
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Spillway gates
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Sea walls
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Lock gates
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Tainter gates
Coastal Infrastructure
Our composite and hybrid solutions are built to withstand the harshest coastal environments and have withstood hurricanes. Assets are pre-built in our marine manufacturing facility and shipped on-site for reduced construction time.
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Sea walls
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Float docks
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Docking systems
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Floating bridge
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Ship camels
Marine Vessel Fabrication
Designed for your specific application using anti-corrosive materials, our solutions are carefully designed and tested to provide top-of-the-line lifecycle value.
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Pontoons
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Barges
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Ship Camels
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Ship hulls
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Interior cabin panels
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Rudder flaps
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Inland vessels
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Push barges
Our Patented Technology: InfraCore Inside® and Hillman Composite Beam® (HCB)
CMSI will provide a solution to overcome your greatest challenges, featuring our two patented technologies:
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InfraCore Inside® - exclusive to CMSI and its licensing partners worldwide.
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Hillman Composite Beam®(HCB)- an FRP hybrid combination exclusive to CMSI.
With these technologies, paired with our marine designers' expertise in hybrid and composite solutions, we are advancing marine infrastructure in the USA and Canada with anti-corrosive solutions.
CMSI Manufacturing of a Composite Ship Camel for Pearl Harbour
CMSI provided design, engineering, and manufacturing, for this project addressing the specifications, and performance expectations of our client.
These are single infusions, and VARTM process, weighing up to 8,000 lbs when complete. Each panel assembly can have up 800 individual parts including 196 individual stainless-steel plates. The stainless-steel plates are carefully drilled and tapped after infusion to provide the bolting features we need for mounting other external components in the final assembly. The final assembled product will use 196 panels of various sizes to complete two 235, 000 lb structures.
CMSI-Advancing Material Change.
One of our large single infusions using the VARTM process. This represents one of 196 components in a Navy Camel assembly.
-Dimensions - 55’7” x 11’8” x 6” thickness
-Weight – 10,100 lbs.
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