High-performance towing rope engineered for harbour tug and escort tug operations. Combines UHMWPE fibre with a durable jacket for superior fatigue life and handling.
Vessel mooring is a critical safety operation — the ropes that hold ships alongside berths must withstand dynamic wind, current, and tidal forces while maintaining consistent tension over hours or days of cargo operations.
WireCo, through Lankhorst and Oliveira, manufactures synthetic fibre mooring ropes designed for the specific load profiles and service conditions of dry bulk carriers, tankers, and general cargo vessels. Our ropes deliver reliable performance across mixed fleets, diverse port environments, and the extended service intervals that commercial shipping demands.
With manufacturing in Europe and South America and distribution through global maritime channels, WireCo supports vessel operators and port authorities with mooring rope solutions that prioritize safety, service life, and total cost of ownership.
The problems WireCo products are engineered to solve.
Tidal changes, passing vessel wash, and wind gusts create dynamic loads on mooring lines that can exceed static breaking strength calculations.
Commercial shipping demands fast mooring and unmooring operations. Lightweight synthetic ropes improve handling speed and crew safety compared to heavy steel wire.
Vessels call at diverse ports with varying bollard configurations. Mooring ropes must perform consistently across all berthing arrangements.
A parted mooring line can release stored energy equivalent to a small explosion, creating lethal snap-back zones on deck and quayside.
Lankhorst LankoMoor ropes are engineered with controlled elongation properties that absorb dynamic peak loads — dissipating energy through the rope structure rather than transmitting it to the vessel's mooring equipment. This reduces the risk of parting lines and bollard overload during surge events.
Our mooring ropes use abrasion-resistant outer jackets and high-tenacity core fibres that maintain structural integrity even after significant surface wear at fairlead and bollard contact points. Lankhorst and Oliveira ropes are designed to extend the interval between rope replacements — directly reducing fleet mooring costs.
WireCo works with fleet operators to develop standardized mooring rope specifications that work across vessel classes — simplifying procurement, reducing inventory, and ensuring consistent performance. Lankhorst LankoTow ropes complement mooring sets for towing and escort operations.
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High-performance towing rope engineered for harbour tug and escort tug operations. Combines UHMWPE fibre with a durable jacket for superior fatigue life and handling.
Lankhorst is a world leading supplier of synthetic fibre ropes, steel wire ropes and deepwater mooring ropes for the maritime and offshore industries.
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