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Innovative Technology for the Workboat Industry • Coupler systems for articulated tug / barges • Heavy duty towing and anchor handling winches • Bow winches for escort service • Chain handlers, windlasses, capstans, mooring systems

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Norent Provides Shore To Ship Facilities To Ferry Operations

Norent has recently installed several Shore to Ship facilities, indicating a trend in ferry operation where there is an increasing demand for shorter cycle times regarding handling of vehicles, passengers and provisions as well as bunkering and mooring of the ferries in the berth.

In addition to the functional handling of vehicles during loading and unloading, the Linkspan — a floating service center for the vessel — pro- vides equipment for guiding the vessel to its berthing position as well as mooring it with the automooring equipment. During the period of harbor stay, the bunkering manifold, which forms part of the linkspan, is connect- ed to the vessel, which facilitates the filling of bunkering oil and fresh water at the same time as bilge, sludge and sewage water is discharged from the vessel. The floating pontoon of the Linkspan has built-in tanks for bunkering of two types of oil and fresh water as well as a complete pump room including all necessary pumping equipment.

The Linkspan features four traffic lanes for cars and coaches in and out of the vessel; automooring units for complete mooring of the vessel while in harbor; storage tanks for fuel oil, fresh water and bilge/sludge; a complete computerized bunkering system for transport of all service media in and out of the vessel; pre-defined bunkering procedures; computerized record- ing of all transfers; remote control bunkering manifold for quick connection of all media transfer piped between the vessel and the Linkspan; and a con- verter for electrical supply to the vessel at "overnight" harbor stops are advantages built into the system.

Norent's automooring systems reportedly eliminate the need for rope- handlers ashore and contribute to short turn-around times. Mooring a ferry with the automooring system normally takes less than 30 seconds, and the releasing time is approximately 20 seconds. The mooring opera- tions are initiated with push buttons in the wheel house of the ferry.

The automooring unit can be installed within three days and serves the ferry by its hydraulic mooring arm, acting on a special mooring bit — locat- ed in a protected position above the fender and recessed in the hullside — pulling the vessel into its correct position along the quayside.

Norent also provides provisions handling equipment and telescopic pas- senger gangways, which feature fully toughened glass side walls with a walkway width of 9.8 ft. (3 m) and a length of 52.5 ft (16 m).

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