Who's analyzing the OPTIMOOR?(Mooring analysis service)
Today, I would like to write about Bifuelmarine, a company specializing in mooring analysis.
Recently, Gas(including LNG) and Tanker terminals require ship operators to conduct OPTIMOOR mooring analysis with their guidance.
What is required is the OPTIMOOR program, which is easy to use computer program for the analysis of ship moorings.
Mooring analysis is an essential tool for vessel and port operations personnel, especially when assessments are required to be undertaken to meet the requirement of governing bodies.
The process helps port and vessel operations understand how moored vessels behave in response to met-ocean conditions, so they can take the necessary precautionary measures.
By helping to mitigate potentially harmful situations, the tool can help prevent downtime and ship breaks.
Byfuelmarine expert onboard panel can accurately calculate and model the behavior of moored vessels and provide valuable advice about the type and number of mooring lines to be deployed during specific situations.
Using this analysis, Bifuelmarine can assist to optimize their clients' marine facilities, which can help reduce costs, improve existing marine infrastructure and enhance cargo-handling efficiency.
Vessels are exposed to numerous hidden dangers and various environments during their work.
In order to reduce the risk of such accidents, Bifuelmarine provide the suitability of vessels through certified OPTIMOOR programs and experts who have actually conducted a suitability review of various terminals(Europe, Far East Asia, Middel East Asia, USA, etc.) and LNG vessels.
For those in charge of ship suitability, Bifuelmarine can reduce the risk of ships and help them perform safe work through professional OPTIMOOR analysis at any time, even on urgent request.
Bifuelmarine provides service as following ;
| Service | Remarks |
| Standard Mooring Analysis | Ship to Terminal |
| Seakeeping Mooring Analysis | Ship to Ship at Berth |
| Dynamic Mooring Analysis | Ship to Ship at Sea |
| STS Mooring Analysis | |
| SIGTTO Ship-Shore Confirmation List | |
| Standard Mooring Analysis and SIGTTO Confirmation List | |
| Dynamic Mooring Analysis and SIGTTO Confirmation List |
* For further enquires, please contact by email : bifuelmarine@gmail.com
* What is OPTIMOOR?
OPTIMOOR is a computer program for the analysis of a vessel's mooring geometry and is widely used throughout the industry to confirm the integrity of mooring arrangements alongside berth.
OPTIMOOR uses the methodology and criteria set out in the OCIMF publication, Mooring Equipment Guidelines Fourth Edition 2018.
The OCIMF requirement for a ship mooring arrangement is that the integrity of the mooring should not be compromised in a 60-knot wind, from any direction, with the following current criteria :
- A 3-knot current from ahead or aster or
- A 2-knot current 10˚ on either bow or quarter or
- A 0.75-knot current at 90˚
* What is LNG Carrier?
LNG carrier is a tank ship designed for transporting liquefied natural gas(LNG).
* OCIMF : The Oil companies International Marine Forum
* SIGTTO : The Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators