This year is already a busy one for QuayQuip in Indonesia. In addition to our project at Holcim Jetty, we have supplied QCN Cone Fender systems to Shell Indonesia’s new Pulau Laut oil facility in Kalimantan, Indonesia. Working with consultants Mott MacDonald and contractors PT EPTCO Dian Persada, QuayQuip designed four dolphin-based cone fender systems for the new berth.

The outer dolphins are now equipped with two QCN 1100 Cone Fender systems with closed-box steel panels each 4.75m high by 2.2m wide and faced with ‘Virgin’ grade UHMW-PE. On the inner dolphins, QCN 900 Cone fender systems stand behind slightly narrower panels of the same height.

All four single-cone systems are mounted on deep spools to increase fender system standoff. QuayQuip supplied the spools and all other fixings and steelwork that connect the fender systems to the dolphin structure. Arriving barges will tie their lines to QuayQuip 500kN T-Head Bollards.

QuayQuip overcame design challenges such as a 45 degree ambient temperate while adhering strictly to both local regulations and international design codes including BS 6349 and PIANC 2002.

The berth will cater to the new 60,000mt fuel import and storage facility at Pulau Laut, which in turn will serve the regional energy infrastructure. It is operated by Shell Indonesia in partnership wtih Indonesia Bulk Terminal(IBT).

QuayQuip recently supplied another Shell berth at Gore Bay near Sydney, Australia. There were some unusual fixed foam fenders, apparently resembling marshmallows in appearance, that were replaced by our QCL2000 Cell Fenders and panels.

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QuayQuip has worked closely with the Australian firm McConnell Dowell to supply the ideal fender systems for Holcim Jetty in Tuban, Indonesia. The 800m cement facility jetty will be complete by the end of February 2014, ready for immediate entry into service.

An exposed berth, the main 200m platform stands some 600m off the coastline at Holcim. Twenty sets of paired QME Element fenders are divided between both jetty surfaces. The fender elements are 1250mm high by 1500mm long and stand behind closed-box, UHMW-PE faced steel panels that measure 5.1m high by 2m wide. Sixteen 500kN T-Head Bollards were also supplied.

QuayQuip also delivered QSA 500 x 3500 Arch Fenders for the jetty’s tug berth, as well as four 100kN T-Head bollards.

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The first new camels were installed in naval bases in 2010 and quickly proved their worth. Combining the lightness and corrosion resistance of composite materials with easy installation and a far simpler inventory (just one type for all submarine classes and berths), they will eventually feature in every US submarine base.

The FRP (Fibre Reinforced Polymer) composite material was tuned by engineers to meet the expected berthing loads, environmental conditions and service life. The camels were designed to cope with submarines berthing in poor weather, and need little to no downtime for maintenance.

Each camel is 36ft (11m) long, 18ft (5.5m) high and has a 17ft (5.2m) standoff. The structures weigh 70,000lbs (31.8t) each, with a ballast weight of 35,000lbs (15.9t).

The camels in the images were each fitted with a pair of QuayQuip’s QSA Arch Fenders, selected to absorb berthing energies while transferring the lowest possible berthing reaction into the camel structure. QuayQuip Arch fenders are the only ones of their kind to be Type Approved to both PIANC 2002 and ASTM F2192-05.

QuayQuip look forward to supplying the leading manufacturers with more Arch Fenders as further submarine bases are equipped with the new camels.

Images and video courtesy of Kenway Corp.

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QuayQuip is represented in Brazil by Cristiano Rizzo Soares. He can be contacted by email at brasil@quayquip.com or by clicking here.

With Cristiano’s help, we are well on our way to announcing our first major orders from the region. Please visit this blog again soon for more news.

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One reason behind QuayQuip’s remarkable success is its careful choice of agents. The appointment of Andy Patrick to oversee the United Kingdom and Ireland region takes us an important step closer to having a dedicated agent in every territory.

