Safe harbor: Learning from mooring accidents

This paper challenges the concept of Safety Factors as it is applied in the field of ropes and cables and covers the topics of Rope Health Monitoring, Rope Health Management, and Inspection and retirement criteria, and the developments in understanding and predicting the failure mechanisms present in the application of Synthetic Fiber Rope.

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Safer mooring of tankers and gas carriers

Mooring Equipment Guidelines

Whitepaper Safe Safety Factors and Innovation in Ropes and Cables

Whitepaper Safe Safety Factors and Innovation in Ropes and Cables

This paper challenges the concept of Safety Factors as it is applied in the field of ropes and cables and covers the topics of Rope Health Monitoring, Rope Health Management, and Inspection and retirement criteria, and the developments in understanding and predicting the failure mechanisms present in the application of Synthetic Fiber Rope.

Safety Factors and Innovation in Ropes and Cables

Safe refloating of stranded MV Benita

Case Study: MV Benita

Faster and safer mooring & towing operations

Maritime

Stronger yet lighter mooring & tow ropes with Dyneema^®

Mooring & Tow Ropes

ALE's giant mobile crane set world lifting record

Case Study: Lifting specialist ALE

A better way to assess residual life expectancy with Thermal Behavior of UHMW-PE

Thermal Behavior of UHMW-PE

Maran Gas vessel’s crew testify to many benefi ts of using mooring ropes with Dyneema^® produced by D. Koronakis S.A

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Back-up lines made with Dyneema^® can be used as a back-up scenario in the event of steel wire rope (SWR) or chain breaks in mooring legs of rig’s, MODU’s, BTM’s and the alike. In case the SWR is already damaged, back-up lines with Dyneema^® can be installed as a safety feature until regular maintenance takes place.

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The recent introduction of Dyneema^® to the market by Lankhorst Ropes helps overcome problems such as damage of the deck, bollards and other equipment.

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All of the officers and crew who handled the mooring line made with Dyneema^® were satisfied with its performance and ease of operation.

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SMIT safeguards a global reputation - using lines made with Dyneema^®

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Dyneema^® based ropes used in mooring of Royal Netherlands Navy ships.

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Outstanding strength coupled with low weight and great ease of handling are the key reasons why Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCCL) chose ropes with Dyneema^®

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Rope Breakage in the First Week in Operations and Several More Over 9 Months Versus No Breakage at All

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When enough is enough

Case Study: BW shipping / Samson

The power of innovative thinking

Case Study: Innovative thinking

Minimal wear after six years of service

Case Study: Cosjade Lake

Dyneema^® is both the world’s strongest fiber and the only HMPE fiber scientifically engineered to overcome abrasion, bending fatigue, compression, and creep fatigue. Challenges that are familiar to all users of mooring and tow ropes.

How using mooring ropes made with Dyneema^® can increase safety and return on investment for LNG carriers and FSRU vessels

Achieve up to 4 times higher service life with Dyneema^® SK78. Mooring ropes with Dyneema^® SK78 massively outperform alternative ropes in abrasion and creep lifetime comparisons, without sacrificing strength and reliability.

So you think all HMPE is the same?

Samson Rope Technologies and DSM Dyneema undertook a 2-year long joint program to establish a better understanding of retirement criteria of synthetic fiber ropes.

Research Paper: Abrasion and Residual Strength of Fiber Tuglines

To establish a better understanding of retirement criteria of a rope in service, approximately 40 AmSteel Blue ropes made from Dyneema SK75 HMPE fiber were field-tested.

Abstract: Fatigue and residual strength of fiber tuglines

The new Dyneema^® Max Technology maximizes the scope of the world’s strongest fiber

Dyneema^® Max Technology

Residual Strength Testing of Dyneema^® , Fibre Tuglines

Abstract

Fatigue and residual strength of fiber tuglines

Abstract

Dyneema^® Stories

Costa Concordia Salvage Operation

Dyneema^® Stories

Not All HMPE Fiber is the Same

Dyneema^® Stories

New Coating: Lighter, Longer Lasting Ropes

Nets made with Dyneema^® keep fish out of dams and turbines

Fish barrier nets are netting benefits for hydro operators

The Tsunami Catcher

The Tsunami Catcher

Shell’s Switch to Synthetic Lines Reduces Costs & Risks

Shell’s Switch to Synthetic Lines Reduces Costs & Risks

PT Indo Straits discovered Dyneema^® HMPE fiber

Case Study: PT Indo Straits

Mooring with HMPE rope

Presentation:

20-21 February 2002, Lafayette, Louisiana

SPE International Symposium & Exhibition on Formation Damage Control

World's Biggest Salvage Job Is All Tied Up

ShoreTension^® is a stand-alone hydraulically controlled mooring system.

Shoretension system with mooring lines with Dyneema^®

Ropes and Tension Members

Predicting the creep lifetime of HMPE Mooring Rope Applications

Latest on deepwater installation with HMPE rope

Presentation:

Dyneema^® Force Multiplier Technology fuses breakthrough polymer science, next-generation fiber technology and unique uni-directional engineering to deliver the very best in ballistic protection.

Dyneema^® Force Multiplier Technology

Discover the performance, reliability and lifetime advantages of Dyneema^® fiber over other HMPE in this easy to understand infographic.

Not all HMPE fiber is the same