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Cavotec has supplied MoorMaster™ automated mooring systems for a wide variety of Ro/Ro and ferry applications that reduce mooring times, thereby allowing more time for passenger and vehicles boarding and disembarking, or lower cruising speeds.

Shorter mooring times reduce fuel consumption as well as air pollution and noise at terminals, which are often located close to city centres. At berths subject to challenging tidal and weather conditions, and where space for conventional mooring is restricted, Cavotec automated mooring ensures safe and reliable operations, eliminating dangerous rope handling activities.

And now new MoorMaster NxG offers even faster installation, easier maintenance and a sleek design that fits on virtually any berth and in any public environment.

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Moor vessels in 30 seconds, detach in 10 seconds.
Fuel savings due to reduced use of thrusters during port stays, and potentially reduced cruise speeds.
Reduced emissions improve air quality in and around terminals. Improved personnel safety and reduced onboard labour requirement.

Reduced maintenance costs linked to mooring lines, winches and hull paint and coatings.
Reduced fender and seabed maintenance. Reduced infrastructure costs due to shorter quays and/or fewer dolphins.
Reliable system, operating in extreme environmental conditions.

Rapid mooring and release let the vessel shut down its engines faster in port, reducing harmful emissions. Every minute saved in port also increases the amount of time that ships can spend at sea, making it possible for ships to cruise at lower speeds, which saves fuel and further reduces emissions.

A tool developed by DNV GL Maritime Advisory estimates that the four MoorMaster™ systems in Helsinki and Tallinn can reduce carbon emissions by as much as 24,000 tonnes a year and harmful nitrogen oxide emissions by some 300 tonnes.

Click here to download the complete case study on environmental benefits in Helsinki/Tallinn
Click here to download the DNV GL tool for calculating emission reduction in your Ro/Pax terminal

SeaRoad

"It’s been a long journey with the MoorMaster systems and Cavotec, 17 years. I can say they have been extremely consistent over the time and Cavotec’s support for the systems has been exemplary"

General Manager Marine, SeaRoad

Port of Helsinki

"Those extra minutes that you save in mooring and unmooring operations leads the vessel to be able to go a little bit slower overseas which reduces in turn the fuel burn and therefore lowers emissions. Actually by quite a lot."

Head of Sustainability, Port of Helsinki

Port of Helsinki, Finland

Berths LJ7 & LJ8

Since 2017

Moorings: Nine per day

Ferries LOA up to 212m

Owner: Port of Helsinki

Operator: Tallink & EckeröLine

Challenge

Ferry route with large 200+ m LOA vessels mooring six times per day
Slow and labour-intensive mooring implies high operational expenses
Port committed to reducing the carbon footprint of harbour operations

Solution

MoorMaster™️ system installed on one berth in 2016
Second MoorMaster™️ system installed on a neighbouring berth in 2020

Key benefits

Fast mooring in less than 30 seconds drives:

significant reductions in fuel consumption
improved local air quality and reduced noise pollution
improve turn-around flexibility for the ship operator
Resources freed up as fewer personnel onshore and onboard required for mooring

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Port of Tallinn, Estonia

Berths 5 and 12

Since 2020

Moorings: Nine per day

Ferries LOA up to 212m

Owner: Port of Tallinn

Operator: Tallink and EckeröLine

Challenge

Ferry route with large 200+ m LOA vessels mooring 8 times per day
Desire for automation from ship operator side
Port committed to reducing the carbon footprint of harbour operations

Solution

MoorMaster™️ system installed on two berths in 2020
Loop closed as the ship operators now have automated mooring in both end of the route increasing the number of benefits

Key benefits

Fast mooring in less than 30 seconds drive:

Significant reductions in fuel consumption
improved local air quality and reduced noise pollution
Improve turn-around flexibility for the ship operator
Resources freed up as less staff is tied up in mooring onshore and onboard

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Interislander, New Zealand

Picton-Wellington

Since 2005

Moorings: 3/day

Ferries LOA 180-181m

Owner: KiwiRail

Operator: Interislander

Challenge

New vessel too long for the existing berth
Not enough time to extend the wharf before vessel due to enter service

Solution

Two MoorMaster™ units mounted on existing quay to avoid extension
MoorMaster™ system delivered and commissioned before new vessel arrived

Key benefits

Cost of berth extension avoided
Vessel could enter service as soon as it arrived in New Zealand

