ROPAX and RORO

Cavotec has supplied MoorMaster™ automated mooring systems for a wide variety of Ro/Ro and ferry applications that reduce mooring times, thereby allowing more time for passenger and vehicles boarding and disembarking, or lower cruising speeds.

Shorter mooring times reduce fuel consumption as well as air pollution and noise at terminals, which are often located close to city centres. At berths subject to challenging tidal and weather conditions, and where space for conventional mooring is restricted, Cavotec automated mooring ensures safe and reliable operations, eliminating dangerous rope handling activities.

And now new MoorMaster NxG offers even faster installation, easier maintenance and a sleek design that fits on virtually any berth and in any public environment.

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Moor vessels in 30 seconds, detach in 10 seconds
Fuel savings due to reduced use of thrusters during port stays, and potentially reduced cruise speeds
Reduced emissions improve air quality in and around terminals
Improved personnel safety with no mooring line handling

Reduced maintenance costs linked to mooring lines, winches and hull paint and coatings
Reduced fender and seabed maintenance
Reduced infrastructure costs due to shorter quays and/or fewer dolphins
Reliable system, operating in extreme environmental conditions

Rapid mooring and release let the vessel shut down its engines faster in port, reducing harmful emissions. Every minute saved in port also increases the amount of time that ships can spend at sea, making it possible for ships to cruise at lower speeds, which saves fuel and further reduces emissions.

A tool developed by DNV GL Maritime Advisory estimates that the four MoorMaster™ systems in Helsinki and Tallinn can reduce carbon emissions by as much as 24,000 tonnes a year and harmful nitrogen oxide emissions by some 300 tonnes.

SeaRoad

"It’s been a long journey with the MoorMaster systems and Cavotec, 17 years. I can say they have been extremely consistent over the time and Cavotec’s support for the systems has been exemplary"

General Manager Marine, SeaRoad

Port of Helsinki

"Those extra minutes that you save in mooring and unmooring operations leads the vessel to be able to go a little bit slower overseas which reduces in turn the fuel burn and therefore lowers emissions. Actually by quite a lot."

Head of Sustainability, Port of Helsinki

Port of Helsinki, Finland (RoPax)

Berths LJ7 & LJ8
Since 2017
Moorings: Nine per day
Ferries LOA up to 212m
Owner: Port of Helsinki
Operator: Tallink & EckeröLine

Challenge

Ferry route with large 200+ m LOA vessels mooring six times per day
Slow and labour-intensive mooring implies high operational expenses
Port committed to reducing the carbon footprint of harbour operations

Solution

MoorMaster™️ system installed on one berth in 2016
Second MoorMaster™️ system installed on a neighbouring berth in 2020

Key benefits

Fast mooring in less than 30 seconds drives:

significant reductions in fuel consumption
improved local air quality and reduced noise pollution
improve turn-around flexibility for the ship operator
Resources freed up as fewer personnel onshore and onboard required for mooring

"An auto-mooring system decreases the time taken for vessel mooring and release. The time saved amounts to significant reductions in fuel consumption, improved local air quality and reduced noise pollution.”

Sari Nevanlinna – Vice President Passenger Services, Port of Helsinki

Wightlink, UK (ropax)

Portsmouth-Fishbourne
Since 2017
Moorings: 30/day
Ferries LOA 62-89m
Owner: Wightlink
Operator: Wightlink

Challenge

High frequency ferry route with 30 moorings per day
Introduction of new, longer, vessel meant pier needed to be extended at considerable expense for safe mooring with ropes

Solution

MoorMaster™️ units mounted on pier
No pier extension needed as MoorMaster™️ system only needs to attach to the parallel sideboard of the vessel

Key benefits

Large capital expenditure avoided as no pier extension was needed
Resources freed up as less staff is tied up in mooring
Fuel savings as reduced turn-around time allows slower cruise speed

SeaRoad, Australia (roro)

Melbourne-Devonport
Since 2003
Moorings: Two per day
RoRo LOA 182 to 210m
Owner: SeaRoad
Operator: SeaRoad

Challenge

Personnel safety concerns due to hazardous rope-mooring
Slow and labor-intensive mooring result in high operational expenses
Introduced new, larger vessels in port twice since initial introduction of MoorMaster system in 2003

Solution

MoorMaster™️ system with four units at each of the two ports installed in 2003
Increased capacity in 2018 by installing one extra MoorMaster™ unit at each port to cater to new longer vessel
Increasing capacity again in 2021 by integrating new MoorMaster NxG units at each of the two ports

Key benefits

Safety concerns fully addressed
Improved flexibility in port turnaround
New vessels introduced with no need for expensive and time-consuming berth extensions

"Over the past 17 years, our MoorMaster systems have been extremely consistent, and Cavotec’s support exemplary. We’re extremely excited to be the first company to install the next generation of MoorMaster as we introduce larger tonnage to meet our customers’ demands.”

