Some anchors rely heavily on their weight to provide ground resistance or anchoring capacity. These anchors while maybe considered dumb, are generally very heavily uses anchoring vessels across a multitude of soil and ground conditions. Generally, some level of holding is guaranteed, and this is fundamental to vessel moored operability and assurance especially for temporary..Read Article >

Mooring Clump Weights General Clump weights are the simplest of omnidirectional and directional anchoring solutions. They are not efficient however offer some vertical capacity preventing uplift, therefore can be conveniently deployed to prevent both lateral and vertical loads combined. They can also be used to improve mooring systems by supplementing anchor catenary weights where additional..Read Article >

Last week marks the 10-year anniversary of the foundering of the ship MV Tycoon, after failure of its mooring system, at Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island. The incident highlights the need to not only inspect but also to manage mooring system integrity. ATSB findings include “Furthermore, the managers of the port had not implemented an..Read Article >

Used Drag Embedment Anchors in Australia – The Risks The risk of using second-hand or used anchors should be understood by unsuspecting end users and operators. Since 2010 there has been many mega projects involving the use of large drag embedment anchors in Australia. These projects have finished and as most of the anchors were..Read Article >