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SeaRoad, Australia

Melbourne-Devonport

Since 2003

Moorings: Two per day

Ferries LOA 118-182m

Owner: SeaRoad

Operator: SeaRoad

Challenge

High numbers of expensive shore crew

Solution

MoorMaster™️ system with four units at each of the two ports installed in 2003
Increasing capacity for longer vessels in 2018 by installing one extra MoorMaster™ unit at each port

Key benefits

Large savings in labour costs
Improved flexibility in port turnaround

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Teso, The Netherlands

Den Helder

Since 2014

Moorings: 16/day

Ferries LOA 110-130m

Owner: Teso

Operator: Teso

Challenge

High frequency ferry route in the Netherlands with 16 moorings per day
High fuel consumption and seabed erosion as vessels thrusted during port stay
Complaints from municipality on air quality and emissions

Solution

MoorMaster™️ units mounted on a floating pontoon by the quay
Ship moored at the push of a button allowing for the engine to start idling

Key benefits

Reduced fuel consumption and reduced engine wear due to reduced mooring times
Reduced emissions and improved air quality
Improvements in crew working conditions due to reduced engine noise

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Wightlink, UK

Portsmouth-Fishbourne

Since 2017

Moorings: 30/day

Ferries LOA 62-89m

Owner: Wightlink

Operator: Wightlink

Challenge

High frequency ferry route with 30 moorings per day
Introduction of new, longer, vessel meant pier needed to be extended at considerable expense for safe mooring with ropes

Solution

MoorMaster™️ units mounted on pier
No pier extension needed as MoorMaster™️ system only needs to attach to the parallel sideboard of the vessel

Key benefits

Large capital expenditure avoided as no pier extension was needed
Resources freed up as less staff is tied up in mooring
Fuel savings as reduced turn-around time allows slower cruise speed

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Molslinjen, Denmark

Spodsbjerg-Taars and Ballen-Kalundborg

Since 2009

Moorings: Five to -18/day

Ferries LOA 99m

Owner: Molslinjen

Operator: Molslinjen

Challenge

Ferry routes with 100m LOA vessels mooring six-18 times per day
Quay walls shorter than the ferries
Desire to optimize staff number

Solution

MoorMaster™️ system installed at two berthstwo berths in 2009 and moved to another site in 2015 when concession on old route was not renewed
MoorMaster™️ systems installed at two othertwo other berths in 2012

Key benefits

Fast mooring in less than 30 seconds drive:

Improved efficiency and flexibility in port turnaround
Reduced need for maintenance of seabed
Resources freed up as no staff is tied up in mooring onshore
Short quay walls did not have to be extended

“Cavotec’s MoorMaster™ systems represent a major asset for our port developments by speeding up our operations and turnaround times, which in turn, help us improve the reliability and quality of service for the benefit of our customers. This mooring system is a unique and innovative technology that has been adopted by our company in order to support our strategy of integrating more efficient and reliable systems for our ferry services.”

Hans Henrik Simonsen – (COO, Molslinjen A/S)

Samsø Rederi, Denmark

Hou-Sælvig

Since 2015

Moorings: Seven per day

Ferries LOA 99m

Owner: Samsø Kommune

Operator: Samsø Rederi

Challenge

Ferry routes with 100m LOA vessel mooring seven times per day
Quay walls shorter than the ferry
Desire to optimize staff number

Solution

MoorMaster™️ system installed at two berths in 2015
Former units removed by previous operator and replaced with new

Key benefits

Fast mooring in less than 30 seconds drives:

improved efficiency and flexibility in port turnaround
reduced need for maintenance of seabed
Resources freed up as no personnel needed for mooring onshore
Short quay walls did not have to be extended

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Testimonials

"It’s been a long journey with the MoorMaster systems and Cavotec, 17 years. I can say they have been extremely consistent over the time and Cavotec’s support for the systems has been exemplary"

"Those extra minutes that you save in mooring and unmooring operations leads the vessel to be able to go a little bit slower overseas which reduces in turn the fuel burn and therefore lowers emissions. Actually by quite a lot."

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Environmental Impact

Testimonials

"It’s been a long journey with the MoorMaster systems and Cavotec, 17 years. I can say they have been extremely consistent over the time and Cavotec’s support for the systems has been exemplary"

"Those extra minutes that you save in mooring and unmooring operations leads the vessel to be able to go a little bit slower overseas which reduces in turn the fuel burn and therefore lowers emissions. Actually by quite a lot."

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