List 9a Approved Manufacturers of Chain Cable for Ships and

List 9a
Approved Manufacturers of
Chain Cable for Ships and Offshore Mooring
This list identifies works approved by Lloyd’s Register Group Limited (LR) for the
manufacture of chain cable for ships and offshore mooring in accordance with the
requirements of LR's Rules for the Manufacture, Testing and Certification of Materials,
Chapter 10.
The information listed for each works is a summary of the product, grade and maximum
nominal diameter approved.
Where required further information should be obtained from the current certificate of
approval issued to the manufacturer by LR.
Works designated "MQS Approved" are also approved under the Materials Quality Scheme
in accordance with LR's Rules for the Manufacture, Testing and Certification of Materials,
Chapter 1 Section 2.
Approval only covers the manufacturing location listed, it does not extend to other works
owned by the same company.
The local LR surveying office is also listed.
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List 9a
Approved Manufacturers of
Chain Cable for Ships and Offshore Mooring
Name and Address
Category
Grades
Ship stud link flash butt welded
U1, U2(a)
Max Nominal
Diameter (mm)
Office
Bangladesh
KUROKI CHAIN BANGLADESH CO., LTD.
Chittagong Export Processing Zone
Sector No. 2, Plot No. 1 & 2
P.O. CEPZ
Chittagong 4223
48.00
Calcutta
102.00
173.00
Nanjing
44.00
Nanjing
122.00
127.00
127.00
Guangzhou
Tel: +880 31 740979 - 741064 Fax: +880 31 740072 Email mailto:kuroki@colbd.com
Certificate #: MD00/1368/0006/9a Expiry date: 21/12/2014
China, People's Republic of
ASIAN STAR (ZHENJIANG) MOORING CHAIN CO., LTD.
Ship stud link flash butt welded
Mooring studless
U3(a)
R3, R3S, R4
8# nanwei 4th Road
Dingmao New Area
Zhejiang, Jiangu
Tel: +86 555 2103822 Fax: +86 555 2100186
Email: XSK@MASYXML.com.cn
Web: www.masanchorChina.com
Chain Cable Grade U3a is supplied in quench & tempered condition
Approved for maximum diameter 122mm U3a common link
Approval for Mooring grade R3, R3S, R4 with the bars supplied by Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel Works Co. Ltd.
Approved for maximum diameter 183mm R3, R3S, R4 common link
ASIAN STAR ANCHOR CHAIN ( MAANSHAN) CO., LTD.
Ship stud link flash butt welded
U1, U2(a)
No.73 Taiping Street
Caishi, Maanshan
Anhui Province PC:243041
Tel: +86 555 2103822 Fax: +86 555 2100186
Email: XSK@MASYXML.com.cn
Web: www.masanchorChina.com
Certificate Number: MD00/0964/0007/9a Expiry: 16/10/2016 "ENHANCED SURVEY"
FOSHAN MARINE ANCHOR CHAIN LTD. (FMAC)
Ship stud link flash butt welded
Mooring stud link
Mooring studless
U3(a)
R3S
R3S
No. 68 Jin Gang Road
Jin Ben Town
San Shui District, Foshan City
Guang Dong Province
Tel: +86 757 8751 0563 / 8017 Fax:+86 757 8751 6281 Email: seaflower@fmac.com.cn Web: http://fmacanchorchain.com
Chain cable Grade U3a is supplied in the quenched and tempered condition.
Approval for R3S Stud link and Studless to 127.0mm diameter is restricted to manufacture with bars supplied by Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel Works, Co.,
Ltd. and Daye Special Steel Co., Ltd.
Method of manufacturing of single substitute links approved for R3S grade 127mm diameter common link made by the bars supplied by Daye Special Steel Co.,
Ltd.
Certificate Number: MD00/3459/0007/9a Expiry: 12/02/2017
JIANGSU AOHAI MARINE FITTINGS CO., LTD.
