Milford Havens new pilot system
Milford Haven has become the first port in the UK to invest in a portable satellite-based system to help pilots guide ships along the waterway to their berths with pinpoint accuracy. The £ 60,000 E-Sea Fix, supplied by Atlantas Marine Ltd, is a selfcontained, portable piloting and docking system which enables the pilot to plan and execute a safe passage into port and to berth the vessel with centimetric accuracy.
With a total quay length of 2,500 metres on which ultimately 26 ship-to-shore cranes are projected, the terminal will have a capacity of 3.5m TEUs on its completion.
The portable technology, which weighs less than 5kg, includes a monitor unit with a radio transceiver and allows information on local ship movements, wind speed and direction and tides to be fed into the system. The precise position of the vessel can be monitored during a swing and, crucially, during the docking phase resulting in greater control over the process and the potential to reduce the number of berthing incidents.
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