Approvals or assumptions?

QuayQuip's integrated bulk terminal jetty design

Ports really need to know more about the fendering and mooring options they choose.

Would the fender industry take a major step forward if an agreed standard was set to guide the design of fender systems globally?

That question is being posed by experts after incidences of damage which have left sometimes quite new fender panels bent and crushed. It points the finger at possible defects in design and potentially exposes a systemic flaw in that ports often lack detailed understanding of fenders.

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