World’s first combined mooring and shore power system
The system will service the world’s first battery-powered, catamaran-hulled ferry to be operated by the Norwegian shipping line Norled, which is scheduled to enter service in 2015.
The MoorMaster units will be operated by hand-held radio remote controls by the ship’s captain from the bridge of the vessel; the system will then signal to the AMP unit when the ship is secure, allowing a laser sensor to guide the AMP connector to a hatch in the side of the vessel and connect to the ship’s on-board batteries for charging.
With around 6,000 port calls made annually on the Lavik-Oppedal route, the air quality improvement and fuel cost savings compared to using conventional mooring and power systems is expected to be considerable.
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