Repeat order made for automated mooring at Helsinki Port

Helsinki Port has made a repeat order for Cavotec’sMoorMaster™ automated mooring system as part of its wider efforts to optimise safety and efficiency, and to reduce environmental impact.

This is the second MoorMaster™ order at the Port of Helsinki and follows similar orders from the ports of Turku and Tallinn made in recent months, said an official press release.

“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,” said Port of Helsinki Passenger Services Vice President Sari Nevanlinna.

“The Port of Helsinki is committed to reducing the carbon footprint of harbour operations through its Carbon Neutral programme. Auto-mooring systems at the busiest berths play a vital part in the successful reduction of vessels’ carbon emissions. As our passenger terminal, T2, is centrally located, [with] residential areas nearby, reducing the impact of harbour operations is of the utmost importance to us,” Nevanlinna added.

Cavotec will supply a multi-unit MoorMaster™ automated mooring system for berth LJ8 at the Port of Helsinki’s Western Terminal. The 180m-long ROPAX ferry M/S Finlandia will use the system two to three times a day.

The Finlandia is operated on a service to the Estonian capital Tallinn, where another MoorMaster™ system is currently being installed. A similar MoorMaster™ system was introduced at the Port of Helsinki in 2016, which has carried out more than 5,000 moorings to date.