Another development in marine loading arm technology
KANON has developed an extremely straightforward and robust hydraulic quick connect / disconnect coupler with multi-size capability PATENT PENDING which has proved itself extensively in the field to full satisfaction of terminal operators located from northern territories to (sub) tropical regions.
The transfer of fluids from a storage facility to a tanker vessel always includes a flexible part. This flexible part is needed to follow the ship’s movements in the horizontal plane, like drift and sway, and in the vertical plane as a result of the water level.
Marine loading hoses and marine loading arms are in fact the only two available alternatives to transfer liquids from a storage tank to a tanker.
Ship-to-shore connections made by hoses to load and unload tanker vessels incorporate tear and wear, limited lifetime and relatively inconvenient operation. Automatic emergency release provisions with ‘zero’ spillage are not or hardly available.
Marine loading arms provide the nearest way to achieve a fully rigid connection with the possibility to follow all the ship’s movements by the use of swivel joints in between the steel pipes, in that way solving the disadvantages of loading hose usage. In addition they can be executed with automatic ‘none’-spillage emergency release couplers and powered quick couplers to increase personal safety and to protect the environment.
