Port & Terminal Technology – Long Beach (4-6 Oct 2010)
QuayQuip-PEM are looking forward to seeing you at Port & Terminal Technology 2010 in Long Beach, California, USA on 4–6 October 2010. Look for Booth 13 in the exhibition hall, where the QuayQuip-PEM team will be ready to help and advise on your fendering and mooring projects.
Mike Harrison, a QuayQuip-PEM director, will deliver a talk on ‘Fender Innovations for Progressive Ports & Terminals’. Mike says, ‘Port operators and designers come to PTT to see what’s new in the industry, and what is on the horizon. That’s why we are delighted that QuayQuip-PEM has been invited to share its unrivalled insight on next-generation fender technology.”
New Donut installation for Bay Wharf Drydock, Greenwich, London
Posted on August 18th, 2010 by hector
One of the last remaining drydocks serving London’s busy river traffic recently moved from Badcock Wharf in Greenwich to a purpose-built facility at nearby Bay Wharf.
To support the floating docks when moored or repositioned, a series of nine monopile dolphins were fitted with 2.2m diameter Donut fenders.
QuayQuip Donut fenders use the revolutionary Flosys technology for a higher performance and greater longevity than legacy types.
Bay Wharf follows another recent QuayQuip Donut installation on the River Thames at Belvedere.
QuayQuip-PEM upgrades Ferry Berth at Tsawwassen, BC
Posted on August 14th, 2010 by hector
The first of many large projects for the QuayQuip-PEM partnership is a complete upgrade of Tsawwassen Berth 4 in just outside of Vancouver, British Columbia. Tsawwassen is part of the BC Ferries network, with services to Vancouver island and mainland destinations. The renewed facility will receive the latest and largest vessels in BC Ferries’ fleet.
QuayQuip are delighted to work with BC Ferries, with whom we share the philosophy of ‘safety first’.
A total of nine monopile dolphins are both fitted with high-performance, dual QCN Cone Parallel Movement Fender (PMF) systems which incorporate QuayQuip’s 4th generation technology in bearings and torsion arms. Each system is some 8 metres high and provides ultra low reaction which aids berthing times and passenger comfort. QuayQuip also provided QME Element based conventional fenders for the turning dolphins (roundheads) and the wingwalls (end fenders).
May puts the spring in QuayQuip’s order book
Posted on August 13th, 2010 by hector
A bumper crop of orders meant that May 2010 was the second most successful month in QuayQuip’s history. Our Asian offices were kept busy by three orders for Parallel Movement fenders, including some of the largest systems ever made, bringing the the final total to US$6.5 million. This proves that fendering can be a recession-proof industry, but only when manufacturers put quality and innovation first.
New Spanish Catalogue for Download
Posted on July 4th, 2010 by hector
QuayQuip’s fully updated catalogue is now available for download in Spanish. The versions in English (Metric and US Customary Units) and French have also been updated. To download a copy please visit the QuayQuip download page. Or, for a printed copy (English only for now) please contact your local office.
New Pivot Fenders protect Iron Ore Barges
Posted on July 2nd, 2010 by hector
QuayQuip just took innovative fender systems a step further with a US $1.75 million Pivot Fender installation, built and installed in China.
Every year the port is scheduled to handle up to 27.6 million tonnes of processed ore using 20,000dwt barges. The berth posed several design challenges: barges may impact the berthing structure over a 13m height range, and wave action on the structure could impose significant upward forces. The design had to take resonance and overturning moments into account.
New Freight RoRo berth at AMC
Posted on July 1st, 2010 by hector
QuayQuip was the obvious choice to supply fender systems to a new freight RoRo facility at AMC for Chevron. The challenging site called for an expert team who could combine PIANC Type Approved systems with anti-corrosion and wildlife protection measures.
The recently completed facility is the freight supply and fumigation point for a regional LNG development. RoRo cargo vessels of 25,000t displacement will call at a berth equipped with eighteen QCN1200 systems on the side face, and seven QCN800 systems on the stern ramp.
QuayQuip fenders for Utah Point, Port Hedland
Posted on March 22nd, 2010 by hector
QuayQuip recently supplied the fendering for Utah Point, the latest development at Port Hedland in Western Australia. Twenty three specialist fender systems, designed for rapid installation, were mounted to sub-frames that were tailored to fit the overhanging dock structure. In total over 500 tonnes of steel were installed.
Utah Point is the latest development by the Port Hedland Port Authority. The new facility, on Finucane Island, will expand Port Hedland’s capacity for iron, chromite and manganese ores and allow for future growth in other bulk commodities.
New Floating Bollards at Juliana Canal locks, Netherlands
Posted on March 22nd, 2010 by hector
In late 2009, the refit began of six chambers at three large locks along the Juliana Canal, near the villages of Born, Heel and Maasbracht in the Netherlands.
The oldest lock in Born was built in 1930. The lock chamber was emptied during restoration which included replacing 200 sets of original iron rails, repairs to the concrete walls, fitting 158 new safety ladders and other remedial work. The lock reopened for shipping in December 2009.
Each lock chamber was extended to 225 metres, allowing access for vessels up to 190m long, 11.4 beam and 3.5m draft.
Bureau Veritas awards first ever double ‘Type Approved’ status to QuayQuip
Posted on March 8th, 2010 by hector
Bureau Veritas has awarded ‘Type Approved’ status to all QuayQuip BV’s primary fender types, to both the PIANC 2002 and ASTM F-2192-05 guidelines.
This double approval is the first of its kind for a fender manufacturer and includes the following QuayQuip products: QCN Cone Fenders, QCL Cell Fenders, QME Elements, QSA and QPA Arch Fenders, and QCY Cylindrical Fenders. Another first was the approval of twin cone fenders mounted back-to-back: an arrangement used in PMF Parallel Movement Fender systems.
QuayQuip is also the first fender maker to publish information for berth designers in the ‘clear and transparent’ format recommended by PIANC.
Bureau Veritas has been at the forefront of standards, testing and certification since 1828.
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