Bridon-Bekaert Ropes Group (BBRG) has announced an equity investment in TFI Marine (Technology from Ideas) based in Dublin, Ireland. TFI Marine has developed SeaSpring, a polymer-based mooring component that reduces the mooring loads and fatigue experienced by floating platforms as a result of wind thrust and wave motion.
The investment announced will be used to construct TFI Marine’s first manufacturing plant in Ireland to scale up the SeaSpring business to industrialisation. The partnership also launches a commercial collaboration between BBRG and TFI Marine whereby a solution of BBRG synthetic ropes equipped with TFI load reduction devices will be introduced to the market. BBRG’s ‘MoorLine’ synthetic ropes have been specifically designed for floating offshore wind applications.
