A single anchor leg single point mooring and cargo-handling system, primarily for tanker vessels, is provided which comprises a mooring buoy anchored to a mooring foundation by a single anchor leg, a portion of which is a rigid conduit utilized for cargo transfer, and a portion of which is a flexibl ...
A single anchor leg single point mooring and cargo handling system for seagoing ships is provided which comprises a mooring buoy anchored to a mooring foundation by anchor means such as a chain having little or no slack or an articulated rigid member (e.g. pipe, solid bar, etc.), cargo handling faci ...
A multi-product fluid swivel assembly for handling more than one cargo flow at a time, for use in single anchor leg mooring systems where deballasting to shore is required, where bunkering is desired, or where it is desired to handle more than one product simultaneously. The fluid swivel assembly in ...
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A vessel such as a storage vessel is permanently moored, by means of a yoke pivoted on the forecastle of the vessel, to a riser which is pivotally attached to a base located on the ocean floor. The yoke is lifted to tension the riser by counterweights, springs, winches, or ...
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A vessel such as a storage vessel is permanently moored, by means such as a yoke pivoted on the forecastle of the vessel, to a mooring leg, e.g. a riser or anchor chain, which is attached to a base located on the ocean floor. Mounted on the vessel is tension existing means ...
