Following last year’s order to design and install two double-tier linkspans for Copenhagen Malmö Port, TTS Port Equipment AB has been given the go-ahead to supply a semi-automatic mooring system. Installation of the linkspans will begin in late 2010 with the mooring system delivered at the same time.
Following last year’s order to design and install two double-tier linkspans for Copenhagen Malmö Port, TTS Port Equipment AB has been given the go-ahead to supply a semi-automatic mooring system. Installation of the linkspans will begin in late 2010 with the mooring system delivered at the same time.
The port is currently undergoing large-scale expansion with the building of new facilities coupled with a move further away from Malmö city centre. Swedish contractor, Skanska, is the turnkey contractor for the entire port project, which includes the construction of three new terminals, two of which will handle ferry cargo and containers; the third will be a combi-terminal for railway traffic
The TTS rope-type semi-automatic mooring system will be installed in the new port’s north harbour. The device will be designed to buffer the transverse forces from dedicated vessels, and each vessel will be fitted with a compatible bollard installed into the ship’s side.
The system will comprise the auto-mooring rig, including a hydraulic cylinder and a hydraulic power pack housed in a cabinet on the quay. Quayside personnel will operate the equipment by push buttons and by manually directing the self-tensioning rope around the vessel’s fitted bollard. Safety features will include an alarm system designed to alert personnel of significant changes in tension or of system failure.
22 March 2010
For more details, contact:
Håkan Jönsson, vice president, sales
TTS Port Equipment AB
Tel: +46 31 725 7900
info@tts-port.se
