A SINGLE POINT MOORING BUOY

A single point mooring buoy for a pipeline to or from a ship has a movable ring which is placed on the upper part of the buoy structure so that it can turn on a vertical axis. The buoy is attached to the ship by an anchor rope or chain fastened tangentially to the ring.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • German Patent Appl. No. 1,963551 dated July 2, 1970. South African Patent Appl. No. 69/8791 dated July 1, 1970.
• Corporate Authors:

  Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij NV

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• Authors:
  • Rutlen, H S
  • Kruisman, G
  • De Grood, J
  • Westra, S
  • Bavelaar, A P
• Publication Date: 1970-8-29

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 178
• Serial:
  • Patentjoernaal
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij NV

Subject/Index Terms

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

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056629
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: Patent
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1974 12:00AM