MacGregor and Kongsberg Maritime signed an agreement according to which the former will deliver automated mooring system for the world's first autonomous container ship, Yara Birkeland.
Thus, automation will enable mooring operations to be conducted with no need of human intervention and also will support effective operation of the fully electric, zero emission vessel.
According to the press release, the order was booked in Cagotec's 2018 Q4 order intake, and the partners have scheduled the automated mooring system's delivery for the second half of 2019.
In light of the automated mooring system, Bård Bjørløw, EVP Global Sales & Marketing, Kongsberg Maritime, commented.;;;"It is critical for Kongsberg to work with world-class partners and we are therefore very pleased to specify the MacGregor automated mooring solution for the Yara Birkeland container ship."
Source:safety4sea