Wuwei Village
Jiangyin-Jingjiang Industrial Zone
Jiangsu Province
Ship stud link flash butt welded
U3(a)
122.00
Jiangyin
Tel: +86 0523 84805088 Fax: +86 0523 84808088 Email to: yangyin0808@126.com Web http://www.cn-ahac.com
Scope of approval includes manufacture of End Links (maximum 146mm diameter) and Enlarged Links (maximum 137mm diameter) in Grade U3(a)
Certificate No.: MD00/4236/0001/9a
Expiry Date: 14/10/2016
JIANGSU ASIAN STAR ANCHOR CHAIN Co., Ltd
Ship stud link flash butt welded
Mooring stud link
Mooring studless
U1, U2(a), U3(a)
R4S
R4
R3, R3S
R4S
R4
R3, R3S
152.00
124.00
132.00
157.00
124.00
132.00
157.00
Jiangyin
122.00
Qingdao
Dongxing Town, 214533
Jingjiang
Tel: +86 523 4686 808 Fax: +86 523 4681 390 Email: mailto:taojj@pub.tz.jsinfo.net Web: http://www.anchor-chain.com
Certificate Number: MD00/1974/00013/9a Expiry: 22/07/2017
LAIWU STEEL ZIBO ANCHOR CHAIN CO., LTD.
Heiwang Town
Zichuan District
Zibo City
Shandong Province
Ship stud link flash butt welded
U1, U2(a), U3(a)
Tel: +86 (0) 533 506 9323 Fax: +86 (0) 533 506 9302 Email mailto:lgchains@163169.net Web: www.lgchains.com
Approval is for Grades U1 & U2 supplied in the normalized condition and Grade U3 supplied in the quenched & tempered condition.
Certificate Number: MD00/2135/0007/9a Expiry: 22/08/2015
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List 9a
Approved Manufacturers of
Chain Cable for Ships and Offshore Mooring
Name and Address
Category
Grades
LAIWU STEEL ZIBO ANCHOR CHAIN CO., LTD.
Ship stud link flash butt welded
Mooring stud link
Mooring studless
U3(a)
R3, R3S, R4
R3, R3S, R4
Max Nominal
Diameter (mm)
122.00
111.00
111.00
Office
Qingdao
Qingdao Branch
No. 269, Yanhe Road,
Economic & Technical Development Zone,
Qingdao, Shandong Province, 266510,
Tel: +86 532 8683 7880 Fax: +86 532 8683 7810 Email: lgchains@163.com Web: http://www.lgchains.com
Approval for R3, R3S and R4 Stud link and Studless to 111.0mm diameter is restricted to manufacture with 114.0mm diameter bar supplied by Jiangyin
Xingcheng Special Steel Works, Co., Ltd., R3 bar to specification R30Mn2, R3S bar to specification 28MnCrMo, R4 bar to specification 22MnCrNiMo.
Scope of approval includes for the manufacture by flash butt welding as part of individual chain manufacture for End Links (maximum 146mm diameter) and
Enlarged Links (maximum 134mm diameter) for the required increased diameter as applicable to the chain common link diameter. For mooring grade chain
cable this is additional subject to these links being manufactured with the same specification bar stock from the same supplier.
Ships stud link flash butt weld chain cable grade U3(a) and mooring grades R3, R3S and R4 are supplied in the quenched & tempered condition.
Certificate Number: MD00/3779/0003/9a Expiry:19/04/2016 "ENHANCED SURVEY"
QINGDAO ANCHOR CHAIN CO., LTD.
106 Aolan Road
Jimo
Qingdao, 266200
Ship stud link flash butt welded
U1, U2(a), U3(a)
122.00
Qingdao
78.00
81.00
Ningbo
Tel: +86 (0)532 88513117 Fax: +86 (0)532 88511501 Email: mailto:qac@public.qd.sd.cn Web http://www.qd-anchor-chain.com.
Approval is for grades U1 and U2 are supplied in the normalised condition; grade U3 supplied in the quenched and tempered condition.
Certificate Number: MD00/1226/0007/9a Expiry: 31/10/2015
ZHEJIANG SHUANGNIAO ANCHOR CHAIN CO., LTD.
Ship stud link flash butt welded
U3(a)
U2(a)
Sanwang Industrial Park,
Huangze Town, Shengzhou City,
Zhejiang Province
Tel: +86 (0) 575 8350 7866 Fax: +86 (0) 575 8350 7766 Email: zjsnac@163.com Web: http://zjsnac.com
Grade U2 supplied in normalized condition, Grade U3 supplied in the quenched and tempered condition.
