Almost floating fenders are protected by a chain and tyre net. The purpose of the chain and tyre net is to protec the fender body from damage by sharp objets or protrusions such as rough faced quay walls, to distribute sheer forces along the length of the chain net and to prevent the fender body from having to absorb them.

What is floating pneumatic rubber fender

Pneumatic rubber fender is the advanced anti-collision device  for marine application in the world today. It use compressed air as medium to absorb the impact energy when ship-to-ship contact(STS), ship-to- berthing(STB).