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.

• 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.
• 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