Marine loading arm

Four of eight marine loading arms connected to two oil tankers[1]

A marine loading arm, also known as a mechanical loading arm, loading arm, or MLA is a mechanical arm consisting of articulated steel pipes that connect a tankship such as an oil tanker or chemical tanker to a cargo terminal. Genericized trademarks such as Chiksan (often misspelled Chicksan) are often used to refer to marine loading arms.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Marine Loading Arms".
  2. ^ Huber, 2001, p.83.
  3. ^ Hayler and Keever, 2001, p. G-7.