MOORING EQUIPMENT FOR LARGE SHIPS
A discussion includes conventional vs mechanized mooring methods; steel cables vs fiber ropes; single point mooring; increasing winch pulls as ships approach 500,000 dwt; implications of line overloading; a proposal for ISO (International Standardization Organization) standardization of mooring winches; automation; winch speed; remote control; mooring equipment installed in nine ships in the range 150,000-365,000 dwt; and the outlook for future developments.
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Corporate Authors:
Reenskaug (Bjarne H) A/S
Karl Johans Gate 8
Oslo 1, Norway -
Authors:
- Brudevoll, B
- Publication Date: 1973-3
Language
- Norwegian
Media Info
- Pagination: 3 p.
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Serial:
- SKIP Maritimt/Teknisk Tidsskrift
- Volume: 12
- Publisher: Reenskaug (Bjarne H) A/S
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Mooring; Offshore terminals; Petroleum; Petroleum terminals; Single point moorings
- Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00056546
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 22 1974 12:00AM