Achieving profitable sustainability

Cavotec has won contracts to supply automated vacuum mooring systems to ports in Australia and New Zealand and automated e-charging systems for the world’s first fleet of zero-emission, autonomous ships in Norway.

“MoorMaster will let us make more of every minute the ships are at berth,” said Michel de Vos General Manager Infrastructure Services at Port of Napier.

“The system’s ability to reduce vessel motion will not only increase box rate, but also allow us to safely handle larger ships – even under adverse environmental conditions including infragravity waves.”

Efficiency benefits

These projects, with a combined order value of approximately €6.5 million, show growing interest from maritime customers around the world in Cavotec’s solutions for profitable sustainability.

For New Zealand’s Napier Port, Cavotec will design, supply and commission a multi-unit MoorMaster system as part of an expansion project that includes a new wharf.

Separately, Cavotec has secured a second order for its new generation of MoorMaster, the NxG, which was launched in October. The order, for a Ro/Ro application in Australia, includes engineering, supply and commissioning.

Cavotec has also received an order for the engineering, supply, and commissioning of two automated charging systems for the world’s first autonomous, zero-emission e-vessels.

ASKO Maritime is to introduce the fully electric vessels to connect two sites across the Oslo Fjord, thereby replacing two million kilometres of truck transport and saving 5,000 tonnes of CO2 every year.

As announced in October, ASKO Maritime has also selected MoorMaster NxG to moor the vessels in port. This means Cavotec will supply an integrated system to both moor and charge the vessels within seconds of their arrival in port.