Rubber Fenders/Rubber Buffers are usually installed on dock or ship, which could absorb collision energy during ships are landing. This will protect both ship and dock.
Normally there are two types of rubber fenders: Solid rubber fender and floating rubber fender.
Solid rubber fenders has been used for a long history since it is easily to be made and long time life.
Solid fenders include:
SC (Super Cell) rubber fender,
CO (Cone) rubber fender,
DA (Super Arch) rubber fender, (A type, V type, W type)
CY (Cylindrical) rubber fender,
TB (Tug Boat) rubber fender,
D type rubber fender, (D type and DO type)
Square rubber fender, (SD type and SO type)
Ladder rubber fender,
Unit Element rubber fender,
Ect…
Floating rubber fender has a short history but because their good property, now floating fenders are widely used in ship industry. Commonly there are two type floating rubber fender: Pneumatic rubber fender and Filled rubber fender.
In China, at present the standard of solid rubber fender is <The standard of floating rubber fender is < CB-T 3948> and ISO17357:2002
Rubber fender is a kind of protection facility suitable to be installed on the wharf. It can absorb the energy upon ship alongside and reducing the impact strength to ensure the structure of vessel and wharf harmless.
