Port of Helsingborg Magazine Summer/Autumn 2002 - Helsingborgs ...

TransRussia 2002
For the seventh year in succession,
the Port of Helsingborg exhibited at
the annual TransRussia transport and
logistics fair in Moscow. This fair is considered
to be the biggest annual fair of
its type in Europe. This year’s event
attracted around 7000 registered visitors
from 32 countries, and 350 exhibitors
from 26 countries. For the past few years,
the Port of Helsingborg has shared its
stand with the Port of Århus.
A decade of ”Aurora”
During these 10 years, the “Aurora af
Helsingborg” has made 158 000 trips
without any major incident. The record
for the number of passengers per day is
around 20 000. During the summer
months, holiday-makers travelling to
and from Sweden take the best of the
trips across the Sound to relax for a while.
The Scandlines “Aurora af Helsingborg”
ferry has proved to be a major
success during her decade of service
between Helsingborg and Helsingør.
She is an enormous cargo carrier, in spite
of the scepticism in the early days
concerning her relatively “small” cargo
area.
Captain Karl Birgander, who was
involved from way back when the ship’s
keel was laid, is pleased with the high
efficiency she has demonstrated during
these 10 years.
She can be loaded and unloaded on
three lanes simultaneously, and her new
loading/unloading system is among the
most modern in the world.
New simulators and computerized
exercises enable new crews to become
thoroughly familiar with the ship before
being ready to manoeuvre her in reality.
By continual maintenance and
refurbishment, the interior of the ship
has been steadily improved, and the
safety and enjoyment of passengers and
crew have been boosted.
Her nautical positioning system has
also been improved.
“She has been built for a life cycle of
at least 25 years. So she still has 15 years
left on the Helsingborg - Helsingør run,”
concludes Captain Karl Birgander.
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