Single Point Mooring (SPM) Offshore Operation Works Single point mooring (SPM) is a floating buoy/jetty anchored offshore to allow handling of liquid cargo such as petroleum products for tanker ships. SPM is mainly used in areas where a dedicated facility for loading or unloading liquid cargo is not available. Located at a distance of several kilometers […]
6 common mooring methods used for ships Each vessel has been designed with mooring arrangements such that ropes and wires of recommended strength can help it moor safely alongside a berth, floating platform, buoy or a jetty. Fundamentally a vessel has to be positioned alongside a jetty or a berth, between mooring buoys, to a […]
Notice to Shipowners, Masters, Safety Officers and Shiprepairers In 1981 a seaman was injured whilst assisting in the recovery of a lifeboat/passenger launch on a passenger cruise liner. The boat was also badly damaged. The incident occurred as the boat was being hoisted on board the liner by an electric boat winch. When the boat […]
The risk of ballast voyage for LNG carrier Depending upon ship design, it may be necessary to undertake loading / de-ballasting or discharging / ballasting operations simultaneously. If this is the case, consideration should be given to the stability of the ship, especially to free surface effect in tanks, correct use of cargo tank centerline […]
Regasification of LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) Muhammad Rum Pandu Nuswantara, Wiryawan Priharnanto, Gede Wibawa Jurusan Teknik Kimia, Fakultas Teknologi Industri, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) Jl. Arief Rahman Hakim, Surabaya 60111 Indonesia e-mail: gwibawa@chem-eng.its.ac.id Abstrak— LNG (Liquified Narural Gas) adalah gas alam yang telah diproses untuk menghilangkan ketidakmurnian dan hidrokarbon berat dan kemudian dikondensasi menjadi […]
Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) merupakan salah satu jenis tipe fast craft (kapal cepat) yang baru muncul dalam industri perkapalan di Indonesia. Karena bentuknya yang unik, yang memadukan bahan perahu karet dan fiberglass dalam proses pembuatannya, menyebabkan beberapa perusahaan kapal fiberglass di Indonesia mencoba merintis pembuatan RIB di Indonesia. Disamping untuk pariwisata, karena bentuknya yang praktis, […]
Ship Design Theory The process of making a ship’s design is an iterative process, which must go through each of the stages that must be met in order to get a good and optimal ship design. This design is depicted on the spiral design. Spiral design divides the entire process into 4 stages, namely concept design, preliminary deisgn, […]
Proses membuat desain sebuah kapal adalah proses yang berulang-ulang, dimana harus melewati setiap tahapan-tahapan yang harus dipenuhi guna mendapatkan desain kapal yang baik dan optimal. Desain ini digambarkan pada desain spiral (the spiral design). Desain spiral membagi seluruh proses menjadi 4 tahapan, yaitu concept design, preliminary deisgn, contract design, dan detail design. 1. Concept Design […]
Advisory and certification services Like safety, maritime security is of paramount importance to the operation of a vessel. The International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code came into force on July 1, 2004 and is applicable to all vessels over 500 grt operating on international trades, as well as the ports that service them. […]