Sweden’s first MoorMaster NxG vacuum mooring system has officially entered service at Port of Kapellskär, part of Ports of Stockholm.
It is in use with Finnlines’ new-build Ro/Pax passenger and freight vessel, Finnsirius, with an expectation of seeing significant safety, operational and sustainability gains.
The system is reported to moor and release the vessel in less than 30 and 15 seconds, respectively. Johan Wallén, Chief Commercial Officer at Ports of Stockholm, notes: “The vacuum technology improves sustainability by providing a safer working environment and reduced environmental impact.”
He adds that using MoorMaster enables the ship’s engines to be shut off sooner after arrival in port, resulting in significant fuel savings and reduced NOx and CO2 emissions and noise reductions – benefits that are increased further with connection to shore power using Cavotec’s PowerReach solution, which has also been installed at the Kapellskär berth.
Faster mooring in just 30 seconds will quickly add up to significant savings, meaning one MoorMaster system can save thousands of litres of fuel per year and with it, thousands of tonnes of CO2, NOx, SOx and particle matter emissions.
The ability to guarantee efficient mooring at the touch of a button dramatically cuts idling and thruster use while a vessel is berthing, thereby reducing fuel consumption and emissions in port. It also means less tugboat time, which in turn further reduces emissions and costs.
Cavotec is a specialist in provision of shore- and ship-based shower power connection services globally and while Ports of Stockholm first provided onshore power connection for vessels in the 1980s, the Kapellskär application offering both next generation mooring and shore power combined is the first of its kind in Sweden.
