I have been using Katradis ropes from as long as I remember myself in the ships. The first thing that comes to mind when hearing the name “Katradis” is reliability and safety. For many years at KYKLADES company I have been using NIKA SIRI® ropes, which are UHMWPE. They have served me very satisfactorily in multiple ways as they do not stain the deck with grease residues like the wire ropes, they do not abrade deck – bitts – chocks, they are very lightweight and do not require the heavy maintenance like the wire ropes.
I also get a safe and easy mooring in difficult terminals and ports, where wire rope requires too much labour, time and great effort. For instance, in Wilhelmshaven port, Germany, we now operate an easy mooring with NIKA-Siri® ropes. Mooring in this port is done with bendens where the whole procedure with wire ropes is very difficult because of their weight. Now, mooring operation with NIKA-Siri® is much more simple and safe and mooring time has reduced to 1/3 of what it was with wire ropes.