Sustainable shortsea shipping gets a step closer through EU MOSES project
Conference/JournalMARIN Report 138
Date20 Dec 2023
MARIN is a partner in the EU-funded project MOSES (AutoMated Vessels and Supply Chain Optimisation for Sustainable Short SEa Shipping). In this project, several innovations are being developed to improve container transport by shortsea shipping in European waters.
MARIN has designed an innovative container feeder vessel, including solutions for zero emission propulsion and autonomous operation.The work of MARIN focussed on two ambitions. The first one is the ambition to reduce or eliminate harmful emissions by designing environmentally friendly vessels. And the second is the ambition to design an autonomous feeder vessel that can sail a large part of its route without human intervention.
MARIN has designed an innovative container feeder vessel, including solutions for zero emission propulsion and autonomous operation.The work of MARIN focussed on two ambitions. The first one is the ambition to reduce or eliminate harmful emissions by designing environmentally friendly vessels. And the second is the ambition to design an autonomous feeder vessel that can sail a large part of its route without human intervention.
Contact
Hans Cozijn
Senior Project Manager
Gerco Hagesteijn
Senior Project Manager Ships
Zero emission design
With the first ship parameters, the route and cargo volumes, a so-called “trip simulation” is performed using MARIN’s Gulliver code. The outcome of these simulations provides input for the evaluation and selection of the different powering systems. In the process, 39 different powering systems were studied. Three of these options were selected and worked out in more detail in a general arrangement.
Visitors in the model basin during the pilot demonstration
Demonstrating autonomous operation of a container feeder vessel in the Seakeeping and Manoeuvring Basin
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transport and shippingzero emission