DEEPWATER PORTS IN THE UNITED STATES: TECHNOLOGY IN PERSPECTIVE

This report discusses the technical factors in the operation of a deepwater port for use by supertankers. The types of offshore terminals include conventional piers, sea islands, sea island piers, multiple buoy berths (MBBs) and single point mooring (SPM) systems. The technical aspects of ship design unique to supertankers and the docking operations are also discussed.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Background Paper on Seafloor Engineering Vol. 1: National Needs in Seafloor Engineering-Prepared for National Research Council, Committee on Seafloor Engineering. (NTIS provides both Volumes 1 and 2.)
• Corporate Authors:

  National Academy of Sciences

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  Washington, DC  United States  20418
• Authors:
  • Marcus, H S
  • Townley, J R
  • Bragaw, L K
  • Raffaele, G C
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 107-130

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deepwater harbors; Docking; Moorings; Offshore terminals; Port capacity; Single point moorings; Supertankers; Tankers; VLCC ports
• Old TRIS Terms: Docking techniques; Spm systems; Tanker moorings
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00152014
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 27 1977 12:00AM