STEEL MOORING BUOY
PilotFits provides a comprehensive range of high-quality marine mooring buoys designed for safe and stable mooring operations in ports, harbors, and offshore areas. Our mooring buoys are built to withstand tough marine conditions while ensuring durability, shock absorption, and reliable performance.
Types of Mooring Buoys
- We offer different types of mooring buoys to suit various vessel sizes, water depths, and mooring scenarios. Each buoy is constructed with durable materials to resist corrosion, UV exposure, and heavy impacts.
- Cylindrical Mooring Buoys: Suitable for small to medium-sized vessels with stable performance.
- Spherical Mooring Buoys: Lightweight, easy to install, and widely used in coastal ports.
- Anchor Mooring Buoys: Designed for large ships and offshore platforms with strong load-bearing capacity.

Key Features & Applications
- Our marine mooring buoys feature high elasticity, excellent wear resistance, and long service life. The surface is made of high-grade rubber or reinforced materials to ensure reliability in harsh sea environments.
- Widely applied in ports, terminals, offshore drilling platforms, and ship berthing areas, our mooring buoys provide stable mooring points and reduce vessel movement during loading and unloading.
Components for Mooring Buoys
- Steel buoy with solar panel;
- Foam-filled mooring buoy with mooring tee and pad eye;
- Round-ball-shaped steel mooring buoy;
- Foam-filled cylindrical fender with rubber fender, pad eype;
- Steel buoy with navigation system, towing hook and ladder;
- Anchors or piles – To connect the mooring to the seabed
- Sinker or anchor chain joint to buoy (SPM)
- Chain stoppers – To attach the chains to the buoy
Components for Mooring Buoys
- Steel buoy with solar panel;
- Foam-filled mooring buoy with mooring tee and pad eye;
- Round-ball-shaped steel mooring buoy;
- Foam-filled cylindrical fender with rubber fender, pad eype;
- Steel buoy with navigation system, towing hook and ladder;
- Anchors or piles – To connect the mooring to the seabed
- Sinker or anchor chain joint to buoy (SPM)
- Chain stoppers – To attach the chains to the buoy
Technical Specifications
Surface Finishing:
- SSPC-SP5 NACE Abrasive Blast Cleaned;
- 3-Layer of Surface Coating:
- 1st-Epoxy painting;
- 2nd-Fluorscent painting with optional colors;
- 3rd-Anti-ultraviolet varnish painting.
| Specification Name | PFB-1.5 | PFB-2.0 | PFB-3.3 | PFB-3.7 | PFB-4.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mooring Ring(m) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Buoy Material | Ship Steel Plate | ||||
| Buoy Diameter(m) | 1.5 | 2 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4 |
| Buoy Height(m) | 1 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2 | 2.2 |
| Free board Height(m) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| Max. Swing Angle(°) | 3~5 | ||||
| Max. Buoyancy(m) | 1.5 | 0.5 | 15 | 21 | 27.3 |
| Static Buoyancy(t) | 1 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 21 |
| Anchor System(mm) | 38 | 60 | 90 | 100 | 100 |
| Sinker(t) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Anchor(t) | 5 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| Suitable Water Depth(m) | 5~10 | 10~15 | 15~20 | 20~25 | 25~30 |
| Suitable Ship Tonnage(t) | <1800 | <2000 | <8000 | <10000 | <11000 |
| *buoy sizes and buoyancy can be customized according to customer design. | |||||
| *buoy sizes and buoyancy can be customized according to customer design. | |||||
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