Chains in Grade U3 over 76mm diameter require sub-contracted break load testing.
Scope of approval includes for the manufacture by flash butt welding as part of individual chain manufacture for End Links (maximum 91mm diameter) and
Enlarged Links (maximum 84mm diameter) for the required increased diameter as applicable to the chain common link diameter to a maximum of 76mm.
Certificate Number: MD/00/3757/0003/9a Expiry: 13/03/2016 "ENHANCED SURVEY"
ZHENGMAO GROUP CO., LTD.
Ship stud link flash butt welded
Mooring stud link
Mooring studless
U1, U2(a)
U3(a)
R3, API-2F
R3S, R4
R3
R3S, R4
152.00
172.00
105.00
152.00
105.00
152.00
Nanjing
Wufeng Kou
Zhenjiang
Jiangsu Province PC 212011
Tel: +86 511 8451 1151 Fax: +86 511 8451 1152 Email: wangxt151@163.com Web: http://gb.anchorchain-china.com
Scope of approval includes for the manufacture by flash butt welding as part of individual Studlink and Studless mooring chain manufacture in Grade R3S for
End Links (maximum 182mm diameter) and Enlarged Links (maximum 167mm diameter) for the required increased diameter as applicable to the chain common
link diameter to a maximum of 152mm.
API-2F manufactured under API Licence No. 2F-0011.
Approval for mooring grade R3 to 105mm diameter is with bars supplied by Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel Works Co. Ltd to specification R30Mn2.
Approval for mooring grade R3s to 152mm diameter (increased to 182mm diameter for end links and enlarged links) is with bars supplied by Jiangyin
Xingcheng Special Steel Works Co. Ltd to specification 28MnCrMo.
Approval for Mooring grade R4 to 105mm diameter is with bars supplied by Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel Works Co. Ltd to specification 22CrMnNiMo.
Approval for mooring grade R4 to 152mm diameter is with bars supplied by Daye Special Steel Co. Ltd to specification 27CrMnMo.
Grades U1 and U2 are supplied in the normalised condition; Grades U3, R3, R3S, R4 and API-2F are supplied in the quenched an tempered condition.
Certificate Number: MD00/1716/0009/9a Expiry: 14/05/2016
ZHOUSHAN ZHONGNAN ANCHOR CHAIN CO LTD.,
Ship stud link flash butt welded
U2(a)
U3(a)
78.00
95.00
Shanghai Port
U1, U2(a), U3(a)
76.00
Lyon
Pingyangpu
Putuo,
Zhoushan City,
Zhejiang Province, 316101
Tel No: +86 580 369 5396 Fax No: +86 580 3694968 Mob: 13706806187
Email: znmlzz@163.com
Web: www.zszhongnan
Certificate Number: MD00/4035/0001/9a Expiry: 27/06/2015 "ENHANCED SURVEY"
France
CARLIER CHAINES S.A.S.
37 Rue Salengro
BP 10145
59733 Saint Amand Les Eaux Cedex
Ship stud link flash butt welded
Tel: +33 3 27 48 12 00 Fax: +33 3 27 48 95 27 Email: mailto:info@carlier-chain.com Web page http://www.carlier-chain.com
Certificate #: MD00/0288/0006/9a Expiry date: 21/01/2015
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List 9a
Approved Manufacturers of
Chain Cable for Ships and Offshore Mooring
Max Nominal
Diameter (mm)
Name and Address
Category
Grades
MARIT & DAVAINE CHAÎNES
230 avenue Desandrouins
F-59300 Valenciennes
Ship stud link flash butt welded
U1, U2(a), U3(a)
81.00
Office
Lyon
Ship stud link flash butt welded
U1, U2(a), U3(a)
26.00
Hamburg
Ship stud link flash butt welded
Mooring stud link
U1, U2(a), U3(a)
R3
105.00
97.00
Dortmund
Tel +33 3 2719 3270 Fax +33 3 2719 3271
email: guy@marit.fr web: www.marit.fr
Certificate #: MD00/0994/0007/9a Expiry date: 29/08/2014
Germany
HÖNNETALER KETTENFABRIK SCHULTE & Co.
