Yokohama Type Durable Floating Pneumatic Fender With Chain And Tire Net

Durable Floating Pneumatic Fender

Durable floating pneumatic fender, also called Yokohama fender, has been used in port, harbor, and maritime operations for decades since it was developed in 1958. With the development of ship technology, this durable floating pneumatic fender is used extensively in ship-to-ship transfer operations and ship mooring and berthing operations. It’s always regarded as a buffer to reduce shock in between due to its excellent performance of great elasticity and abrasion-resistance.

Fully compliant with the ISO17357 standard, Jerryborg’s durable floating pneumatic fender supplies with a variety of specifications and dimensions to meet customer’s requests and different application conditions.

Durable Floating Pneumatic Fender Advantage

1. Safe and Reliable

Durable floating pneumatic fender is made of several strong cord layers to enable it to be pressure-resistant and puncture-resistant. The durable floating pneumatic fender whose diameter is over 2.5m is equipped with a safety valve to release the air inside in case it’s overpressured. The diagram below shows the data variations at different percentage compressions.

2. No Variation or Deformation in Performance

Durable floating pneumatic fender is filled with the air of compressive elasticity inside, the deformation caused by fatigue is absent. In the experiment below of durable floating pneumatic fender, the performance variation will not happen if the pressure is maintained properly.

Our durable floating pneumatic fender remains the same without any variation or deformation even at temperatures under -50 degrees centigrade (-58 degrees Fahrenheit).

3. Advantage Under Severe Weather Conditions

Under normal circumstances, the ship movement caused by high and long-period waves or strong wind will bring repeated compression and shearing forces on the fender and make it easier to be fatigue and damage. However durable floating pneumatic fender is strong enough to resist severe weather conditions, the reaction force increases slowly compared with solid fender and won’t easily reach the maximum.

Durable Floating Pneumatic Fender Classification

Durable floating pneumatic fenders are produced with two initial pressure ratings, which are pneumatic 50 (P50, initial internal pressure 50kPa) and pneumatic 80 (P80, initial internal pressure 80kPa).

Durable floating pneumatic fenders are mainly classified into three types as follows:

1. Durable Floating Pneumatic Fender with Chain and Tyre Net

With chain and tire net covering the fender body, the durable floating pneumatic fender can reduce the damage of friction and abrasion caused by direct contact. Therefore it’s widely used in places with complicated and unstable tide variation, such as ship-to-ship(STS) and ship-to-dock(STD) operations. In addition, as for the protective tire, Jerryborg offers four types of tires with different sizes and thicknesses for customers to choose from.

2. Sling Type Durable Floating Pneumatic Fender

Sling type durable floating pneumatic fender will be connected with a guy chain or guy rope with a lifting device on both ends.

3. Hydro Pneumatic Type Durable Floating Pneumatic Fender

Hydropneumatic durable floating pneumatic fender is usually used as a bumper with submarines and other semi-submersibles platforms. It can be installed vertically in the water cause it’s filled with air and water inside and equipped with a counterweight.

All these durable floating pneumatic fenders mentioned above are available usually in black, the color is also customized upon your request. Jerryborg offers durable floating pneumatic fenders with various sizes in diameter ranging from 500mm to 4500mm, length ranging from 1000mm to 9000mm.

Durable Floating Pneumatic Fender Application

1. Ship-to-ship transfer operations

2. Ship-to-ship services

3. Offshore platform defense

4. Ship berthing at the dock

5. Hang on the ship hull

Specifications Of Durable Floating Pneumatic Fender

Pneumatic 50 Standard Sizes:

Pneumatic 80 Standard Sizes:

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