Stuart Michael – General Manager Marine, SeaRoad

Samsø Rederi, Denmark (RoPax)

Hou-Sælvig
Since 2015
Moorings: Seven per day
Ferries LOA 99m
Owner: Samsø Kommune
Operator: Samsø Rederi

Challenge

Ferry routes with 100m LOA vessel mooring seven times per day
Quay walls shorter than the ferry
Slow and labour-intensive mooring implies high operational expenses

Solution

MoorMaster™️ system installed at two berths in 2015
Former units removed by previous operator and replaced with new

Key benefits

Fast mooring in less than 30 seconds drives:

improved efficiency and flexibility in port turnaround
reduced need for maintenance of seabed
Resources freed up as no personnel needed for mooring onshore
Short quay walls did not have to be extended

Molslinjen, Denmark (RoPax)

Spodsbjerg-Taars and Ballen-Kalundborg
Since 2009
Moorings: Five to -18/day
Ferries LOA 99m
Owner: Molslinjen
Operator: Molslinjen

Challenge

Ferry routes with 100m LOA vessels mooring six-18 times per day
Quay walls shorter than the ferries
Slow and labour-intensive mooring implies high operational expenses

Solution

MoorMaster™️ system installed at two berths in 2009 and moved to another site in 2015 when concession on old route was not renewed
MoorMaster™️ systems installed at two other berths in 2012

Key benefits

Fast mooring in less than 30 seconds drive:

Improved efficiency and flexibility in port turnaround
Reduced need for maintenance of seabed
Resources freed up as no staff is tied up in mooring onshore
Short quay walls did not have to be extended

"Cavotec’s MoorMaster™ systems represent a major asset for our port developments by speeding up our operations and turnaround times, which in turn, help us improve the reliability and quality of service for the benefit of our customers. This mooring system is a unique and innovative technology that has been adopted by our company in order to support our strategy of integrating more efficient and reliable systems for our ferry services.”

Hans Henrik Simonsen – (COO, Molslinjen A/S)

Interislander, New Zealand (RoPax)

Picton-Wellington
Since 2005
Moorings: 3/day
Ferries LOA 180-181m
Owner: KiwiRail
Operator: Interislander

Challenge

New vessel too long for the existing berth
Not enough time to extend the wharf before vessel due to enter service

Solution

Two MoorMaster™ units mounted on existing quay to avoid extension
MoorMaster™ system delivered and commissioned before new vessel arrived

Key benefits

Cost of berth extension avoided
Vessel could enter service as soon as it arrived in New Zealand

Teso, The Netherlands (ropax)

Den Helder
Since 2014
Moorings: 16/day
Ferries LOA 110-130m
Owner: Teso
Operator: Teso

Challenge

High frequency ferry route in the Netherlands with 16 moorings per day
High fuel consumption and seabed erosion as vessels thrusted during port stay
Complaints from municipality on air quality and emissions

Solution

MoorMaster™️ units mounted on a floating pontoon by the quay
Ship moored at the push of a button allowing for the engine to start idling

Key benefits

Reduced fuel consumption and reduced engine wear due to reduced mooring times
Reduced emissions and improved air quality
Improvements in crew working conditions due to reduced engine noise

Port of Turku, Finland (RoPax)

VikingLine berth
Since: 2020
Ferries LOA: up to 222m
Owner: Port of Turku
Operator: VikingLine

Challenge

Ferry route with large 200+ m LOA vessels mooring twice a day
Desire for automation from ship operator side
Port committed to reducing the carbon footprint of harbour operations

Solution

MoorMaster™️ system installed on one berth in 2020

Key benefits

Fast mooring in less than 30 seconds drives:

Significant reductions in fuel consumption
Improved local air quality and reduced noise pollution
Improve turn-around flexibility for the ship operator
Resources freed up as fewer personnel onshore and onboard required for mooring

Port of Tallinn, Estonia (RoPax)

Berths 5 and 12
Since 2020
Moorings: Nine per day
Ferries LOA up to 212m
Owner: Port of Tallinn
Operator: Tallink and EckeröLine

Challenge

Ferry route with large 200+ m LOA vessels mooring 8 times per day
Desire for automation from ship operator side
Port committed to reducing the carbon footprint of harbour operations

Solution

MoorMaster™️ system installed on two berths in 2020
Loop closed as the ship operators now have automated mooring in both end of the route increasing the number of benefits

Key benefits

Fast mooring in less than 30 seconds drive:

Significant reductions in fuel consumption
improved local air quality and reduced noise pollution
Improve turn-around flexibility for the ship operator
Resources freed up as less staff is tied up in mooring onshore and onboard

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Testimonials

"It’s been a long journey with the MoorMaster systems and Cavotec, 17 years. I can say they have been extremely consistent over the time and Cavotec’s support for the systems has been exemplary"

"Those extra minutes that you save in mooring and unmooring operations leads the vessel to be able to go a little bit slower overseas which reduces in turn the fuel burn and therefore lowers emissions. Actually by quite a lot."

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Benefits

Environmental Impact

Testimonials

"It’s been a long journey with the MoorMaster systems and Cavotec, 17 years. I can say they have been extremely consistent over the time and Cavotec’s support for the systems has been exemplary"

"Those extra minutes that you save in mooring and unmooring operations leads the vessel to be able to go a little bit slower overseas which reduces in turn the fuel burn and therefore lowers emissions. Actually by quite a lot."

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