The maintenance of rubber fenders at the dock requires varying degrees of production stoppage. The fast-paced loading and unloading dock does not allow for long-term shutdown and repair. To properly resolve this contradiction, we can start from the following three aspects:
Seize the gap between the ship's berthing and the ebb and flow of the tide, and take every opportunity to repair it. This method is suitable for small-scale, low workload maintenance tasks. Generally, the construction is carried out by the maintenance team of the loading and unloading company, which is not limited by the outsourcing contract period and does not affect production, and can flexibly grasp the construction in batches and blocks.
For maintenance tasks that require a large workload, complex construction, and a long cycle, such as the production and installation of steel rubber mixed platform fenders at the Laobaidu berth, outsourcing is generally advisable. Because this type of daily production and installation process is used together, it takes a longer time to vacate the dock berth. By adopting this method, the planning and production scheduling departments of the company must undergo careful research and arrangement, coordinate and balance overall according to the production capacity and tasks of each dock, and suspend production locally and on schedule.
3. Strengthen inspection and maintenance
The most basic measure for maintenance work is to attach importance to regular inspections and maintenance, and the implementation of this work is crucial for reducing maintenance. Each dock of the company should establish a dedicated person responsible system to strengthen the inspection and maintenance of the rubber fenders in the responsible area of the dock. This can timely detect some small faults of the fenders, such as loose fastening screws, cracked support parts, etc., and repair them immediately to prevent the development of damage to the rubber fenders and mooring columns. Small holes are not repaired, while large holes suffer. In the past, a large amount of damage to the fenders, detachment, and failure to inspect and maintain them in a timely manner are closely related. With the continuous advancement of professional technology for rubber fenders at docks, the market for rubber fenders at docks will see more suitable and fast-paced loading and unloading of fenders for production docks. Therefore, the issue of selection will continue. Similarly, with the changes in the model of port fenders and the management system of enterprises, maintenance and repair issues also need to adapt and adopt different maintenance and management methods to continuously improve the maintenance quality and level of port rubber fenders.