Marine Rubber Rollers Bags, Ship, Vessel and Barge Drydocking
Airbags (Balloon) for Launching and Haul out
Ship launching airbags, also known as roller bags, launching air
balloons, inflatable marine airbags, air lift bags, and salvage
bags, are specialized marine rubber air bags used for launching
marine vessels, ship landing, or haul-outs. These heavy-duty rubber
airbags are widely used in loading, floating, lifting, and moving
sunken ships, as well as salvaging stranded boats.

Ship launching using marine airbags represents an innovative
ship-launching technology that overcomes the disadvantages of
traditional methods like "end-on launching", "side ship launching",
and "float-out". This flexible technology eliminates restrictions
of fixed launching tracks and is increasingly adopted by shipyards
worldwide due to its advantages in time savings, cost efficiency,
flexibility, and safety.
Our continuous innovation in design, material usage, and
manufacturing technologies ensures the highest levels of
flexibility, safety, and reliability. To date, our ship-launching
rubber airbags have successfully launched cargo vessels, barges,
chemical tankers, tugboats, AHTS vessels, floating docks, and
construction caissons, with the largest vessel launched weighing up
to 100,000DWT.
Launching Air Bags Type and Model
Ship Launching airbags are categorized by bearing capacity per
meter in length, with the number of synthetic-tire-cord layers
determining the Safety Working Pressure:
- QP - Ordinary airbag with 3, 4, or 5 cord fabric layers
- QG - High-bearing capacity airbag with 6, 7, or 8 layers of cord
fabric
- QS - Superhigh-bearing capacity airbag with 9, 10, or more layers of
cord fabrics
Example model: QG6/1.5x15
QG6: 6 layers of cord fabric + 1 rubber layer
1.5: Diameter is 1.5m
15: Effective length is 15m
Structure of Ship Launching Airbags

Rubber airbags are constructed with an outer rubber layer, multiple
synthetic-tire-cord layers, and an inner rubber layer vulcanized
firmly together, with additional layers at the end shoulders for
reinforcement.
Synthetic-tire-cord layer
This reinforcement layer consists of rubber-coated
synthetic-tire-cord fabrics twined at ideal angles using patented
"Holistic Wrapping Technology" to evenly distribute stress and
maintain internal pressure. We use 1400 dtex/2 or 1400 dtex/3 type
synthetic-tire-cord fabric with over 95 cords per 100mm width and
breaking strength exceeding 310N per cord.
Inner and Outer Rubber
Both rubber layers undergo rigorous testing to meet international
standards. The outer layer protects cord layers from abrasion and
environmental factors, featuring compounds with exceptional tensile
and tear strength for harsh conditions.