Kongsberg Maritime Develops Simplified Mooring System

Kongsberg Maritime has developed a simplified mooring system for offshore floating structures. Building on its patent-pending integrated tensioning and remote pull-in technologies, the company is now focused on reducing cost, complexity, and environmental impact across the mooring system lifecycle.

The latest developments center on minimizing mooring components and enabling future layouts that avoid active tensioning equipment in permanent systems. The solution provides a controlled, vessel-based connection method that compensates relative motions between the floater and vessel.

Mooring lines can be safely installed within an expanded weather window, utilizing tensioners such as vessel tensioners or pull-in tensioners/connectors. This simplifies installation, eliminates top chain segments, and supports efficient connection and disconnection.

A key benefit is the removal of winches and the need for floater-based personnel, cutting topside weight, reducing maintenance demands, and improving safety. Kongsberg Maritime is also refining its tensioner technology to deliver precise, reliable mooring line tensioning.

When combined with the company’s cross-tensioning method, high loads can be applied to remove construction stretch in fiber ropes without relying on bollard pull. This reduces propulsion use and engine power demand. Quantified fuel savings are pending, but