FEATURE SPONSOR
SPOTLIGHT ON THE TYNE
PROVIDING SOLUTIONS
Tyne and Wear Marine Ltd (TWM) is proud of their abilities to think ‘outside of the box’ when it comes to designing and building bespoke products and services such as their latest development.
RIVER TYNE AND DOGGER BANK – A HUB FOR THE WIND ENERGY SECTOR Increased traffic over the past few years has seen an expansion of vessels coming in and out of the River Tyne. Ships are getting larger in general and this can place a load burden on bollards and old quays and jetties which may be vulnerable to failure with the increased size of vessel.
BOLLARD FAILURES INCREASING WORLDWIDE Reports of bollard failures are increasing worldwide. With this in mind the issue of health and safety and risk assessment in the Port of Tyne area was considered in relation to the load bearing of bollards and potential consequences of failure. This led to the seeking of a solution to check the integrity of the bollards on the north and south sides of the river.
CONSEQUENCES OF FAILED BOLLARDS INCLUDE… • Vessels can break free leading to damage resulting in multi-million pound insurance claims
• Lost time and inconvenience in re- berthing the vessel
• Replacing bollards is very expensive if they don’t require it and could be tested easily
• In the worst case, injuries and fatalities occur
PORT OF TYNE & TWM – A CASE STUDY To minimise the above risks and to make sure that their 200 plus bollards were up to the job as intended found nothing that would meet their needs.
The Port turned to TWM for support in this task and has resulted in the design, manufacture and testing of a unique, first of its kind transportable hydraulic bollard load testing rig.
This process has taken a year and soon the work which will ensure that bollards are fit for purpose on the River Tyne will begin and the launch of a new service and product from TWM.
Tyne and Wear Marine Ltd.
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