The mooring line can be made up of synthetic fiber rope, wire and chain or a combination of the three. Environmental factors - wind, waves and currents - determine which materials make up the mooring ...

The use of High Modulus Synthetic Fiber (HMSF) mooring lines, including Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWP) lines continue to make one of the most dangerous evolutions aboard ships safer.

The introduction of new and larger vessels, Q-Flex and Q-Max, and new, often more exposed terminals becoming operational have changed mooring dynamics. The need to maintain workers’ safety at all ...

BōT RōP is a retractable mooring line that adds safety and convenience. It mounts flush, so there is no protruding cleat on which to stub toes. This patent-pending device stores and deploys ...

The acquisition expands Crowley's harbor services capabilities. Main Line is a longtime provider of vessel mooring services in the Pacific Northwest for ship operators who value safe and dependable ...

Hear the one about the container ship that hauled a small truck into the harbor? Sounds kind of funny at first, maybe like a scene from a movie. But it actually happened earlier this year in Baltimore ...