Bundesstraße 30
D-59846 Sundern-Hövel
Tel: +49 (0)2935 809-0 Fax: +49 (0)2935 4521
Email: mailto:info@hoennetal-ketten.de
Web: http://www.hoennetal-ketten.de
Certificate No. MD00/2583/0005/9a Expiry date: 12/09/2014
KETTENFABRIK MESTER GmbH
Bornstraße 280
D-44145 Dortmund
Tel +49 (0)231 8610300 Fax +49 (0)231 86103023
email: info@mesterkette.com Web: www.mesterkette.com
Certificate No. MD00/0841/0008/9a Expiry date: 03/04/2017
Mooring chain cable grade API-2F may be accepted up to 105 mm nominal diameter for approved applications.
THIELE GmbH & CO. KG
Ship stud link flash butt welded
U3(a)
U1, U2(a)
132.00
140.00
Dortmund
Ship stud link flash butt welded
U3(a)
U1, U2(a)
66.00
70.00
Chennai
Ship stud link flash butt welded
Mooring stud link
U1, U2(a), U3(a)
R3, R3S, R4
API-2F
R3, R3S, R4
155.00
134.00
152.00
134.00
Kobe
Iserlohn-Kalthof
Werkstr. 3
D-58640 Iserlohn
Tel: +49 (0)2371 947-0 Fax: +49 (0)2371 947-234
Email: mailto:h.kleischmann@thiele.de
Web: http://www.thiele.de
Certificate #: MD00/1513/0007/9a Expiry date: 03/07/2015
India
INDIAN CHAIN PRIVATE LTD.
238-B, A.J.C. Bose Road
KOLKATA 700 020
Tel: +91 33 2247 6839 Fax: +91 33 2247 4217 M +91 9051326178
Email: mailto:info@indianchain.com
Web: www.indianchain.com
Certificate No. MD00/0757/0007/9a Expiry date: 01/01/2017
Japan
HAMANAKA CHAIN MFG. CO., LTD.
Mooring studless
Himeji Factory
810-1, Oeshima
Aboshi-ku
Himeji-city
Hyogo-pref.
Tel: +81 792 73 7111 Fax: +81 792 73 0313 Email: mailto:info@hamanaka-chain.co.jp Web: http://www.hamanaka-chain.co.jp
Bar materials for mooring grades R3, R3S and R4 are restricted to supply by Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Corporation - Muroran Works to internal specifications
HTCC70B (R3), HTC80M (R3S) and HTC100B (R4).
Grades U1 and U2 are supplied in the normalised condition; grades API 2F, R3, R3S and R4 are supplied in the quenched and tempered condition.
Method of Stud FixingGrades U1, U2 and U3; two point welding, four point welding or proof loading to a maximum 130% of nominal proof load.
Grades R3 and R3S; two point welding or proof loading to a maximum 125% of nominal proof load
Grade R4; Proof loading to a maximum 112.5% of nominal proof load
API-2F manufactured under API Licence No. 2F-0004
Method of manufacture of single substitute links approved for all grades and sizes
Certificate No. MD00/0642/0007/9a Expiry date: 18/05/2016
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List 9a
Approved Manufacturers of
Chain Cable for Ships and Offshore Mooring
Max Nominal
Diameter (mm)
Name and Address
Category
Grades
NIPPON CHAIN & ANCHOR Co., Ltd.
Hiro Factory
1-2-43 Hiro-Shiratake
Kure City
Hiroshima Pref.
P.C. 737-0144
Ship stud link flash butt welded
U1, U2(a), U3(a)
132.00
Office
Kobe
Ship stud link flash butt welded
U1, U2(a), U3(a)
90.00
Kobe
Ship stud link flash butt welded
U1, U2(a), U3(a)
70.00
Kobe
U1, U2(a), U3(a)
R5
R4S
R3, API-2F
R4
R3S
R5
R4S
R3
R4
R3S
157.00
137.00
142.00
147.00
152.00
162.00
137.00
142.00
147.00
152.00
162.00
Seoul
132.00
120.00
132.00
180.00
Bilbao
Tel. +81 (0)823 71 1144 Fax +81 (0)823 73 6460
Email: m.kashiki@kotobukikogyo.co.jp
Certificate No. MD00/1082/0008/8 Expiry date: 23/11/2017
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES HIMATEX CO LTD.,
ISOURA WORK
16-4 Isoura-cho
Niihama-shi
Ehime-pref
792-0002
Tel: +81 897 32 6504 Fax: +81 897 32 6496
email: mailto:ykm_kuwano@shuff.shi.co.jp
website: http://www.shinsissa.co.jp
Certificate No. MD00/0793/0008/9a Expiry date: 22/04/2016
TOA CHAIN MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Otsu-362
Shirahama-cho
Himeji-city
Hyogo-pref.
