ADVANTAGES OF SINGLE POINT MOORING TOWERS

Advantages of Single Point Mooring Towers, which comprise a a fixed steel structure rigidly connected to the pipeline from shore, include design for a potential life of 50 years and location of valves on the tower above water where they can, if desired, be controlled remotely by radio. The tower can hold a tanker moored in fairly severe weather, and it is anticipated that in the future the system will be improved by the use of a submerged loading arm. With floating hoses the loading and unloading operations are limited by disconnecting conditions when the wave height rises 10-12 ft. For practical purposes, the operating limits of the towers are 8-10 ft wave height as set by the need for launch assistance for mooring and hose hookup and disconnection.

• Corporate Authors:

  Gulf Publishing Company

  Box 2608
  Houston, TX  United States  77001
• Authors:
  • Grubas, F
  • Marras, P
• Publication Date: 1972-10

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 32-33
• Serial:
  • Ocean Industry
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Gulf Publishing Company

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Offshore terminals; Petroleum; Petroleum terminals; Single point moorings
• Old TRIS Terms: Spm tower structures
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056510
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1974 12:00AM