Cavotec has received an order to supply 18 MoorMaster 200B units for[ds_preview] international minerals group LKAB’s new iron ore berth in Narvik, northern Norway, on behalf of the PEAB construction and civil engineering group. The scope of the order includes man-ufacture of the mooring units, installation and comprehensive technical support. The units will moor bulkcarriers of up to 185,000 dwt and 305 m length. It is the first MoorMaster bulk application in Europe. The technology is already in use at three bulk handling berths in Western Australia. MoorMaster is also used at frequent-use passenger ferry, container handling, ro-ro and lock applications around the world.
Furthermore Cavotec has won an order to manufacture fully integrated MoorMaster automated mooring and Alternative Maritime Power (AMP) electrical supply systems for two Norled ferry berths in western Norway, servicing the world’s first fully battery powered ferries. Both systems will be in-stalled at the Lavik and Oppedal passenger ferry berths, and used by the world’s first fully battery powered, catamaran-hulled ferry, run by Norwegian ferry operator Norled. The 80 m long vessel will have capacity for around 120 cars and 360 passengers. The mooring system will signal to the AMP unit when the ship is secure, and a laser sensor will then guide the AMP connector to a hatch in the side of the vessel, connect to the ship’s battery and start charging.
By using MoorMaster, the ferry’s propeller system can be switched off for nine minutes during each ten-minute boarding process, giving more than sufficient time to connect to the Cavotec AMP system to charge the on-board batteries.
