MSC Cruises has become the first cruise line to implement Haskoning's Smart Mooring software platform across its entire global fleet of 23 ships.
The onboard application aims to improve safety, accuracy, and operational efficiency during port calls through predictive information, the companies reported.
The platform is a decision support tool that integrates dynamic mooring analysis with localized weather forecasts. The software predicts mooring forces and vessel movements. The application provides vessels with predictive data for safe berthing, managing mooring tensions in port, and responding dynamically to weather changes from the bridge. The system aims to reduce the risk of mooring or bollard failures, as well as potential damage to equipment and infrastructure.
"We have adapted the Smart Mooring platform together with Haskoning to the specific operational needs of the eight different classes of our cruise ships," said Ian Meachem, Port Operations Manager at MSC Cruises.
"This provides our onboard bridge teams with practical information and the ability to reduce reliance on static moorings or shore-based analysis. It represents a positive step towards safer and smarter port operations.".
The software offers continuous monitoring of mooring forces based on weather forecasts and local characteristics, integration of environmental data, and predictive analysis of mooring failure or bollard overload risks.
"We are proud to work with MSC Cruises to bring this cutting-edge platform into active use on board," said Coen Eggermont, Head of Smart Mooring at Haskoning.
"We have created a solution carefully tailored to the needs of cruise ship captains and their crews, supporting their decisions with scientific information, with safety and efficiency as priorities at every port call.".
The platform features intuitive control panels and alerts available from the command bridge.
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