MONO BUOY TAMES A HOSTILE COAST

The world's first offshore loading facility involving a dense mineral substance has been in operation since 1971 and located about 2 miles off the coast of New Zealand's North Island. Vessels load titanomagnetite ironsands in a slurry form via submarine pipeline and an Imodco mono buoy which is held on station by a six chain leg mooring system. The article covers in considerable detail the mooring assembly, base hook-up, vessel handling, suction dredge and stockpiling operations ashore.

• Corporate Authors:

  Amundsen (Paul A)

  1612 K Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20006
• Authors:
  • Ross, J C
  • PEARCE, T
• Publication Date: 1974-8

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 10-11
• Serial:
  • World Ports
  • Volume: 36
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Amundsen Publications, Incorporated

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Hoses; Materials management; Single point moorings; Slurry; Slurry pipelines; Underwater pipelines
• Old TRIS Terms: Slurry handling techniques; Spm hoses and handling
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00057752
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Association of Port Authorities
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 22 1974 12:00AM