Tel: +81 (0)792 46 0555 Fax: +81 (0)792 46 3040 email: mailto: furuchan@toachain.co.jp
Certificate No. MD00/1532/0007/9a Expiry date: 07/08/2017
Korea
DAI HAN ANCHOR CHAIN MFG.CO., LTD.
Ship stud link flash butt welded
Mooring stud link
Mooring studless
#740, Dohwa-Dong
Nam-Gu
Inchon
Tel: +82 32 862 0091 Fax: +82 32 863 5114 Email: mailto:daihan@dhac.co.kr
API-2F manufactured under API Licence No. 2F-0003
Certificate No. MD00/0371/0012/9a Expiry date: 29/01/2016
Web: http://www.dhac.co.kr
Spain
VICINAY CADENAS S.A.
Ship stud link flash butt welded
Mooring stud link
Mooring studless
U1, U2(a), U3(a)
R5, R4S
R3, R3S, R4, API-2F
R3, R3S, R4, R5, R4S
Deusto Factory
C/Particular de Sagarduy, 5
P.O. Box 956
48080 BILBAO (VIZCAYA)
Tel: +34 944 891131 Fax: +34 944 891132 Email: mailto:tlopez@vicinaycadenas.com Web: http://www.vicinaycadenas.net
API-2F manufactured under API Licence No. 2F-0005
The approval for the Grades R3, R3S, R4 and R5 are restricted to chain cable made from bars from specific suppliers and processing routes as detailed on
Appendix 2 and Appendix 3 of the certificate.
Method of manufacturing and individual heat treatment of single substitute links approved for R4 grade 175mm diameter common link made by the bars
supplied by Gerdau Aceros Especiales S.L.
Certificate Number: MD00/1633/0015/9a Expiry: 16/04/2015
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List 9a
Approved Manufacturers of
Chain Cable for Ships and Offshore Mooring
Name and Address
Category
Grades
Ship stud link flash butt welded
Mooring stud link
Mooring studless
U1, U2(a), U3(a)
R3, R3S, R4, API-2F
R3, R3S, R4
Ship stud link flash butt welded
U1, U2(a), U3(a)
Max Nominal
Diameter (mm)
Office
Sweden
RAMNÄS BRUK AB
165.00
165.00
165.00
Stockholm
54.00
Liverpool
P.O Box 14
S-73060 Ramnäs
Tel: +46 220 22000 Fax: +46 220 35837
Email: info@ramnas.com
Web Page http://www.ramnas.com
Certificate No. MD00/1230/0009/9a Expiry date: 23/05/2017
United Kingdom
THE SOLID SWIVEL CO., LTD.
Portersfield Road
Cradley Heath
West Midlands
B64 7BL
Tel: +44 1384 636421 Fax: +44 1384 639163 Email mailto:graham@solidswivel.co.uk Web: http://www.solidswivel.co.uk
Grade U2 chain cable is supplied in the normalised condition and the grade U3 chain cable is supplied in the quenched and tempered condition.
The scope of approval included for the manufacture of U2 grade end (open) links up to 60mm nominal diameter produced by flash butt welding as part of the
chain cable manufacture.
The scope of approval includes for the supply of flash butt welded stud link chain cable in Aluminium Silicon Bronze to Grade 2 of NES 171 (Def Stan 07-209)
up to 26mm maximum diameter accepted for approved applications.
The scope of approval included for the manufacture of in Aluminium Silicon Bronze to Grade 2 of NES 171 (Def Stan 07-209) of end (open) links up to 35mm
nominal diameter produced by flash butt welding as part of the chain cable manufacture accepted for approved applications.
Certificate Number: MD00/3028/0003/9a Expiry: 24/11/2015
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