Andy Patrick brings to the role a solid technical understanding and over 20 years of experience in sales and customer service. He will provide a single point of contact for all customers and project enquiries in the region.

Andy will help us build on a highly successful UK track record, including such projects as the Belvedere Refuse Recovery and Recycling facility in London, which at £5.5 million was the largest fender order in the country to date, and a string of fender installations on every coast of Scotland.

QuayQuip is not standing still as the UK economy begins to accelerate. We are already working on major UK infrastructure projects and, with Andy’s assistance, we look forward to announcing further orders soon.

To speak to Andy about your next fendering or mooring project, please call +44 (0)7769 320193 or email ajp@quayquip.com.

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Photographs were not available after the original delivery of nine systems in 2010, however the images below show systems that have been installed this year to the same design. Please visit the blog again soon to see more, higher resolution images.

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QuayQuip has won another order for North Harbour in Manila, Philippines. The port has requested 28 sets of QCN 700 Cone Fender systems and 39 T-Head Bollards rated to 1000kN (100 tonnes). The order was placed in February, and the fender systems and bollards are now in service.

This order for North Harbour follows another announced late in 2012, for 90 sets of cone fender systems and T-Head bollards, as well as T-Head bollards for the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT).

The port is run by Manila North Harbour Inc. on behalf of the Philippine Ports Authority and is the largest and busiest in the country. Its modernisation is part of a wider programme to renew all public port facilities in the Philippines.

QuayQuip has enjoyed great success in the Philippines during the first half of 2013. We will soon announce more orders for other locations: please visit the blog again for updates.

For help with your project in the region please contact our representative, Rolando Espiritu.

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Last year QuayQuip launched a campaign to lead the Scottish fendering market. New orders show that the strategy is well on its way to success.

Following a string of orders for Scottish ports in 2011 and 2012, QuayQuip has recently won six more, on every Scottish coastline from the very south of the country to its northernmost islands. All are due for delivery in 2013 and the total value is roughly €2 million.

Cairnryan Ferry Terminal, Dumfries and Galloway

Cairnryan has provided an important link between southwest Scotland and Northern Ireland for the last 40 years. P&O sail regularly from the port to Larne, 20 miles north of Belfast.

The terminal’s existing linkspan structure was nearing the end of its service life by 2012, at which time it was decided to install a new linkspan and re-align the berth. Works have been carefully planned to keep port downtime to a minimum as the new structure is installed and made ready.

Five dolphins will be protected by twin QCN 1400 cone PMF fender systems with panels 8.4m tall. QuayQuip will also manufacture and deliver all dolphin jackets, platforms, bollards, and walkways integrated with the linkspan struts.

Ferries will tie up at QuayQuip’s popular T-head bollards: four sets rated to 600kN, four to 800kN and another eight to 1000kN.

QuayQuip laid the ground for the design work with a structural analysis, paying special care to the local conditions and visiting vessels. As a result the contractors could design a very lean yet robust berth.

QuayQuip assisted contractors McLoughlin and Harvey and consultants Royal HaskoningDHV from bid preparation right through to the final design, and will continue to offer support during installation and beyond. The Cairnryan project marks the latest successful collaboration between the firms, who will also supply the ports of Fraserburgh and Sconser during 2013.

QuayQuip visualisation of the fender and ladder designs for Copland’s Dock

Copland’s Dock, Orkney Islands

Copland’s Dock is a newly built renewables berth at Stromness in the Orkney Islands. Part of the Orkney Islands Council’s Three Ports Strategy, Copland is expected to play a major part in the regional renewables industry.

Sixteen fender systems will be installed on the pier’s western face, each with double QCN 900 Cone Fenders and panels 1.5m wide by 6m high. Seven of these systems will feature integrated ladders and access platforms.

The eastern side will be equipped with fourteen systems, each with double QCN 700 Cone Fenders and panels 1m wide by 6m high. Six of these systems will include ladders and access platforms.

