Analysis of the mooring effects of future ultra-large container vessels (ULCV) on port infrastructures

The size of container vessels is continuously growing, always exceeding expectations.Port authorities and terminals need to constantly adapt and face challenges related to maritime infrastructure, equipment, and operations, as these are the principal areas affected by the future Ultra Large Containe...

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Autores: Sanz Sáenz, Sara, Díaz Hernández, Gabriel|||0000-0002-7830-4683, Schweter, Lutz, Nordbeck, Pieter
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Cantabria (UC)
Repositorio:UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Ship-wave
Downtime
Container vessel
Harbor agitation
Mooring
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spelling Analysis of the mooring effects of future ultra-large container vessels (ULCV) on port infrastructuresSanz Sáenz, SaraDíaz Hernández, Gabriel|||0000-0002-7830-4683Schweter, LutzNordbeck, PieterShip-waveDowntimeContainer vesselHarbor agitationMooringThe size of container vessels is continuously growing, always exceeding expectations.Port authorities and terminals need to constantly adapt and face challenges related to maritime infrastructure, equipment, and operations, as these are the principal areas affected by the future Ultra Large Container Vessels (ULCVs). Maneuvring areas are at their limits, and mooring equipment is at an increased risk of being overloaded. This study aims to analyze the limitations that present mooring systems may face when ULCVs are subjected to wind and passing-ship forces exerted by a future ULCV and wind forces through Dynamic Mooring Analysis (DMA). A hypothetical andmassive future ULCV with a capacity of 40,000 TEU is compared to the Emma Maersk, which is a present vessel that regularly calls at container terminals. The Emma Maersk, with its current mooring arrangement, experiences higher motion than future ULCVs, which experience higher forces but are also moored with more and stronger lines. This translates into considerably higher loads in the mooring system, potentially compromising safe mooring conditions at the terminal. Mitigating measures are proposed in the study to face these limitations. In addition, the study explores the potential of new and innovative mooring technologies, such as high-strength synthetic ropes and smart mooring systems, to address the challenges posed by ULCVs. A container terminal at the Port of Rotterdam, Europe's largest sea port, has been analyzed as a case study. The terminal is located next to a busy fairway that leads to other container terminals, justifying the need to analyze both wind and passing-ship effects on moored ships.MDPIUniversidad de Cantabria20232023-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501NAhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_be7fb7dd8ff6fe43info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttps://hdl.handle.net/10902/29375Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023, 11, 856reponame:UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabriainstname:Universidad de Cantabria (UC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/293752026-06-02T12:39:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Analysis of the mooring effects of future ultra-large container vessels (ULCV) on port infrastructures
title Analysis of the mooring effects of future ultra-large container vessels (ULCV) on port infrastructures
spellingShingle Analysis of the mooring effects of future ultra-large container vessels (ULCV) on port infrastructures
Sanz Sáenz, Sara
Ship-wave
Downtime
Container vessel
Harbor agitation
Mooring
title_short Analysis of the mooring effects of future ultra-large container vessels (ULCV) on port infrastructures
title_full Analysis of the mooring effects of future ultra-large container vessels (ULCV) on port infrastructures
title_fullStr Analysis of the mooring effects of future ultra-large container vessels (ULCV) on port infrastructures
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of the mooring effects of future ultra-large container vessels (ULCV) on port infrastructures
title_sort Analysis of the mooring effects of future ultra-large container vessels (ULCV) on port infrastructures
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Sanz Sáenz, Sara
Díaz Hernández, Gabriel|||0000-0002-7830-4683
Schweter, Lutz
Nordbeck, Pieter
author Sanz Sáenz, Sara
author_facet Sanz Sáenz, Sara
Díaz Hernández, Gabriel|||0000-0002-7830-4683
Schweter, Lutz
Nordbeck, Pieter
author_role author
author2 Díaz Hernández, Gabriel|||0000-0002-7830-4683
Schweter, Lutz
Nordbeck, Pieter
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad de Cantabria
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ship-wave
Downtime
Container vessel
Harbor agitation
Mooring
topic Ship-wave
Downtime
Container vessel
Harbor agitation
Mooring
description The size of container vessels is continuously growing, always exceeding expectations.Port authorities and terminals need to constantly adapt and face challenges related to maritime infrastructure, equipment, and operations, as these are the principal areas affected by the future Ultra Large Container Vessels (ULCVs). Maneuvring areas are at their limits, and mooring equipment is at an increased risk of being overloaded. This study aims to analyze the limitations that present mooring systems may face when ULCVs are subjected to wind and passing-ship forces exerted by a future ULCV and wind forces through Dynamic Mooring Analysis (DMA). A hypothetical andmassive future ULCV with a capacity of 40,000 TEU is compared to the Emma Maersk, which is a present vessel that regularly calls at container terminals. The Emma Maersk, with its current mooring arrangement, experiences higher motion than future ULCVs, which experience higher forces but are also moored with more and stronger lines. This translates into considerably higher loads in the mooring system, potentially compromising safe mooring conditions at the terminal. Mitigating measures are proposed in the study to face these limitations. In addition, the study explores the potential of new and innovative mooring technologies, such as high-strength synthetic ropes and smart mooring systems, to address the challenges posed by ULCVs. A container terminal at the Port of Rotterdam, Europe's largest sea port, has been analyzed as a case study. The terminal is located next to a busy fairway that leads to other container terminals, justifying the need to analyze both wind and passing-ship effects on moored ships.
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