Jorge Oyarce, general manager of Puerto Ventanas, stated that “the meteorological conditions have generated a significant impact due to the swells that affect our port, its characteristic of an open port exposes us more rigorously to these conditions.” As he explained, “during 2018 the port was closed for 112 days due to storm surge and 93 days in 2019, while in 2020 there were 118 days of closed port”.
ShoreTension has successfully closed out a long-term mooring project in Scotland.
ShoreTension proudly announces that OCP has purchased 12 dynamic mooring systems after a very successful trial.
Safe mooring of cruise vessels in Matarani Port – Latin America.
After the introduction in 2019, Salaverry purchased another set of 4 mooring systems.
The maritime terminal of the Valparaíso Region is the second port in Chile to have ShoreTension providing a safe berth for the vessels in exposed (swell) conditions and storm surges.
Additional ShoreTension equipment for Gisborne, New Zealand.
Hutchison Ports ECT Euromax is one of the most advanced and sustainable container terminals in the world. The automated terminal is located at the north-westerly corner of the Maasvlakte, almost directly on the North Sea.
2 years after the arrival of the first ShoreTension units, the Port of Geraldton has expanded its “fleet” of Dynamic Mooring devices.
ShoreTension participated in validation tests for innovative mooring technology in ports of today and the future.
After its introduction in 2016 the Port of Taranaki purchased 2 additional Dynamic Mooring units. This will allow the Port to equip another berth with ShoreTension and to extend its operational window in safe conditions.
Port of Liverpool has purchased 8 ShoreTension Dynamic Mooring Units to ensure a safe mooring of vessels berthed at the recently build LP2 container berth.