Port of Helsinki orders Cavotec’s automated mooring system

Port of Helsinki has made a repeat order for Cavotec’s MoorMaster™ automated mooring system as part of wider efforts to optimize safety and efficiency and reduce environmental impact. This is the second MoorMaster™ order at Port of Helsinki and follows similar orders from the Port of Turku and Port of Tallinn in recent months.

Sari Nevanlinna, Vice President Passenger Services, Port of Helsinki, says: 

“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. 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, nearby residential areas, reducing the impact of harbour operations is of the utmost importance to us.”

Cavotec will supply a multi-unit MoorMaster™ automated mooring system for berth LJ8 at 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.