Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
The last two years have been busy for QuayQuip at Cape Preston, West Australia. The Sino Iron project, CITIC Pacific’s huge new magnetite extraction and processing facility, has developed rapidly – QuayQuip are proud to have contributed fender systems and structures worth just over $2 million, across many of the berths in its new, purpose-built port.
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010
In July an article looked at QuayQuip’s latest Pivot Fender project. As its fender systems enter service we will examine the project in more detail and share images of the installation process.
The brief
The $1.75 million order, built and installed in China, is designed to serve iron ore barges of 16,000dwt. Just under 28 million tonnes per year of processed ore will pass through the facility.
The berth posed formidable challenges: the approach height range exceeds 13m, and the structure will be subject to upward forces from wave action combined with resonance and overturning moments.
The design
QuayQuip decided to move beyond old-school design approaches. Conventional systems would have been unstable, maintenance-prone. They would also need bulky supporting structures. The design team instead combined an innovative fender panel design with hinge technology, already proved durable by the dredging industry. Designers used the latest CAD software and FEM techniques to model the lightest possible fender systems and supporting structure, all to a finer precision than would have been possible even a few years ago.
Thursday, July 1st, 2010
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.
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