Safety at speed (S@S)

Objective

Congestion on European roads and railways, and indeed in EC airspace, is becoming an ever-increasing problem. Currently, the economic losses relating to this congestion is estimated to a staggering 2% of the EC gross national product. One of the main remedial actions is the change of cargo routes from road to sea, which however raises the issue of quality and safety in waterborne transport, also in the part undertaken by high speed craft (HSC). The objective of S@S is to develop a formalised methodology for design for safety of HSC using state-of-the- art techniques and tools. The main deliverable from the project is tools that will enable HSC designers to reach an optimal solution with regard to safety and through-life cost. In addition to EC inner market transport benefits, project results are expected to increase European HSC shipbuilding competitiveness.

Fields of science

• social sciences › social geography › transport › transport planning › air traffic management
• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › naval engineering › sea vessels

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-3. - Key Action Land Transport and Marine Technologies

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

FORCE TECHNOLOGY

Address

Hjortekaersvej 99
2800 Lyngby
Denmark

Participants (13)

AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING - EUROPE LTD

United Kingdom

Address

Frying Pan Alley 1, Abs House
E1 7HR London

BUREAU VERITAS S.A.

France

Address

17 Bis,place Des Reflets 17 Bis, Paris La Defense 2
92400 Courbevoie

D'APPOLONIA SPA

Italy

Address

Via San Nazaro 19
Genova

Links

FINCANTIERI - CANTIERI NAVALI ITALIANI SPA

Italy

Address

Via Cipro 11
16129 Genova

MARITIME ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLGY FOR TRANSPORT LOGISTICS AND EDUCATION SARL

France

Address

Les Cardoulines Bèt 3, Route Des Dolines
06560 Valbonne

NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS*ETHNICON METSOVION POLYTECHNION

Greece

Address

9,heroon Polytechniou Street 9
15773 Athens

SEA CONTAINERS SERVICES LTD

United Kingdom

Address

Norman House, Kettering Terrace
PO2 7AE Portsmouth

SIREHNA - SOCIÉTÉ D'INGÉNIÉRIE, DE RECHERCHES ET D'ETUDES EN HYDRODYNAMIQUE NAVALE SA

France

Address

Rue De La Noe 1, Immeuble Atlanpole
44321 Nantes

TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND

Finland

Address

3,kemistintie 3
02044 Espoo

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK

Denmark

Address

Building 101e
2800 Lyngby

THE ITALIAN SHIP RESEARCH CENTRE

Italy

Address

Via Dei Cantieri 75
90142 Palermo

UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

United Kingdom

Address

.,Ridley Building
NE1 7RU Newcastle Upon Tyne

UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE

United Kingdom

Address

48,north Portland Street 48 Colville Building 8
G1 1XM Glasgow