Tension Fatigue
Ropes with Dyneema® have up to 3 times more rope fatigue life. Discover more.
Mooring & Tow Ropes
A proven and certified solution to excuse steel wire or outperform low-cost synthetics
Dyneema® SK78
The fiber of choice for mooring lines
Using any HMPE fiber-based mooring line will lead to faster moorings and better ergonomics. However, only ropes made with Dyneema® SK78 fiber offer the highest safety and reliability from day one onwards. This is because they are built from an HMPE fiber material with engineered and improved characteristics to overcome the main failure mechanisms of a fiber rope.
Thanks to its unique combination of superior tension fatigue, creep life, abrasion resistance, high and low temperature performance, and a low environmental footprint – Dyneema® SK78 provides high reliability, superior service life and the peace of mind operators need to deliver cost-effective, safe, and efficient mooring in ever more challenging conditions.
The 5 key factors
To read more about what gives mooring lines made with Dyneema® SK78 their superior service life and exceptional performance, click on the proof points below.
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Abrasion Resistance
Ropes with Dyneema® have up to 4 times longer rope abrasion lifetime. Discover more.
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Creep life
Ropes with Dyneema® have up to 4 times longer creep lifetime. Discover more.
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High and Low Temperature Performance
Ropes with Dyneema® are engineered to withstand elevated temperatures. Discover more.
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Low Environmental Footprint
Ropes with Dyneema® have the lowest carbon footprint per unit strength. Discover more.
View our webinar on-demand
Recently we held our webinar ‘putting safety and reliability first, a guide to choosing the safest, most reliable and most cost-effective mooring solutions’.
In this webinar, Dyneema® experts will teach you:
- The key factors to consider when choosing the right mooring solution, besides meeting rope strength and complying with MEG4
- How to choose the right fiber for your mooring lines, and
- How to choose the most sustainable mooring line solution
Whitepaper ‘Selecting the right fiber for mooring lines’
For more information on the exceptional tension fatigue properties delivered by Dyneema® SK78, download our new whitepaper. Convince your organization that it’s time to change to mooring lines with Dyneema® SK78.
Infographic ‘Selecting the right fiber for mooring lines’
Convince your organization that it’s time to change to mooring lines with Dyneema® SK78, download the infographic and share it internally.
Paper ‘Mooring line performance in warm climate and dynamic conditions’
Learn more about how Dyneema® SK78 is engineered to overcome extreme mooring conditions both in terms of load and temperature.
Case studies
Take a look at our case studies to see how mooring ropes made with Dyneema® proved to be very strong, reliable, and durable in the hardest environmental conditions.
MV Benita
“Since the bad weather prevented us from getting close to the vessel, the only option was to transfer ropes to the ship by helicopter. Ropes made with Dyneema® were the obvious choice; light enough for the job, while providing the strength we needed for the refloating efforts.”
Tug master Captain Kyriakos Goudas
BW Shipping
“Dyneema® SK78 has a proven abrasion lifetime that is four times longer than generic HMPE. We can visually monitor them [the AmSteel®-Blue ropes made with Dyneema®] on an ongoing basis, allowing for better decision-making.”
Olav Lyngstad, head of LNG/FSRU & Supporting Departments at BW FM
COSCO Shipping Energy
“During these ten years, lines made with Dyneema® fiber have exceeded our expectations by the clear performance over lifetime, efficiency and safety benefits they bring. We are delighted to extend our relationship with long-term partner DSM and will apply lines made with Dyneema® SK78 fiber on further oil tankers.”
Zhao Jin Wen, Vice President of COSCO Shipping Energy
- MV Benita
- BW Shipping
- COSCO Shipping Energy
Where to buy
Only mooring and tow ropes made with Dyneema® bear the Dyneema® diamond. Find your mooring and tow ropes with Dyneema®, only manufactured by our official partners.