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Mooring Brochure

Mooring Brochure

Mooring Brochure

Product catalog summary
Product Overview:
Samson provides a variety of high-performance synthetic rope products designed for mooring applications, offering advantages over traditional wire ropes such as reduced weight, enhanced safety, and lower maintenance costs.
Product Features and Applications:
  • Turbo-EPX (Product Code: 886): Offers good grip on winch drums, heat resistance, and lightweight construction. Suitable for wire replacement, deepwater lowering, and primary mooring lines.
  • AmSteel®-Blue (Product Code: 872): Made with Dyneema® SK-75, it provides strength equivalent to wire rope at 1/7th the weight, is torque-free, flexible, and floats. Used for primary vessel mooring lines and emergency tow lines.
  • Quantum-12 (Product Code: 873): Known for good grip on capstans and excellent abrasion resistance, it floats and is easily spliced. Used for wire replacement and general working lines.
  • Quantum-8 (Product Code: 863): Combines polyester and Dyneema® SK-75 for enhanced abrasion resistance. Used for secondary mooring lines and heavy lift slings.
Chafe Protection Solutions:
  • Dynalene: Lightweight, floats, and easy to inspect without removal, made with Dyneema®.
  • DC Gard and DC Moor-Gard: Light, flexible, and cut-resistant, offering superior durability, made with Dyneema® and patent pending.
Case Study - BW Shipping:
BW Shipping switched from wire to Samson's AmSteel®-Blue mooring lines, reducing mooring time by 50% and enhancing crew safety. The transition was based on a cost-benefit analysis showing savings in maintenance and operational efficiency, with a projected return on investment in four years.
Key Benefits of AmSteel®-Blue:
  • Does not snap back like steel wire when parted.
  • Longer lifespan and reduced maintenance costs.
  • Environmentally friendly and easily serviced.
  • Reduces mooring time and enhances crew safety.
Conclusion:
Samson's synthetic mooring lines provide significant advantages over traditional wire ropes, including safety, cost savings, and operational efficiency. The company's focus on customer service and product innovation ensures optimal performance and longevity.
Additional Product Overview:
The document also describes the DPX-75 mooring line, featuring a DPX® fiber jacket for excellent grip and heat resistance, being 1/6th the weight of traditional wire rope, buoyant, and enhancing winch performance.
Applications:
  • Used as primary mooring lines for single or split drum winches.
  • Suitable for winch lines in deep water lifting projects.
Contact Information:
For more details, visit Samson Rope or contact via email at [email protected] or phone at +1.360.384.4669.
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Catalog excerpts

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Premium Mooring Lines Samson has dedicated more resources than any other cordage manufacturer to the continued development of high performance synthetic rope products AmSteel -Blue > Uses Dyneema® SK-75 > A size for size strength replacement for wire rope at only 1/7th the weight > Torque-free, very flexible, easy to handle > Similar elastic elongation to wire rope > Easily inspected or field spliced > Floats > Good grip on capstans and H-bitts > Excellent abrasion resistance > Offshore messenger or pick-up line > For use on H-bitts, capstans and winches > Floats > Easily spliced APPLICATIONS: Dynalene | Product Code: 975 > Fixed or adjustable for easy positioning > Lightweight, floats > Easy inspection without removing > Field repairable > Excellent durability > Made with Dyneema® > Wire replacement > Tractor tug winch lines > Primary vessel mooring lines > Tractor tug winch line > Face and wing wires for push tugs > Emergency and seismic tow lines > General working lines > Rig row lines > A blend of polyester and Dyneema® SK-75 > Good grip on capstans and H-bitts > Floats ® > Better abrasion resistance than Proton -8 > Excellent single drum spooling capabilities APPLICATIONS: > Wire replacement > Secondary mooring lines > Barge and dredge working lines > Tractor tug winch lines > General working lines > Heavy lift slings > Rig tow lines > Fixed or adjustable for easy positioning > DPX® fiber jacket provides excellent grip on > Light and flexible, floats winch drums and heat resistance > Can be removed for rope inspection > 1/6th the weight of wire rope and it floats > Firm round cross-section for superior winch > Cut resistant performance > Superior durability > Lightweight handling performance reduces > Made with Dyneema® mooring related injuries > PATENT PENDING FEATURES: DEPENDENT CONSTRUCTION > Good grip on winch drums > Heat resistant > Lightweight for safer and easier handling > Superior winch performance with firm, round construction > Excellent single drum spooling capabilities > Lightweight handling > Superior drum compression resistance > Retains hard round shape during use > Protective cover with Dyneema® provides superior wear characteristics > Wire replacement – jacketed > Deepwater lowering and lifting lines > Primary mooring lines > Winch based tug working lines > Wire replacement – tug working pendant > Primary mooring lines for single or split drum winches > Winch line for deep water lifting projects > Single or split drum winch primary mooring lines for various vessels > Wire replacements in commercial fishing trawl systems > Deep water lifting projects www.samsonrope.com/vesselmooringlines | Email [email protected] | Tel +1.360.384.4669 > Fixed or adjustable for easy positioning > Light and flexible, floats > Can be removed for rope inspection > Cut resistant > Superior durability > Made with Dyneema® > PATENT PENDING Dyneema® is a registered trademark of Royal DSM N.V. Dyneema® is DSM’s high performance polyethylene product.

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BW Shipping case study Samson AmSteel® -Blue mooring lines reduce mooring time by 50% and improve crew safety BW Shipping replaces wire, realizes significant savings Overview: BW Shipping manages a worldwide fleet of 53 vessels. In 2006– 2007, with 15 new tankers under construction, Samson and BW Shipping investigated the safety and cost benefits of switching from traditional wire mooring lines to lightweight, high strength synthetic ® mooring lines. BW Shipping adopted Samson’s 32-mm AmSteel -Blue mooring lines for 11 of their new builds, which is a reflection of both the benefits of the product,...

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BW Shipping case study Continued THE SOLUTION: BW Shipping Managers chose AmSteel® -Blue mooring lines for 11 tankers after John Morton, a sales engineer with Samson for more than 15 years, took Capt. Jones aboard an Italian-owned tanker that was frequently docked in Singapore. The tanker had been using -Blue lines for two years. Samson AmSteel® “He just couldn’t believe what he was seeing and hearing from the master and crew. We just let them sell him the ropes. He went back to BW Shipping and told them, ‘We’re missing the boat. These folks have what we need.’” says Morton. AmSteel® -Blue is...

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Premium Mooring Lines Samson has dedicated more resources than any other cordage manufacturer to the continued development of high performance synthetic rope products AmSteel -Blue > Uses Dyneema® SK-75 > A size for size strength replacement for wire rope at only 1/7th the weight > Torque-free, very flexible, easy to handle > Similar elastic elongation to wire rope > Easily inspected or field spliced > Floats > Good grip on capstans and H-bitts > Excellent abrasion resistance > Offshore messenger or pick-up line > For use on H-bitts, capstans and winches > Floats > Easily spliced APPLICATIONS:...

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