Quick release mooring hooks are a valuable safety feature for oil and gas tankers, FSRUs, FPSOs, and other marine vessels. In fact, they can be quickly and easily released, even under load. This makes them especially useful in demanding maritime situations, where safety and reliability are essential. Straatman is the leading supplier of quick release hooks. Our hooks are designed to guarantee safe and efficient mooring operations at oil, gas, chemical, iron, coal, and grain terminals. We offer a wide range of options to meet your specific needs, including electric-hydraulic release mechanisms, load monitoring, remote control, and rope keepers. 

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Straatman Quick Release Mooring Hooks are designed to ensure safe, efficient, and modern mooring operations. We test all of our hooks on our calibrated testing machine to ensure they meet or exceed industry standards. In addition, standard test certificates are included in the user manual. If desired, a classification authority of your choice can witness the test.

You can apply Quick Release Mooring Hooks for:

  • LNG berths
  • Oil berths
  • Bulk liquid berths
  • FPSO
  • Grain terminals
  • Mooring buoys
  • Container terminals
  • Coal/iron terminals
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How We Ensure Quality

At Straatman, we are dedicated to delivering high-quality Quick Release Mooring Hooks and other mooring equipment. Our commitment to quality is built into every step of our process, from design to final testing.

Full Control Over Production: Our mooring hooks are designed, engineered, produced, and tested in-house in the Netherlands. Because we manage the entire process ourselves, we can guarantee that every product meets or exceeds industry standards.

Skilled and Certified Experts: Our team consists of highly trained and certified professionals. Their expertise ensures precision manufacturing, strict quality control, and continuous innovation to meet evolving industry needs.

High-Quality MaterialsWe carefully select only the best materials for our hooks. Every material is tested and certified to ensure strength, durability, and long-term performance in harsh marine environments.

Advanced Welding and Testing: All welds undergo non-destructive testing (NDT) to ensure they are flawless and meet strict safety standards. This guarantees that every mooring hook is built for maximum reliability.

Certified Load TestingEvery Quick Release Hook is tested on our calibrated testing machines to verify its strength and functionality. This ensures that the hooks perform safely under real-world conditions.

Continuous Improvement and Innovation: We are always developing and improving our mooring hooks to adapt to new challenges and enhance efficiency. Our commitment to research and innovation helps us deliver the best solutions for our customers.

By combining expert craftsmanship, high-quality materials, and advanced testing, Straatman ensures that every Quick Release Hook meets the highest safety and performance standards.

How We Ensure Safety

At Straatman, safety is our top priority. With over 40 years of experience, our Quick Release Mooring Hooks are trusted worldwide in industries like oil & gas, chemicals, maritime, defense, and construction.

Our hooks are designed for safe and reliable operation in all conditions:

Spark-Free Swiveling – The hooks rotate freely, preventing sparks for maximum safety.
Certified Electrical Equipment – If needed, components can be fully certified for hazardous environments.
Smart & Easy Design – Engineered for effortless and safe operation.
Integrated Safety Software – Our software solutions help reduce risks and improve efficiency.

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Why are our Mooring Hooks so popular all over the world?

Made in Holland!

Our factory in Holland is our home base for design, engineering, production, and testing. This means that we can ensure the quality of our products and processes from start to finish. We are very proud of our unique ability to offer our clients this level of control and transparency. That is why we invite our clients to visit our factory in Holland to view every stage of the production process. This is a great opportunity to learn more about our products and to see how we are committed to quality.

Proven in practice

Straatman has been producing quick release mooring and towing hooks for over 40 years. We have a state-of-the-art factory in Holland where we design, engineer, produce, and test our products. This ensures that we can meet the highest quality and safety standards. Moreover, our products have been installed and used all over the world in a variety of industries, including oil and gas, chemical, maritime, defense, and construction. They have a proven track record of reliability and safety. As a result, Straatman has become a leading supplier of Quick Release Hooks.

Traceability

One of the main topics in our quality assurance process is material traceability. First, we track the origin of all materials used in our products, from procurement to final production. This helps us to ensure that our products are made from high-quality materials and that they meet our strict safety standards. In addition, our material traceability process includes unique identification, registration and marking, and the inclusion of materials certificates. Material traceability is an important part of Straatman's quality assurance process and it helps us to provide high-quality products that meet the needs of our customers.

Welding quality

We produce all parts of our mooring hooks in our own factory in Holland. This allows us to have complete control over the quality of our products and processes. An important part during the production of is welding. We use certified welders and perform non-destructive testing (NDT) on all welds to ensure quality. NDT is a type of testing that does not damage the weld, but is still able to detect flaws in the weld that could cause failure. All NDT reports are included in the construction file for each project. Feel free to contact our QC department in case of questions about our Quality Control processes.

Innovative

We are constantly innovating and developing new products and solutions. In fact, our team of dedicated engineers and developers are always working on improvements and new ideas. We regularly introduce new products and solutions to the market.

Wide range of options

We can add a wide range of options to our quick release mooring hooks. Some examples are:

  • Rope keepers.
  • Remote release by control panel or wireless system.
  • Integrated vertical capstans.
  • Integrated load pins.
  • Integrated hydraulic power pack for automatic release.
  • Independent power supply system using solar panels.
  • Explosion proof components, certified in conformance with ATEX or IECex.
  • Mooring load monitoring system (MLMS), controlled by software either locally or remotely.

Quick Release Mooring Hooks by Straatman

Straatman supplies Quick Release Mooring Hooks worldwide for various industries. Our safety-first approach ensures that every component is designed for maximum reliability.

High-Quality & Safe Design – Engineered for easy, quick, and effortless operation.
Full Production Control – Designed, produced, and tested in-house for guaranteed quality.
Global Service & Support – With a worldwide network of agents and distributors, we provide equipment, services, and maintenance anytime, anywhere.

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Mooring Hooks for Any Challenging Project

Straatman offers standard and custom mooring hook solutions for even the most demanding projects. In addition to our wide range of configurations, we design and manufacture custom foundations to meet specific needs.

Custom Options Available – Choose from extra features like electric-hydraulic release, load monitoring, remote control, rope keepers, and more.
Tailored to Your Needs – We design and build solutions based on your project requirements.
Expert Support – Our team is ready to discuss your ideas and create the perfect mooring solution.

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High Quality Products

Our products are designed and manufactured with attention to detail. We use the best materials and check everything to make sure you get the best.

Excellent Service Level

We’re here to help you. Our team is always ready to answer your questions and make sure you’re happy with our service.

Continuous Innovation

We always try to be better. We keep learning, improving and investing in research and development so we can give you the newest and best solutions.

Certified on Every Necessary Level

We meet all the important standards. This means our products are safe, reliable, and trustworthy.

Dedicated and Enthusiastic Team

Our team loves what they do. They work hard to meet your needs and make you happy.

We Do What We Promise

We keep our promises. You can trust us to do what we say we will.

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