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 (also known as ‘monopile 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.

 

 

 

The first of many large projects for the QuayQuip/Marener 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).

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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.