TTS Port Equipment AB has completed the installation of an automatic mooring system which will service one of the railway berths at the Port of Trelleborg in Sweden.
A transverse load of up to 1000 kN is capable of being matched by the system’s holding force, making it the highest capacity system of its kind to date.
The system has been installed on Trelleborg’s railway ferry berth No 9, where the ferries connect via a stern ramp. The installation is situated along the quay line at the outer end of the berth and will sustain the transverse forces created by vessels while berthed. Scandlines’ MS Skåne and MS Mecklenburg, both serving routes between Sweden and Germany, will be the first to use the system.
The Automooring system comprises a framework fixed to the quay, inside which runs a vertically rolling unit activated by a hydraulic motor. The mooring hook is connected to the unit and is automatically centred within the fixed stand. Two hydraulic cylinders supply the mooring force.
The system will be remotely controlled and its load monitoring and alarm functions will relay information to operations staff in real-time. The system’s safety features will ensure that the vessels will remain securely moored even during power cuts or loss of control signals.
Designed to secure the ship quickly and release it instantly, the Automooring system offers significant benefits in terms of safety, economy and the environment, and the risk of injury to workers onboard ship and on shore during the mooring process will be eliminated. Only one operator is required.
The TTS contract included design, supply, fabrication, surface treatment, testing and commissioning. The system includes a wagon, fixed stand and a machinery house for the hydraulic power unit and an electrical cabinet. In addition, a telemetry unit and panels have been supplied for installation onboard the two ferries. The recess and bollard onboard the vessels will be positioned to connect with the automooring gripping arm.
About TTS
Norway’s TTS Marine ASA comprises four divisions – Dry Cargo Handling (Sweden) Port and Material Handling (Sweden), Marine Cranes (Norway) and Deck Machinery (Germany). Part of the Port and Material Handling Division, TTS Port Equipment AB, located in Gothenburg, is designated the Port equipment ‘Centre of Excellence’.
Gothenburg, 20 September 2006
For more details, contact:
Håkan Jönsson
Sales Manager
TTS Port Equipment AB
Tel: +46 31 725 7873
E-mail: info@tts-port.se