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What does TMS stand for?

Turret Mooring System (naval engineering)


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The conversion of LNG carriers includes fabrication and installation of structures such as turret mooring system, aft thruster compartment, foundations of cranes and loading arms, bilge keel and foundations for equipment.
The conversion of the LNG carrier includes fabrication and installation of structures such as turret mooring system, aft thruster compartment, foundations of cranes and loading arms, bilge keel and foundations for equipments.
The FPSO is equipped with a disconnectable turret mooring system, deemed more cost effective than other alternative to cope with the hurricane-prone environment in the Gulf of Mexico, according to Arnet.
SBM Offshore said the turret mooring system is expected to be the largest in terms of diameter with capability to handle mooring loads in excess of current systems.
These very severe conditions necessitated a special Nortrans-designed turret mooring system to ensure that the production vessel is held in position during typhoons in the South China Sea, where wind-speed can reach more than 180 km/hour, corresponding to a 100-year storm.
The FLNG Turret Mooring System programme will cover the design, procurement and construction of turret mooring systems for successive FLNG applications.
This conversion contract involves the installation of an external turret mooring system and process facilities, which include gas turbine generators, oil separation, gas injection/gas lift and water injection system.
MODEC was responsible for the engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning of the FSO, including the external turret mooring system which was supplied by SOFEC, Inc.

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