The jetty’s integrated wave screens made it hard to attach fixed ladders on the quay face. Instead ladders will be integrated into every second fender system, close enough to vessels to permit an easy route for crew to reach the jetty. The access platforms are designed to slide safely as the fender systems are move during berthing.

Mooring points will be provided by QuayQuip T-horn bollards: nineteen rated to 300kN, five to 500kN and two to 1000kN.

The project specification originally called for V-fenders. After an in-depth analysis of vessels due to berth at Copland’s Dock, QuayQuip offered BAM Construction Ltd and consultants Royal HaskoningDHV an improved design using QCN Cone Fender systems, with reaction forces lowered by 60% at each fender location.

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire

Some 60km (37 miles) north of Aberdeen, Fraserburgh’s busy fishing harbour is being deepened and its sea access enhanced. The improved harbour will be fitted with 31 sets of QPA 300 × 5700mm fenders, and ten 150kN T-Head bollards.

Forth Replacement Crossing

When the 1960s Forth Road Bridge was found to have structural issues, plans for a replacement crossing were brought forward. Preliminary work on the new Forth Replacement Crossing is now under way. The crossing will improve on its predecessor through features such as intelligent traffic control systems, wind shielding and new, purpose-built road connections.

The bridge is being built by FCBC (Forth Crossing Bridge Constructors), a consortium of Hochtief, Dragados, American Bridge International and Morrison.

QuayQuip fenders will protect a temporary Materials Offloading Facility while the bridge is built. Five sets of twin QCN 500 Cone Fender systems, with panels 1m wide by 6.4m high, will be installed soon.

Sconser, Skye

The town of Sconser lies on the south shore of Loch Sligachan on the Isle of Skye. Its Ferry Terminal is home to the popular Skye to Raasay service, operated by Caledonian MacBrayne for the Highland Council. Working with contractors McLoughlin and Harvey, QuayQuip will provide ten sets of QCL 630 Cell Fenders with 0.9m by 2.5m high panels. Work on the upgraded terminal should be complete by the summer of 2013.

…and more to come

QuayQuip look forward to announcing further projects in Scotland very soon. Please visit this blog again for updates.

For more information on any of these projects, or to find out how QuayQuip can help with your Scottish project, please contact our UK and Ireland regional manager, Andy Patrick on +44 (0)1666 824419 or by clicking here.

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The vessel shown is the Casta Diva, a 178,000DWT bulk carrier, as she berths alongside Prodeco’s latest direct-loading facility. Prodeco is part of the international mining corporation Glencore Xstrata.

A total of 26 QCN 1600 Cone Fender systems and 33 QPA 500 × 3000 Arch Fenders were installed.

Images and video are used with the kind permission of Guille Rodriguez.

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Northport is one of the principal sections of Klang Port, Malaysia. As part of its development programme, an order was placed at the end of 2012 for QuayQuip QCN 1150 Cone Fender systems. The systems, including UHMW-PE faced panels 1.9m wide by 5.5m high, plus chains and fixings, were delivered in April 2013.

Northport’s history can be traced back to when it opened near the mouth of the River Klang over 110 years ago. Port Klang grew rapidly throughout the 20th century to become Malaysia’s principal doorway to maritime commerce. More than 60% of the nation’s trade now passes through the port, which has a container handling capacity of around 4.9 million TEU and receives vessels up to 120,000 tonne displacement.

Northport is the latest of many ports in the region to be fitted with QuayQuip fenders. We expect to announce more orders in  the near future.

If you are working on a project in Malaysia or neighbouring countries, please contact QuayQuip’s regional representative to see how we can help you.

The image gallery shows the new fenders receiving a 5th generation Post-Panamax vessel. Keen-eyed readers will notice that some chains are still in place from earlier fender systems. Please visit the blog again soon to see photos taken after the post-installation cleanup.

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