A SINGLE-POINT MOORING AND LOADING AND/OR UNLOADING SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY FOR TANKERS

A single-point mooring and loading and/or unloading system, especially for tankers, includes a mooring base anchored to the sea bottom; a mooring buoy tied to the base by a flexible restraining linkage of predetermined length including two relatively rotatable portions, one of which has a rigid pipe socket; a swivel for the transfer of cargo, rotatable over an arc of 360 deg in sealing engagement with the socket; flexible tubes cooperating with the swivel for the flow of cargo between the buoy and the base; and a brake device to prevent excessive twisting of the flexible tubes with respect to the restraining connection.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • German Patent Appl. 2,043,751 dated March 11, 1971.
• Corporate Authors:

  Esso Research and Engineering Company

  Florham Park, NJ  United States  07932
• Authors:
  • Flory, J F
• Publication Date: 0

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: 00056576
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: Patent
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1974 12:00AM