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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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Customers

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Obrigado

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