Ship Handling in Unprotected Waters: A Review of New Technologies in Escort Tugs to Improve Safety
It is a well-known fact that the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster caused the escort towing of laden tankers in many coastal areas of the world to become compulsory. In order to implement a new type of escort towing, specially designed to be employed in very adverse weather conditions, considerable changes...
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| description | It is a well-known fact that the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster caused the escort towing of laden tankers in many coastal areas of the world to become compulsory. In order to implement a new type of escort towing, specially designed to be employed in very adverse weather conditions, considerable changes in the hull form of escort tugs had to be made to improve their stability and performance. Since traditional winch and ropes technologies were only effective in calm waters, tugs had to be fitted with new devices. These improvements allowed the remodeled tugs to counterbalance the strong forces generated by the maneuvers in open waters. The aim of this paper is to perform a comprehensive literature review of the new high-performance automatic dynamic winches. Furthermore, a thorough analysis of the best available technologies regarding towline, essential to properly exploit the new winches, will be carried out. Through this review, the way in which the escort towing industry has faced this technological challenge is shown. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2bc59747f52e4c28b3ccd8110ff005892023-12-11T17:57:52ZengMDPI AGApplied Mechanics2673-31612021-02-0121466210.3390/applmech2010004Ship Handling in Unprotected Waters: A Review of New Technologies in Escort Tugs to Improve SafetySantiago Iglesias-Baniela0Juan Vinagre-Ríos1José M. Pérez-Canosa2Navigation Sciences and Marine Engineering Department, A Coruña University, Paseo de Ronda 51, 15011 A Coruña, SpainA Coruña Harbour (Spanish Maritime Administration), 15001 A Coruña, SpainNavigation Sciences and Marine Engineering Department, A Coruña University, Paseo de Ronda 51, 15011 A Coruña, SpainIt is a well-known fact that the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster caused the escort towing of laden tankers in many coastal areas of the world to become compulsory. In order to implement a new type of escort towing, specially designed to be employed in very adverse weather conditions, considerable changes in the hull form of escort tugs had to be made to improve their stability and performance. Since traditional winch and ropes technologies were only effective in calm waters, tugs had to be fitted with new devices. These improvements allowed the remodeled tugs to counterbalance the strong forces generated by the maneuvers in open waters. The aim of this paper is to perform a comprehensive literature review of the new high-performance automatic dynamic winches. Furthermore, a thorough analysis of the best available technologies regarding towline, essential to properly exploit the new winches, will be carried out. Through this review, the way in which the escort towing industry has faced this technological challenge is shown.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-3161/2/1/4tug technology developmenttowing equipmentdynamic escort tug winchescort tug towline |
| spellingShingle | Santiago Iglesias-Baniela Juan Vinagre-Ríos José M. Pérez-Canosa Ship Handling in Unprotected Waters: A Review of New Technologies in Escort Tugs to Improve Safety Applied Mechanics tug technology development towing equipment dynamic escort tug winch escort tug towline |
| title | Ship Handling in Unprotected Waters: A Review of New Technologies in Escort Tugs to Improve Safety |
| title_full | Ship Handling in Unprotected Waters: A Review of New Technologies in Escort Tugs to Improve Safety |
| title_fullStr | Ship Handling in Unprotected Waters: A Review of New Technologies in Escort Tugs to Improve Safety |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ship Handling in Unprotected Waters: A Review of New Technologies in Escort Tugs to Improve Safety |
| title_short | Ship Handling in Unprotected Waters: A Review of New Technologies in Escort Tugs to Improve Safety |
| title_sort | ship handling in unprotected waters a review of new technologies in escort tugs to improve safety |
| topic | tug technology development towing equipment dynamic escort tug winch escort tug towline |
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