Abstract
The paper describes the implementation of state-of-the-art “Industry 4.0” methods and tools, of a holistic ship design optimization and of modular production methods, as well as of advanced battery technologies in the development of an innovative, fully electrical, fast zero-emission catamaran for waterborne urban transport. The design of a fast catamaran passenger ferry prototype (Medstraum), planned for operation as a waterborne shuttle in the Stavanger/Norway area, and of a replicator for operation at the Thames River/London are elaborated, including on land infrastructural issues that are necessary for their operation. The presented research is in the frame of the H2020 funded project “TrAM—Transport: Advanced andModular” (www.tramproject.eu).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 109-132 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Journal | Journal of Ship Production and Design |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 5 Jul 2023 |
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| Publication status | Published - 21 Aug 2023 |
Keywords
- air emission
- ship production
- passenger transportation
- ground transportation
- optimization problem
- artificial intelligence
- Norway government
- Stavanger demonstrator
- decarbonisation in shipping
- electrification of short-sea shipping