Category: Castings

QuayQuip helped bring the 80 year old Van Cauwelaertlock up to the latest berthing and mooring standards with the installation of both fender systems and bollards.

Two large V-fender systems made from 18 QME-1250 element fenders protect the lock corners. A further seven 2.4 metre long PFS 300 extruded fenders were installed. All systems use 100% virgin grade UHMW-PE for longer service life.

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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.

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QuayQuip’s capabilities extend well beyond fenders and bollards. We also make a wide variety of custom components and equipment used in port and marine structures. These specialities include large cast steel pulley sheaves and wheels used for a variety of applications including:

moving structures like lift bridges RoRo ramps lock gate mechanisms mules and bogies

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