DUBAI (United Arab Emirates): Leading global engineering group Cavotec has won a new order to supply eight new-generation MoorMaster™ 400E15 automated mooring units for installation at berth 5 in the container terminal at the Port of Salalah in Oman.
The new order is the third MoorMaster™ installation at Port of Salalah, where the terminal has been using automated mooring from Cavotec since 2006. The new generation of MoorMaster™ systems brings new features and added benefits, some of which are related to the ease of installation.
"This order for our MoorMaster™ automated mooring system indicates the ever-increasing acceptance of the technology in the regional ports sector, and points to the substantial future potential MoorMaster™ has for our continued growth in the segment," says Mr. Juergen Strommer, Cavotec's Chief Operating Officer for EMEA.
"In addition to the high degree of safety offered by the system, MoorMaster™ also enables port operators to maximise utilisation and increase efficiency and productivity. The new generation of MoorMaster™ represents a breakthrough in global mooring operations," he added.
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. MoorMaster™ has completed more than 100,000 mooring operations to date at Ro/Ro, container and bulk handling and lock applications worldwide.
Cavotec supplies a wide variety of innovative technologies to the posts sector, including shore-to-ship Alternative Maritime Power (AMP) systems, Panzerbelt cable protection systems, crane controllers, marine propulsion slip rings, radio remote controls, motorised and spring driven cable reels and steel chains.
For further details on this press release, contact Michael Scheepers, Group Director Investor Relations & Corporate Communiations, at michael.scheepers@cavotec.com.
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