Design and development of a high-speed container feeder for short sea shipping

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: G3ST-CT-2000-00145

Project closed

Start date 6 July 2000

End date 5 July 2001

Funded under

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

Total cost € 30 000,00

EU contribution € 22 500,00

Coordinated by

HOLLAND MAAS SHIPPING B.V.
Netherlands

Objective

The growing congestion on European highways increasingly demands for shifting cargo transport from road to other modes of transport like railways and particularly waterways. This means that ships have to become more competitive with respect to the other modes of transport. For container transport, improved concepts for vessels and efficient cargo handling and transhipment systems are needed. The main research goal is, therefore, to design and develop a high-speed container feeder for more competitive and reliable short sea shipping with the following main specifications: 350 TEU capacity, 130 m length, 16-18 m width, 6-7 m draught and better hydro-dynamics allowing it to go 50 %- faster (= 21 to 25 knots) than current feeders under the same operational conditions. Low operating costs (70-80% of conventional design). A 20-30-weight reduction by the use of high tensile steel aluminium and composite materials. Improved fuel efficiency (15%) by the use of combined contra-rotating propeller-rudder system.

Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)

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• engineering and technology › materials engineering › composites
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › post-transition metals
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels

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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

EAW - Exploratory awards

Coordinator

HOLLAND MAAS SHIPPING B.V.

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Albert Plesmanweg ; 3088 GB ROTTERDAM ; Netherlands
• Total cost: No data

Participants (1)

TMP - TRANSPORTES MARITIMOS DE PORTUGAL, S.A.

Portugal

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Avenida 24 de Julho NR. 126 - 2° ESQ. ; 1350-346 LISBOA
• Total cost: No data