Journal article
Automated mooring
Seaways, pp.11-14
01 Dec 2006
Abstract
Traditional mooring practices have remained unchanged for thousands of years. Even in today's environment of rapidly changing, high-tech bridge and machinery equipment, ships are moored using ropes. Automating the mooring process represents an entire new field of maritime technology. It is a highly complex and multi-disciplined area involving the design of new products and in-depth analysis of environmental conditions and loads, hull forms, civil structural requirements and customer needs. In this article Robert Weber introduces the MoorMaster, a revolutionary shored-based, vacuum mooring system which, he argues, can offer improved safety, greater economy and a safer environment.
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Details
- Title
- Automated mooring
- Creators
- R Weber
- Publication Details
- Seaways, pp.11-14
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Information Science (Informatics)
- Identifiers
- 991019238867604721