Marine Loading Arms

Cost effective soultions
Woodfield Systems Limited’s managing director, Richard Williams, says this co-operation heralds a new era of cost effective solutions for the loading arm market place: “We are very happy with our world-wide partners and the quality of their work. We have worked very hard and invested heavily in communication and experience transfer with our nominated construction houses, and as a result our design engineers have found working with the constructors to be easy and efficient.”

Factory Acceptance testing - LNG marine loading arm

Temperatures from -164⁰C to +200⁰C

The Woodfield range of Marine Loading Arms extend from 4” dia. up to 24” dia., for handling crude oil, refined products, slurries, chemicals, LPG, LNG and other cryogenic products. The equipment can cover operating temperatures from -164⁰C to +200⁰C.

Arms can be supplied as manual, hydraulic, electro-hydraulic with either hardwired or wireless remote control. Manually operated arms can be supplied with attachment brackets for the later addition of hydraulic operations. Operational limiting controls and other warning devices are available as optional extras. Woodfield Arms, although normally fixed in one jetty position, can be mounted on movable trailers or rail tracks to provide dockside flexibility.

Several types of quick connect/disconnect couplings are available for the full range of Loading Arms. An emergency disconnect coupling is also available as an operator initiated device or as part of a sequence controlled “shut down” disconnect-system.

 
16 inch MLA JTC, Singapore connected to ship

Standard Design Features

• Designed for minimum maintenance
• Self supported product pipe (ambient loading arms)
• Structurally supported product pipe (LNG loading arms)
• Carbon Steel / Stainless Steel product pipe
• Rigid pantograph link (no wire ropes - low maintenance)
•  All bushes self lubricating
• Hydraulic lines and fittings in stainless steel
•  All product swivels seals fully serviceable in situ
• Loading arm fully balanced in all positions whilst empty

Optional Design Features

• Emergency release systems
• Vacuum breaker valve
• Remote lubrication
• Gas return line
• QC/DC coupler – Manual or Hydraulic
• Finish painting to client’s specification
• Drain valves
• Product stripping system
• Mobile trailer mounting
• Manifold support jack
• Overreach alarm
• Ladder & platforms to slew, luff & apex swivels
• Swivels

Both our ambient and cryogenic swivel technologies are well proven within the industry and our swivels have surpassed expectations in OCIMF testing and the LNG swivel has excelled in life cycle testing. Our designs are currently being used for offshore loading systems within the Aker Kvaerner Group and other companies in the market place.

Health, Safety & Environment

Health, Safety & Environment features as a key agenda item at all levels of our organisation, and is focussed on the proactive prevention of accidents. Health, Safety & Environment is seen as an integral part of our operations and training is mandatory for all of our staff.

Training and after-sales

Woodfield also provide classroom and onsite training for jetty operators for all types of loading arms and ancillary equipment. This training can include operator testing competency, loading arm installation/integration and Health, Safety & Environment awareness/best practise training.

All this combined with first class service support, installation and a spare part’s service makes Woodfield Systems the first choice for end users and contractors.

A successful transfer - Port of Bristol, UK

Woodfield Systems is part of the Products & Technologies business area in Aker Kvaerner. Woodfield Systems Ltd. was established in 1922. The company has been designing and manufacturing Marine Loading Arms since 1954, and demonstrates a continuous record of design, manufacture and service.