SUBMARINE PIPELINES FOR TANKER TERMINALS

Today's mammoth tankers require deep-water offshore berths equipped to handle high loading/offloading rates. As a result submarine pipelines 48 in. in diameter have already been installed and larger lines are being planned. Here's a discussion of the design and construction of large-diameter submarine tanker loading lines and the magnitude of the problems and economic and environmental risks they present.

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  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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  New York, NY  United States  10016-5990
• Authors:
  • Small, S W
• Publication Date: 1972-7

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 23-28
• Serial:
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Volume: 94N7
  • Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • ISSN: 0025-6501

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barges; Dredging; Pipe laying; Pipelines; Underwater construction; Underwater pipelines
• Candidate Terms: Pipe laying ships
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Pipelines; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00035074
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• Report/Paper Numbers: 72-GT-90
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 27 1973 12:00AM