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Engineering group Cavotec announced it has won five orders worth more than $9.6 million to deploy some of its key technologies in the port equipment sector, including the group’s automated mooring system and their new automatic plug-in system (APS).
"These orders demonstrate how Cavotec continues to expand its presence in the global port equipment sector," said Ottonel Popesco, Cavotec CEO. "MoorMaster™ is one of our leading technologies and its continuing success at the Port of Salalah in Oman, and at other ports around world, underlines the great potential of the system."
MoorMaster™ is a vacuum-based automated mooring technology that eliminates the need for conventional mooring lines. Remote-controlled vacuum pads—recessed in or mounted on the quayside or pontoons—moor and release vessels in seconds.
The largest of these orders is for a number of MoorMaster™ MM400E automated mooring units at the port of Salalah in Oman, which are to be installed at one of the container berths. The order is the latest in a series of MoorMaster™ projects at the Port of Salalah, where the technology first went into
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operation in 2006.
To date, some 200 MoorMaster™ units are installed at 28 locations worldwide and have completed more than 130,000 mooring operations at Ro/Ro, container and bulk handling, and lock applications.
Elsewhere, a major crane manufacturer has placed a substantial order for Cavotec’s APS units for installation on 16 electric rubber-tired gantry cranes, and a large number of yard connection points for a port in India. In addition to the manufacture and supply of this equipment, Cavotec will also be supporting the customer with on site supervision and commissioning.
"We’re especially pleased about the APS project: APS is one of our newer technologies, and this order indicates the potential it, and our other innovations, have in the market place," says Luciano Corbetta, Group Market Unit Manager, Ports & Maritime.
APS automates the connection of cranes, ships and other mobile equipment to the power grid using cable reels. The technology promises to make an important contribution to many ports and terminals in terms of safety, environmental performance and operational efficiency.
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