Marine Winches Overview
Marine winches are among the most critical pieces of deck machinery on any vessel or offshore facility. They are mechanical devices used to handle mooring lines, anchor chains, towing cables, cargo ropes, and other heavy loads with controlled tension.
Key Specifications
Line pull capacity: 0.5 tonnes to 50+ tonnes.
Drum capacity : 50 m to 1,000+ m of rope or wire.
Line speed: 5 m/min to 30+ m/min.
Power source: Electric, hydraulic, pneumatic, manual.
Control system: Local lever, remote control, automatic tension, PLC integration.
Drum type: Single, double, split, or ribbed.
Product Details
Mooring Winch
Primary Function: Securing vessels to docks or terminals by handling mooring lines. Modern mooring winches often feature automatic constant tension to maintain line tension as tides and vessel loading change.
- Rated pull (1st layer): 50 – 300 kN
- Holding load: 3× rated pull (typically 150~ 900 kN)
- Rope speed: 10~20 m/min
- Drum capacity: 150~ 500 m (wire rope or synthetic rope)
- Drive options: Electric, hydraulic, or pneumatic
Anchor Winch / Windlass
Primary Function: Deploying and retrieving the anchor and anchor chain. The anchor windlass is specifically designed with a chain wheel (gypsy) that engages the chain links.
- Working load (chain wheel): 13~68 kN (AM2 grade chain)
- Overload pul: 1.5× working load
- Holding load (brake) : 80% of chain breaking strength
- Nominal speed: 9 m/min (typically)
- Chain diameter capacity : 17.5 mm~40 mm
Towing Winch
Primary Function: Towing other vessels, barges, or floating structures. Towing winches feature automatic rendering (pay-out under tension) and constant tension capabilities for safe towing operations.
- Rated pull (1st layer): 100~2,000 kN
- Holding load: 3× rated pull
- Rope speed: 5~15 m/min
- Drum capacity: 500 – 2,000 m (wire rope)
- Drive options: Hydraulic (primary), electric (secondary)
Why Choose Our Marine Winches?
Application Area
Marine winches are essential deck machinery used across virtually every sector of the maritime industry to handle mooring lines, anchor chains, towing cables, fishing nets, cargo, and subsea equipment with controlled tension.
Ports & Terminals
Offshore
