Resident Only Moorings: A Sign of the Times Or an Endangered Species?
As the demand for mooring space has increased in various coastal harbors throughout New England, many New England coastal communities have enacted legislation giving either explicit or...
Nontidal Exchange Processes at the Chesapeake Bay Entrance
Magnitudes of gravitational and meteorologically-driven exchange at the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay are compared using current measurements, numerical model runs and subtidal volume...
Installation of the Port of Singapore's SPM System
To achieve an increase in refining capacity from 70,000 barrels per day to 170,000 barrels per day, a local oil refining company entered into an agreement with the Port of Singapore Authority...
Berthing Simulation Method for Fender System
For the design of marine fender systems, berthing and mooring forces should be taken into account. Berthing forces are considered in this paper. A unique berthing simulation method has...
Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors Tidal Circulation Study
Expansion of harbor facilities frequently involves placement of additional landfill and the deepening of channels and mooring areas. A numerical tidal circulation model was used in the...
Single Point Mooring in Ice Infested Waters
Several design studies have investigated the use of Single Point Mooring (SPM) systems in waters having significant seasonal ice intrusions. Investigations were carried out for both temporary...
Tanker Mooring/Loading Systems for Northern Offshore Arctic Regions
Transportation of crude oil in arctic areas via shuttle tankers can prove to be a viable alternative to a pipeline system. The shuttle tanker system will require offshore terminals equipped...
Single Point Moorings for the Bering Sea
Multi or single-legged buoy systems such as conventional CALMs or SALMs would not survive the winter season in the Bering Sea because the forces generated in the anchoring chains by pack-ice...
Harbor Management a Cooperative Effort in Connecticut
Connecticut Legislature passed an Act concerning harbor management which enables coastal communities to establish harbor management committees and prepare harbor management plans. This...
Report on Small Craft Harbors
This manual,
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