ShoreTension Dynamic Mooring in South Africa
Transnet National Ports Authority has enhanced its ability to curb shipping and cargo-handling delays caused by long waves that impact vessels berthed at its ports, with the delivery of six more hydraulic shore tension units destined for the ports of Cape Town and Ngqura. Shipping and cargo handling operations at the Cape Town and Ngqura ports are often impacted by strong winds reaching 35 to 50 knots and high sea swells exceeding 3.5 meters. Such inclement weather conditions cause operational and safety disruptions leading to delays in vessel movements. A hydraulic tension mooring unit is a system placed on the quayside to ensure the safety of docked vessels by mitigating the severity of long-wave effects on vessels. The benefits include minimised downtime and safety incidents during operations. Click here, to read more: https://lnkd.in/d7KgYc5N