High-Performance Synthetic Ropes – synthetic rope using the right combination of materials, constructions, coatings and protective wear to meet your strictest application requirements. This includes the market-leading Plasma® and the cutting-edge technology of BOB® (Braid Optimized for Bending) designed specifically for deep water lifting operations. Whether you need a standard or custom-engineered solution, our expertise paired with our wide range of options ensures you always get the best possible solution for your application.

  • Offshore working & Lifting Lines
  • Buoy Mooring Systems
  • Tug & Savage Lines
  • Inland River Lines
  • Ship & Barge Mooring Lines
  • Mining Tow Lines
  • Stay Cables
  • Utility Pulling Lines & Cable Grips
  • Utility & RV winch Lines
  • Theatrical Rigging Lines
  • Commercial Fishing Lines
  • Emergency Tow Packages
  • Seismic Products
  • Aerostat Tethers
  • Custom Applications
  • Rope Slings
  • Selantic Slings
  • Subsea Tethers
  • Integrated Hardware
  • Custom Slings
  • Custom Applications
  • Plasma® 12 Strand
  • Plasma® 12×12
  • Spectra® 12 Strand
  • Spectra® 12 x12
  • Vectran® 12 Strand
  • Vectran® 12×12
  • BOB® 12 x12
  • Polyester 12-Plait
  • Polyester Double Braid
  • D/T Composite Double Braid
  • D/S Composite Double Braid
  • Nylon Double Braid
  • Nylon 12-Plait
  • PSR 2000
  • G/T Composite
  • N/P Composite Double Braid
  • Technora® 12 Strand
  • VS Cable Grips
  • Co-polymer 12-Plait
  • VS Cable Grips
  • SX Chafe Guard
  • AS Cable Grips
  • TS Cable Grips

APPLICATIONS:

Mainlines & Pendants

Cortland has supplied the highest quality lines to tugs and other hard-working vessels all over the world for ship assist, towing, and escort jobs for decades.

Mooring Lines

We can produce heavy duty Marine, US CG, USN, and industrial mooring lines to order, based upon your strengths requirements the length of line required and the expected loads.

Face Lines & Wing Lines

Wing and face lines used in push boat applications custom engineered for the horsepower in specific makeup that your vessel requires

Blade Handling Lines

Soft to the touch and ultra flexible, Cortland slings minimize the potential for surface damage when components are lifted, which is critical during blade handling and installation.

Wear Protection

For additional defense from cutting an abrasion, we offer several protection options to increase the service life of your lines and ensure a safer operation.

Mooring Line System

Durably constructed, are easy to deploy oceanographic mooring lines eliminate connecting hardware so they last longer, or more reliable and require less maintenance.

Buoy Mooring Lines

Our custom buoy mooring lines are designed and constructed to stay in position in harsh marine environments.

Enhancements

Specialized wear protection solutions project wear points from abrasion, cutting and heat damage to increase the ropes service life.

Cargo Extraction Harnesses

Light weight lifting harnesses which allow equipment to be lifted by helicopter from field locations.

Emergency Tow Systems

Elements for a quick response to tow and recovery inside a heavy-duty weatherproof container. We offer two standard sizes or custom-built solutions.

PBO

More than 2x stronger than any other commercialized synthetic fiber, Zylon® PBO is often used in the most demanding applications.

MIL-Spec

We provide for fiber constructions that made MIL Dash spec requirements, including nylon double braid, polyester 12 plait, polyester double braid and spun polyester double braid.

Performance Fibers

High-performance synthetic rope solutions not only equal the strength and durability of steel wire, they also allow for reduced weight, space savings, and safer, easier handling.

MEAT Slings

Lifting solutions built with lightweight, high specific strength rope that fit weight requirements; yet flexible to be stored in a small space.

Synthetic Coring Ropes

Our synthetic ropes reduce weight, improve speed, and boost overall vessel operational efficiency of coring operations compared to steel wired rope.

Tow & Recovery Cables

Recovering a disabled vehicle can be a difficult and hazardous process, but synthetic, braided rope recovery and tow lines offer a higher level of safety and ease.

Lifting Slings

High-performance rope and round lifting slings are excellent lightweight tools and a safe alternative to traditional wire rope slings.

Haul Truck Body Cables

The jacketed Cortland synthetic haul truck tie-back cables are designed and built specifically to safely keep a truck bed open during maintenance.

Tow Lines

The jacketed Cortland synthetic haul truck tie-back cables are designed and built specifically to safely keep a truck bed open during maintenance.

Cable Grips

Prevent cable and rope damage. our cable grips are used to grip many types of cables and ropes with multiple surface materials - from large hydraulic umbilicals to small fiber optic cables.

Winch Lines

Made from Plasma® or BOB®, our winch lines are easier to handle, quicker to rig, and safer to use. They offer superior flexibility and are easy to inspect, and will not rust or corrode.

Winch Lines

Cortland's Plasma and GTM which lines spoiled evenly and pull off the drum easier than steel. Strong, safe and reliable every time.

Winch Lines

On the booms of utility trucks nationwide, synthetic rope has largely displaced wire cable; offering greater safety, light weight benefits, and reduced wear and tear on winch motors.

Tugger Winch Ropes

Neutrally buoyant, high-performance fiber rope weighs virtually nothing in water, so regardless of the length of rope used, it does not add anything to the load experienced by the winch.

Digger Derrick Winch Lines

A wide range of winch lines for pulling overhead powerlines and setting poles and transformers. Our synthetic lines are safer, lighter and easier to handle than steel.

Messenger Lines

High-performance synthetic messenger lines can me property tensioned to resist the expected loading while keeping sag between support safe and within acceptable limits.

Shakedown Lines

Similar effect to braided hair fairings, we offer an extruded "shakedown" jacket which addresses the adverse effects of strumming/vibration and reduces cable noise and drag.

Braided Rope Lifting Slings

Our UHMWPE rope lifting slings size-for-size have equal strength to steal, eliminating the need for new hardware. Multi-leg configurations are also available.

Deepwater Deployment & Recovery

Cortlandt's fiber rope solutions have been demonstrating superior performance for lifting operations in deep and ultra-deep waters since 2006.

Offshore Lifting Lines

Our engineering team can assist or lead discussions in designing the most appropriate lifting sling solution for superior reliability, durability, and safety.

Stringing Lines

Lightweight and high strength high-performance Cortland lines can be used on existing equipment for heavier pulls, or downsize the line to pull the same load and store longer lenghts on the reel.

Pulling Lines

Our plasma and spectra lines are high strength, abrasion-resistant, low stretch, easy to splice, tongue free for no twisting, and stay round and firm around blocks and sheaves. Different color coatings are available for easy identification.

Sea Fastening Straps

Engineered rope solutions for safely securing cargo during offshore transportation, even in the most extreme sea conditions.

High-Performance Aerial Rigging

We offer extensive experience and capability for developing and producing rigging for aerial operations that meet stringent performance requirements.

Technora®

high strength lightweight Technora fiber. The 12 strand braided construction is torque-free and easy to splice. Technora 12 is extremely heat and flex fatigue resistant.

Vectran®

Vectran fiber is the best choice when an application requires zero creep resistance. The high strength fiber has excellent bend and flex fatigue resistance.

BOB®

Braid optimized for bending (BOB) is the best solution for high bending fatigue applications, making it a very popular choice for winch lines.

Plasma®

The highest strength synthetic rope available, Plasma® also has the highest abrasion resistance of any fiber and very low elasticity.

Polyester

Polyester has the best weathering characteristics and excellent wet strength. Choose from Polyester double braid or Polyester/Vectran double braid.