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| The Yokohama Rubber
Co., Ltd. is well known to be the original inventor
of the "Pneumatic" type fenders. Whether
it is the "YOKOHAMA Floating Pneumatic Fender"
or the "YOKOHAMA Air Block Fender" developed
by the company, both have proved to be among the
most effective fender systems with superior performance
preferred by operators as well as designers around
the world. |
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| YOKOHAMA
Floating Pneumatic Fender - a revolutionary
concept introduced by the company to the marine
field in 1958 to replace the use of whales as shock
absorbers between ships when they come alongside
each other for transferring supplies. With its high
performance and durability, the Yokohama Floating
Pneumatic Fender rapidly gained popularity during
the large-scale tanker era in the latter half of
the 1960's and have been used for transfer of cargo
from one ship to another ship or jetty from anything
from small vessels to the largest bulk carriers
and 500,000 tons ULCC oil tankers. |
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| YOKOHAMA
Air Block Fender (ABF) - a fixed pneumatic
fender with or with out frontal protector panel
model developed by the company in the 1970's, which
is another ideal fender system providing a "soft"
and stable berthing condition to the ship. The ABF
is also another highly effective fixed fender system
preferred in large crude oil and LNG/LPG loading
terminals, especially in exposed sea condition.
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