SPAR STORAGE TANKER LOADING TERMINAL

A new type of floating storage and tanker loading facility is described. This unit has been developed for use in deep water and rough conditions. The unit is made up of two parts, an upper and a lower section. The upper section of the cylindrical unit consists of the turntable, mooring equipment for tankers, accomodation, power plant, and diving equipment among other items, and the lower part is the actual storage section. The technical details of this terminal facility are also given and explained.

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • For information write in care of C.E. Radius and P. Gruppelaar.
• Corporate Authors:

  National Institute of Shipbuilding and Shipping

  10 Burgemeester and Jacobplein
  Rotterdam,   Netherlands 
• Publication Date: 1973-9

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 505
• Serial:
  • Holland Shipbuilding
  • Volume: 22
  • Issue Number: 7
  • ISSN: 0018-3571

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fuel storage; Offshore terminals; Petroleum terminals; Single point moorings; Storage facilities
• Old TRIS Terms: Oil terminals; Spm buoy storage
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00050952
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Maritime Research Center, Kings Point
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1974 12:00AM