Yokohama fender monitor for STS operations Yokohama Rubber Co has developed a system to monitor fender and ship behaviour during ship-to-ship (STS) operations involving transfers of LNG and crude oil. The technology embraces numerical simulation analysis of dynamic ship motions as well as an understanding of the performance and capabilities of the pneumatic fenders that act as shock absorbers between two ships engaged in an STS transfer. The system utilises wireless pressure sensors developed ....

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