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WISP2 JOINT INDUSTRY PROJECT LAUNCHED! WiSP2 Joint Industry Project has been launched! Our purpose is to stimulate adoption of WASP in the maritime industry. Increase confidence in wind propulsion systems and simplify compliance to rules and regulations within EEDI and EEXI. Determine the fuel savings and emission reductions ship owners can achieve with wind propulsion

WISP2 PROJECT LAUNCHED TO FURTHER IMPROVE PERFORMANCE PREDICTIONS, RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR WIND PROPULSION MARIN and ABS have kicked off the WiSP2 Joint Industry Project to help facilitate the broad uptake of wind propulsion as an important tool to decarbonise shipping. “This Wind assisted Ship Propulsion (WiSP) JIP picks up where the successful phase

NEW EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIP COMMITS THE WATERBORNE TRANSPORT SECTOR TO ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2050 Today, the College of Commissioners of the European Commission took an important step towards the realisation of zero-emission waterborne transport. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a Co-Programmed Partnership between the European Commission and the Waterborne Technology Platform under the framework of Horizon Europe was adopted,

TOPTIER PROJECT ON SECURING CONTAINER SAFETY OFFICIALLY KICKED OFF On May 18 the TopTier Joint Industry Project was kicked off with an online meeting attended by 70+ representatives. The objective of this three year project is to drastically reduce the number of containers lost overboard by large container vessels. For this purpose the project addresses the

Five fascinating projects tackle the latest offshore and shipping topics These Joint Industry Projects examine the potential of a partially floating energy hub, improved bubble screen use, a methodology for testing and evaluating control, the mechanical loading of electrical cables, and wind assisted ship propulsion. HybridEnerSeaHub To support cost-effective renewable energy production far out at sea

LISTENING TO THE WIND INTERVIEW Within a series of ‘Listening to the Wind’ interviews - as part of the 'Decade of Wind Propulsion' campaign of the International Windship Association (IWSA) - Gavin Allwright sits down with Rogier Eggers, Senior Project Manager and specialist in wind propulsion at MARIN. They discuss some of the remaining technical

CRS WEBINARS ON PROPELLER OPTIMIZATION AND STRUCTURAL MONITORING The Cooperative Research Ships is a unique community of 24 maritime organizations working together in real Public-Private Partnership. CRS started in 1969 with the intention to obtain general data about the hydrodynamics and related problems of large and high-powered ships. Today the research carried out by the

Assisting the fishing industry Our seas and oceans are a breeding ground for an abundance of high protein food: fish. Fish requires three to eight times less valuable nutrients per kilogramme of food when compared to land mammals. Therefore, fish – if managed prudently – can be considered an important sustainable food resource to feed

EU AWARDS NEARLY € 25 MILLION IN FUNDING TO 'GREEN PORT PROJECT' ROTTERDAM International consortium works together to promote smarter, zero-emission transport in ports An international alliance of 45 companies, knowledge institutes and port authorities, headed by the Port of Rotterdam Authority, has been awarded nearly € 25 million in EU funding. The consortium will

Could a transatlantic hyperloop trip become an alternative to flying? As the world population continues to grow, and specifically in coastal areas, there is a related increase in the demand for mobility. Intercontinental flights are currently one of the main ways to connect, but we need a more sustainable mobility solution for the future. How about