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4 Types of Ship Launching Methods Launching ships is one of the most important procedures of the entire ship construction process. The ship launching slipway, a structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the shipyard, is an essential aspect of the ship launching procedure and has ... Read More
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What is Anchor Chain – Everything You Should Know As we learned in the article on types of anchors, nautical equipment that is used to restrict structural or vehicular movement in the water using a combination of weight and friction along the bed of the ocean or seafloor is known as an anchor. Its ... Read More
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What is a dock bumper? In routine terms, a bumper is a ‘device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage.’ A marine dock bumper is attached to the docks so as to prevent the boats from getting damaged if they hit the docks after they are moored properly... Read More
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What are mooring anchors? When it comes to ships, anchoring is an important aspect that should be taken seriously. In the absence of anchors, ships would continuously adrift leading to huge wastage of resources like energy and also increase chances of accidents. In order to avoid these problems, ... Read More
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What is a mooring buoy? By MI News Network | In Marine Navigation | A buoy is a type of object that floats in water and is used in the middle of the seas as locators or as warning points for ships. Buoys are generally bright (fluorescent) in color. Mooring buoys are a type of buoy, to which, ships ... Read More
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6 Common Mooring Methods Used For Ships Each vessel has been designed with mooring arrangements such that ropes and wires of recommended strength can help it moor safely alongside a berth, floating platform, buoy, or jetty. Fundamentally a vessel has to be positioned alongside a jetty or a berth, ... Read More
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What is Foam Fender? Foam fender is a floating type fender using lightweight and high elasticity foam as a buffer medium to absorb impact energy. It's composed of a closed-cell EVA core and an outer polyurethane skin. Jerryborg foam fenders are an easy to use, low maintenance solution that provides ... Read More
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How Marine Fenders Are Used For Ship Berthing? One of the primary factors -external to the ship's mechanical or electrical systems – that come into effect while berthing a vessel is the marine fender system. An efficient fender system saves the ship from external damages that would have otherwise ... Read More
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How to use marine airbags to launch and land ships? The use of marine airbags to launch a ship and to land it back in a dock is a very novel process. The concept was developed in the year 1981 in the Jinan province of China. In these past thirty years, this concept has undergone a lot of development ... Read More
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What are Marine Fenders? By Mehnazd These are the marine equipment specially designed for the purpose of imparting safety to the port and vessels against collision with other vessels. These are special equipment designed to provide the cushion effect to ship, boats, or other naval vessels when they ... Read More
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