When a ship comes into a port, it needs to stop and keep in place without moving forward or back, which is important for the ship safety in port or at a pier. Mooring winch for ships is used to realize the safe stop of the ships, the winch can be driven with different power modes, the two main types are electric motor drive and hydraulic pump drive, and the latter is more widely used especially on large scale ships for mooring operations. On a smaller boat, the operator may directly power the winch with a crank, that’s why the design of mooring winches depends on the type of ship, the weights of mooring lines including rope, cable and chain, the level of stress the lines may endure and bear when the ship is in port or at a dock, etc.

Mooring winch for ships has single, double or triple drum as needed, the operators twine rope, cable or chain around the mooring drum, during mooring ship, the operators pay out the line from the mooring winch installed on deck allowing it to reach shore, and then they attach the line to the cleats or other points to stop the ship and keep it in place.

Classifications of Mooring Winches

Windlass mooring winch can be categorized in different ways as follows: classified by drive type, there are electric mooring winch, hydraulic mooring winch and diesel mooring winch; classified by control type, there are mooring winches with automatic control and winches with manual tensioning control; classified by the number of drum, there are single drum mooring winch, double drum mooring winch and triple drum mooring winch to meet different mooring needs. For the mooring windlasses with more than one drum, the drums can be split or undivided. The ship windlass can adopt different types of brakes, like band brake and disc brake.

Parameters of mooring winch for ship: Load capacity: 5 ton – 100 ton

Drum capacity: 200m- 1000m

Speed: ≤15m/min

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Parameters of mooring winch with warping head: Load capacity: 5 ton – 100 ton

Drum capacity: 100m- 1000m

Speed: ≤15m/min

No. of drum: single or double Get a Free Quote

Diesel mooring winch parameters: Load capacity: 3 ton-50 ton

Drum capacity: 100- 500 m

Speed: ≤15m/min

Diesel Engine Brand: Weichai, Cummins, DEUTZ, Get a Free Quote

Mooring windlass performs multitude of functions according to different needs on ships. When the ship mooring winch is not in use, it is advised to cover it to limit exposure to excessive moisture or other elements aiming at reducing the risk of injures to the winch.

Advantages of Aicrane Mooring Winch for Ships

1. Mooring winch produced by our company is with high quality and competitive price, we will recommend you the most suitable winch for you on your request, and our specialists are ready to serve you whenever you need;

2. We have much experience in customizing mooring winches according to clients’ requirements, we have cooperated with many customers from all over the world, and have been highly praised and recognized. You can just get your customized mooring winch from us and it will meet all your operation needs;

3. Adapting to market changes and clients’ needs, we always focus on application of new technology for manufacturing the winches, including anchor winch, mooring winch, towing winch, and so on;

4. We provide a wide range of drum diameter and load capacity for clients’ choices;

5. The delivery time of our winches can be short if customers need the products urgently;

6. We have passed many certificates for our products such as ISO, CE, ABS, LR, BV, DNV, RMRS, the marine winches produced by Aimix provide long-term operation and little maintenance requirements.

Single drum mooring winch parameters: Load capacity: 1 ton – 100 ton

Drum capacity: 100m- 600m

Speed: ≤15m/min

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For more information about mooring winch quotation and marine winch for sale, just contact us at any time you need, and we will offer you top quality mooring winches with very reasonable price.

Technical Parameter

Model Rated pull(KN) Rated speed(m/min) Drum capacity(mmxm) Braking force(KN) Motor power(KW) Dimensions(mm) Weight(Ton) EL-20 20 12 15×200 60 11 1800x1150x1825 2.5 EL-30 30 12 16×200 90 15 1950x1200x1900 3 EL-50 50 12 22×220 150 22 2050x1200x2000 3.5 EL-80 80 12 28×220 240 37 2175x1250x2100 4 EL-100 100 12 30×220 300 45 2320x1285x2175 5 EL-125 125 12 32×220 375 55 2385x1325x2250 5.5 EL-150 150 12 36×220 450 75 2500x1465x2400 6 EL-200 200 10 39.5×350 600 75 2600x1670x2625 9 EL-250 250 10 43×450 750 90 2850x1800x2900 12.5 EL-320 320 8 47×550 960 90 3050x1975x3100 18 EL-400 400 8 52×600 1000 110 3375x2050x3400 22 EL-500 500 9 56×600 750 180 4750x2800x3850 25

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