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Professional Consulting Engineering Services

Since 1987, CP&A has amassed invaluable engineering expertise, delivering renowned engineering services across diverse sectors. Our commitment extends to providing top-tier structural engineering, mechanical engineering, and crane engineering services. Our high-quality solutions cover a broad spectrum of projects, ranging from the commonplace, like conventional retaining walls, to the specialized and intricate, such as engineering aluminum frameworks capable of enduring millions of fatigue cycles from rocket motor tests. Conveniently located in Tacoma, Washington, CP&A strategically situates itself within easy reach of major ports, including Vancouver British Columbia, Seattle, Tacoma, and Portland. Trust CP&A for comprehensive consulting engineering services that seamlessly blend innovation, precision, and reliability across structural, mechanical, and crane engineering domains.

Design review and inspection of ship to shore container cranes.

Crane Design Review

Act as the owner’s independent technical representative.

Container terminal expansion

Crane Procurement

Support for terminal operators, port authorities, and developers during the procurement of container handling cranes for new terminals, expansions, and replacement programs.

Finite Element Analysis of Container Cranes performed during a design review for a port authority.

Finite Element Analysis

FEA including post-processing with crane code checking.

Custom lift system for Macau-Hong Kong Bridge. At the time this was a world record for largest diameter pipe.

Special Projects

Unique one of a kind projects.

Flame Straightening to repair damage on Ship to Shore Container Crane

Flame Straightening

Cranes and Bridges

Overhead Crane Trucks drop in replacement to extend useful life of cranes.

Mechanical Engineering

Machine Design

Container Cranes under commissioning

Crane Engineering

Container Handling, Under the Hook, Heavy Lift and more

Paint Booths for Aerospace Class I Div I Hazardous Zone.

Structural Engineering

Aerospace and Industrial Structures

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