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10th May 2012 Exponor - Portugal
OTEO
Hawsers for Single Point Mooring
Sérgio Leite – Lankhorst Ropes - Portugal
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Agenda
1. Introduction
2. Typical mooring system and configuration
3. Ropes & accessories
4. Services
5. Rope in action
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Introduction
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Maritime & Offshore Rope Division
1. Lankhorst Euronete Portugal ( LEP)
2. Lankhorst Ropes UK
3. Lankhorst Ropes Middle East
4. Lankhorst Euronete España
5. Lankhorst Euronete Australia
6. Lankhorst Euronete Brazil
Introduction
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• Lankhorst Euronete Portugal is Portuguese/Dutch company
• Rope factories in:
1. Eurorope (Greece)
2. Lankhorst Euronete Portugal (Portugal)
3. Lankhorst Euronete Brazil (Rio)
• Turnover € 200.000.000,00
• 1200 employees
Introduction
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Povoa de Varzim, Portugal
Factory grounds – 27,000 m2
Actual factory location
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Viana
Castelo,
Portugal
New location Offshore Manufacturing Division
New factory
location
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Single Point Mooring
Single Point Mooring (SPM) systems are anchored offshore
and serve as a mooring point for tankers to (off)load gas or
fluid products.
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Mooring System
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Single Point Mooring (SPM) Assembly
Single Leg Type Mooring Hawser
Grommet Type Mooring Hawser (Strength Factory 1.7 x
Single Leg Strength)
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Mooring Hawser rope
Double Braid
Braided inner core (32 strands) and braided outer sheath (64 strands)
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Mooring Hawser rope
GAMA 98®
High efficiency sub-rope cores laid
parallel within an outer braided jacket
Non-Load
Bearing Jacket
Sub-rope
Cores – strength
members
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From the multifilament bobbin of Nylon till the final rope
Manufacture of Ropes / Hawsers
RIGGING / ASSEMBLY
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Polyurethane Elastomer Coating
• Rope life can increase potentially
by 50%.
• Reduces the effect of water wash
• Increases abrasion resistance
characteristics
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Polyurethane is also
used to encapsulate
thimbles
Provide additional
protection to eyes
and splices
Polyurethane Elastomer Coating
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Lace-on-Floats
Tubular Floats
Hawser Flotation Lace-on-Floats PU coated
• Cheaper Tubular floats
• Longer life
• Replaceable
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Wrapped buoyancy foam, covered with
an over braided jacket.
• No replacement / maintenance
• Enhances abrasion resistance
• Reduces rope flexing in water
• Restricts water wash
Integral Flotation Buoyancy
System
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Integral Flotation Buoyancy System
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Where SPM ropes are assembled
Lankhorst manufactures 150 SPM per year
SPM Rigging Shop
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Wooden Box
Wooden Reel
Packing
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Trial Fit
Lankhorst prior to despatch undertake a full trial fit of
components to ensure no interface problems when the goods
arrive on site with the customer.
• Thimble / Shackle interfaces
• Shackle / Chain interfaces
• Rope / Shackle interfaces
• Shackle / Support buoy interfaces
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Service
• Residual strength testing / analysis
• Technical support services
• Research & Development support / services
• Assistance to optimise hawser retirement
programmes
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Lankhorst hawsers in operational service
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Lankhorst hawsers in operational service -
Portugal
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Lankhorst hawsers in operational service -
Portugal
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Obrigado
Thanks
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