Towing & Mooring Tension Load Monitoring

Towing lines are one of the most used pieces of equipment in the marine industry. However, because they are subject to high tensile forces and significant friction during each use, as well as often sustaining damage whilst being used in rough seas in extreme weather conditions, they frequently need to be replaced. One way to maximise the longevity of the towing line is to use a towing tension monitoring system that constantly monitors cable tension throughout its service life to reduce overload instances and to ensure safe operation.

LCM Systems towing tension monitoring systems have been designed to give vessel masters a direct reading of tension in the towing hawser during towing operations. The system comprises of load cell or a load pin installed in the towing hook, mooring hook or winch and a digital readout. It can also include an alarm that is programmed to trigger when overload thresholds have been reached, which are set to suit the rope or wire being used.

We can also supply simple towing tension monitoring using a load shackle or load link installed directly in the towing line path. These are especially suitable for occasions where a permanent system is not required, and tension line monitoring only needed for a specific one-off assignment.
 

 

Below is a selection of some of our most popular standard load cell and sensor based products used for Towing & Mooring Tension Load Monitoring applications

Below is a selection of our most popular standard instrumentation products used for Towing & Mooring Tension Load Monitoring applications

Below is a selection of some of our custom design product solutions used for Towing & Mooring Tension Load Monitoring applications

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lcm1791

LCM1791

  • SMP Mooring Line Monitoring
  • For use with a 250te load shackle
  • Suitable for use subsea to 200m
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lcm2207

LCM2207

  • Military Vehicle Load Cell
  • Measures towing force
  • Made from 17-4PH stainless steel
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lcm3064

LCM3064

  • 150te Subsea Load Shackle
  • GN Rope H11 shackle
  • Special anti-rotation bracket 
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lcm3511

LCM3511

  • 85te Subsea Load Shackle
  • Permanently submersible to 45 metres
  • Greenpin G4153 Bow Shackle
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lcm3782

LCM3782

  • 85te Tonsberg Mooring Link
  • Stainless steel load pin
  • Mooring tension measurement
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lcm4487

LCM4487

  • Diving Bell Weight Verification
  • 1000kN load pins
  • Integral amplifier for 4-20mA output
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lcm4550

LCM4550

  • Pipe Laying Vessel Load Cell
  • All load pins dual bridge 
  • Serial output direct to PC
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lcm4670

LCM4670

  • 55te Telemetry Load Shackle
  • Crosby G2130 bow shackle
  • Used for lifting nuclear container dome

What Towing & Mooring Tension Load Monitoring Applications have LCM Systems already satisfied?

Please review some of the recent news items relating to Towing & Mooring Tension Load Monitoring load cells, load pins and associated instrumentation that we have supplied to our customer base. These will help demonstrate the experience we have in finding solutions for our customers, in a addition to the standard product offering available for this application.

10klbf Toggle Load Link

4th Oct 2024

10klfb (4.5 tonne) Toggle Load Links

Manufactured for our USA distributor, Interface Inc, these 10,000lbs (4.5 tonne) rated stainless steel toggle links have been designed for a range of applications where wire/line tension measurements are required.

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15te wireless load pin

9th Feb 2024

15 Tonne Wireless Load Pin

We have recently shipped this 15te wireless load mearsuring pin to one of our customers in the Netherlands. It will be installed in a tractor towing unit.

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25te Load Shackle with red paint

29th Jul 2022

25te Submersible Load Shackle

This 25te subsea load shackle has been despatched to a UK tidal turbine company. At their request it was designed to have no stainless steel components in order to minimise corrosion.

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100te-load-pins-mooring-application

4th Oct 2019

100te Load Pins for Mooring Application

The first batch of 6 load pins have been despatched to a leading manufacturer of mooring equipment, and will be installed in quick release mooring hooks to provide load monitoring of mooring lines.

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