Single Point Mooring (SPM) is a floating buoy or jetty anchored offshore, specifically designed for the efficient handling of liquid cargo like petroleum products for tanker ships. These SPM systems are vital in areas where dedicated onshore facilities for loading or unloading liquid cargo are...

Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels (also known as FPSOs), are offshore production facilities that house both processing equipment and storage for produced hydrocarbons. The basic design of most FPSOs encompasses a ship-shaped vessel, with processing equipment onboard the deck and hydrocarbon storage below in...

An offshore crane is defined as a pedestal-mounted elevating and rotating lifting device used to transfer materials and personnel to and from marine vessels, barges and structures. According to API Spec 2C, these are some of the crane terminology: Auxiliary (whip line or fast line):...