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At last the monopoly of the hawser is finished! This mean of mooring which goes back to mists of time is replaced for two ferries berths in Dover by the system of automatic mooring MOORMASTER. This system already proved reliable in Australia and New Zealand. |
MoorMaster 800 fixed on the hull of the P&O "Pride of Burgundy" ferry
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The system is fitted at the top and on the face of the quay in order not to interfere with the operations related at the same time to the ship and the shore. The system is activated from the shore and reaches beyond the line of the fenders to apply a force of reliable and powerful depression between the ship and the shore The mooring units are mobile in order to adapt to draughts and tides. A mooring operation can roughly be completed in 10 seconds and cast off operation in two seconds. Only one person is needed to operate the system. |
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MoorMaster 800 fixed on the hull of the P&O "Pride of Burgundy" ferry
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The mooring unit reacts with the movements of the ship and not to the movements of the ship. That means that the movement of the ship controls the vertical, side and horizontal movements the unit and not the reverse. The mooring unit thus dampens and resists the forces acting in the environment the ship. The mooring unit reacts with the movements of the ship and not to the movements of the ship. That means that the movement of the ship controls the vertical, side and horizontal movements the unit and not the reverse. The mooring unit thus dampens and resists the forces acting in the environment the ship.The system takes into account the variety of the ships while compensating for the wind, the tide and the conditions of current. Thanks to a state-of-the-art technology of control and interface it provides detailed informations in real-time on the physical conditions of the mooring. These data can be provided to the port or the shipping operations permanently or on request. |
