SPM SBM

[essenwood]

Hi all,
Does SBM (Single Buoy Mooring) and SPM (Single Point Mooring) mean the same? I see both terms being used all the time. Coincidently, SBM is also the name of the company (SBM Offshore N.V.) which is the pioneer in SPM systems.

Thanks in advanced.

 

[BigInch]

Single and Mooring are the same, however Buoy might not be the only type of single point, such as a tower structure.

"I think it would be a good idea."
- Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948),
when asked about Western civilization

 

[essenwood]

Thanks BigInch..your explanation makes a lot of sense.