US Patent Issued to APL NORWAY AS on Dec. 9 for "Multidirectional turret loading system for loading/unloading of fluid between an offshore installation and a vessel" (Norwegian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,970, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to APL NORWAY AS (Kolbjornsvik, Norway).

"Multidirectional turret loading system for loading/unloading of fluid between an offshore installation and a vessel" was invented by Erik Dunseth (Faervik, Norway).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multidirectional turret loading system for loading/unloading of fluid between an offshore installation and a vessel is provided, comprising a winch for pulling a messenger line, a messenger line guide roller system, and a turret positioned on the bow, on the sides or aft on the vessel with a mainly vertical rotational axis. The turret comprises a turret frame with a...