New Ro/Pax low-emission study
MARITIME INDUSTRY: Green Ship of the Future is initiating a new 'low-emission' Ro/Pax ferry study. The new ‘low emission’ study will be driven by a large part of the companies in Green Ship of the Future and will investigate the possibilities of reducing emissions from a Ro-Pax ferry
The project is still in its early stages, but focus will be on the technical elements within machinery and propulsion, however, it is also expected that other areas affecting emissions will be investigated.
The study will be performed on an existing Ro-Pax with an already known operation profile, making it possible to benchmark the emission reductions against existing data.
In the study, Green Ship of the Future and its members are initiating new projects concerning HVAC, insulation, windows and lighting, but there might also be projects within investigating how the design of the cargo deck can decrease the loading time in port and thereby help decrease the overall ship speed at sea and still keep schedule with a reduction of emissions as a result.
The low emission Ro-Pax ferry study is to be led by the Danish OSK-ShipTech who holds more than 40 years of experience as consulting naval architects and marine engineers.
Participating partners in the Ro/Pax study are: Cavotech MoorMaster, Danish Shipowners' Association, Desmi, Deif, DNV, FORCE Technology, Johnson Controls, Lloyd's Register, Martec, Novenco, OSK-ShipTech, RockWool, Saint Gobain Marine Applications, Scanel International, Vestergaard Marine Service and Aarhus School of Marine and Technical Engineering.
Source: Green Ship of the Future / maritimedanmark.dk
