Cavotec wins Finland ferry contract
Engineering group, Cavotec, has won a second order for a combined automated mooring and battery charging system for a hybrid passenger ferry in Finland.
This system integrates MoorMaster – the company’s patented system – to moor the ferry, Cavotec’s alternative maritime power cable (AMP) management systems to connect the ferry to electrical power, and the company’s automatic plug-in system (APS).
“APS enables the fully automated connection of electrical power to the vessel at the touch of a button, and MoorMaster holds the ferry in position allowing the captain to switch off its thrusters while the ferry is loaded and unloaded,” explained Benny Törnroos, managing director of Cavotec Finland.
Two MoorMaster MM200 units will be installed at the Parainen and Nauvo berths in southwest Finland, along with two AMP charging towers.
The electric hybrid ferry, operated by FinFerries, will be approximately 90m long, 16m wide, and will be able to carry up to 90 cars, and is due to enter service in summer 2017.
In addition to the Finland win, Cavotec has also celebrated the completion of At Sea Demonstrations of the US Navy’s Advanced Mooring System for ship-to-ship operations and, in recent months, won MoorMaster orders in the US and UK.
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