Super Cell Rubber Fender for Ports and Marine Terminals

Product Specification

Super Cell Rubber Fender for Ports and Marine Terminals

Product Overview

Super Cell Rubber Fender for Ports and Marine Terminals is a fixed axial-compression fender with a hollow cylindrical rubber body and integral mounting flanges. The supplied series covers nominal heights from 400 to 3,000 mm, with catalogue-rated performance at 52.5% axial deflection. The geometry provides a broad mounting footprint for load transfer into the berth structure and is well suited to systems using a steel frontal panel.

A complete cell fender system can combine one or more rubber units with a fabricated closed-box steel front panel, bolted UHMW-PE facing pads, anchors and hot-dip galvanized support/restraint chains. Final fender grade, panel area and chain arrangement are selected from berthing energy, allowable reaction force, vessel hull-pressure limits, installation clearance and project-specific operating conditions.

Quick Specifications

• Product type: Fixed cell-type marine rubber fender
• Supplied nominal height range: 400–3,000 mm
• Catalogue-rated axial deflection: 52.5%
• Performance-curve reference compression: up to 55%
• Published performance groups: Upper-High | High | Standard | Low
• Typical system arrangement: Rubber unit | closed-box steel front panel | UHMW-PE facing pads | anchors | hot-dip galvanized chains
• Typical applications: Container, bulk, oil & gas, general cargo, ferry/RoRo and cruise terminals
• Rubber material control: tensile strength ≥16 MPa, elongation at break ≥400%, hardness ≤78 Shore A and compression set ≤30%, with additional rubber-property testing selected to suit the project specification.

Structure & Fender System Configuration

Cell rubber element | fabricated closed-box steel front panel | mechanically bolted UHMW-PE facing pads | anchor/embedded parts | weight, tension and/or shear chains as required by the system design.

The front panel is specified in Q355B steel to GB/T 1591-2018 or an approved equivalent unless a different project steel grade is required. The closed-box construction is subject to a tightness/leakage check to reduce the risk of water ingress. External steel surfaces are prepared to Sa 2½ and protected by a project-defined marine coating system aligned with ISO 12944; hot-dip galvanizing is used for chain assemblies where specified. Facing pads are virgin black UV-stabilized UHMW-PE, typically 50–80 mm thick, with final thickness determined by contact pressure, wear allowance and service conditions.

Main Technical Specifications: Feature

Selection & Inquiry Guide

Step 1 – Define the berthing requirement: Provide vessel type and size range, berth arrangement, design berthing energy, allowable fender reaction and hull-pressure limit.

Step 2 – Select height and performance group: Match the required energy/reaction envelope at the specified operating condition; do not select by nominal fender height alone.

Step 3 – Define the frontal system: Confirm panel dimensions, UHMW-PE facing area/thickness, available installation clearance, anchor interface and required weight/tension/shear chains.

Step 4 – Confirm project conditions and verification: State temperature range, berthing angle/velocity assumptions, applicable design/test basis, documentation requirements and any third-party witnessing.

Key Engineering Advantages

• The 52.5% catalogue-rated axial compression provides a practical energy/reaction selection range for fixed berth fender systems.
• The circular mounting footprint distributes fender loads over a broad support area and integrates efficiently with large frontal panels.
• The cell geometry is stable under normal shear components; system chains can be added where panel weight, tensile load or shear restraint requires them.
• The H400–H3000 dimensional series supports a wide range of berth layouts without creating separate thin pages for individual sizes.