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Soft quay mooring system

A mooring system and wharf technology, applied in the field of soft wharf mooring systems, can solve problems such as complex articulated arm structures

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-10-17
SINGLE BUOY MOORINGS INC
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In addition, the structure of the articulated arm is relatively complex and requires frequent maintenance when used in harsh offshore environments

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[0023] Figure 1 shows a storage and / or processing unit 1 which can be a single point or decentralized anchored FPSO (floating production storage and offloading vessel), a gravity-based structure (GBS) docked on the seabed, an LNG FSRU ( floating liquefied gas storage vessel), etc. The unit 1 shown in FIG. 1 is moored to the seabed, for example by means of turrets 3 and anchor lines 5 . The unit 1 can weather change around the corner tower 3 in response to wind and direction of airflow. Alternatively, the unit 1 may be anchored to the seabed in a fixed or semi-weather manner by dispersal mooring.

[0024] Along the side of the hull 6, a support arm 7 protrudes outwardly from the hull for a distance of eg 25 metres. A dock element 10 in the form of a space frame is suspended from the support arm 7 by suspension elements 9, preferably chains or cables (but also rods, pivot structures, combined cable-rod structures, etc.). A shock absorber, such as an inflatable shock absorber ...

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The invention relates to a mooring system comprising a hydrocarbon storage and / or processing unit (1) anchored to or resting on the sea bed (2) at an off shore location, and a vessel (13) moored alongside the storage and / or processing unit (1) , the storage and / or processing unit (1) comprising a hull and in a front part (26) and in a rear part (25) of the unit at least one support structure (7, 7') and with another end to a quay member (10, 10') suspended from the suspension member with one end attached to the support structure (7, 7') and with another end to a quay member (10, 10') suspended from the suspension member, the quay member (10, 10') comprising a shock- absorber contacting the vessel. The quay member comprising a mooring line attachment point, a cable extending from a mooring point on the front part of the vessel and on the rear part of the vessel respectively to a corresponding mooring line attachment point on the quay member, the mooring points on the vessel and the corresponding mooring line attachment points being spaced apart in a length direction of the vessel by a distance (Ll, L2) of at least 5m, preferably at least 10m.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a side-by-side mooring system comprising a hydrocarbon storage and / or processing unit at a fixed offshore location and a vessel moored alongside the processing unit, the processing unit comprising a hull, in front of the unit and There is a support structure protruding outward from the hull along the side of the unit in the rear part, and at least one suspension member, one end of which is connected to the support structure, and the other end is connected to a dock member suspended from the suspension member. Dock pieces include shock absorbers that come into contact with the vessel. Background technique [0002] An anchoring system is known from US Patent No. 4,817,552 in which a vessel is moored along a quay, pier, or vessel by means of a weight-laden surge suspended from an arm on a floating quay or vessel. The vessel is connected to the surge protector by cables extending generally perpendicular to the tanker. The weight-...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): E02B3/26B63B59/02B63B21/00
CPCY02A30/30
Inventor 伦德特·波尔德瓦尔特海因·奥姆恩杰克·波拉克
Owner SINGLE BUOY MOORINGS INC