Fender

How it is used

Large fixed fenders are fitted along most quays, and floating Yokohama fenders are used in ship-to-ship (STS) operations. Crew put out portable fenders when tugs or barges come alongside.

Example sentences

1. The bunker barge has good fenders, so it can come alongside safely.

2. The ship hit the quay hard and crushed one of the fenders.

Common collocations

• Yokohama fender
• rubber fender
• put out fenders
• quay fenders

Related terms

• quayA long stone or concrete structure along the shore of a port where ships tie up to load and discharge.
• berthA place in a port where a ship ties up to load or discharge. As a verb, to berth means to bring a ship to that place. The word can also mean a bed on a ship.
• mooring lineA strong rope or wire used to tie a ship to a quay, a buoy or another ship. Lines are named by their position, such as head line, stern line, breast line and spring.
• tugA small but very powerful boat that pushes or pulls large ships, especially when they are berthing, unberthing or moving in narrow waters.

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