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

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00056546
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Jul 22 1974 12:00AM