14MAR2019 - NEWS - Mitsui OSK Lines set to start demonstration test of a mooring rope with a built-in sensor for cargo handling

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), MOL Coastal Shipping, and MOL Information Systems are set to start a demonstration test of a mooring rope with a built-in sensor and rope status monitoring system. The focus of the test, which is aimed at stress-free cargo handling, will be on the mooring ropes that connect vessels to piers and other port facilities. In order to address the issue with broken mooring ropes that pose a risk of serious accidents damaging port equipment and facilities, MOL, Teijin, and Tesac jointly developed a rope with a built-in sensor. The mooring rope adopts Teijin’s Technora para-aramid fibre, which offers dimensional stability.

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