Rotterdam was unable to keep her scheduled visit to Costa Rica when the ropes snapped during docking procedures.

The mooring line can be made up of synthetic fiber rope, wire and chain or a combination of the three. Environmental factors - wind, waves and currents - determine which materials make up the ...

DESCRIPTION: The Dynacon Mooring Spooler (DMS) is a mobile, self-contained winch system that can be installed on ships of opportunity. The system is designed to deploy, tow, and recover terminal ...

DESCRIPTION: The Hawboldt Mooring Winch (HMW), model SPRE-3464 ... The winch has a smooth drum so that it can accommodate various sized cable and line hardware. The cable is passed through a hole in ...

including autonomous ships and sustainable propulsion systems. "Kongsberg Maritime unveils mooring solution for offshore construction vessels" was originally created and published by Ship ...

The research team explained that the effectiveness of a mooring system in floating installations depends on the material and geometrical properties of its lines, as well as on their environmental ...