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The UK’s First Fully Electric Domestic Ferry
The UK’s First Fully Electric Domestic Passenger Ferry led by Plymouth Boat Trips Aiming to collect, refine and advance knowledge on operating an electric ferry within Plymouth Sound, the project consortium created the UK’s first, sea going, electric passenger vessel, e-Voyager. The project brought together a range of expertise including boat builders, electrical engineers, ferry…
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Sustainability Through Efficient Actions in Maritime (STEAM)
Sustainability Through Efficient Actions in Maritime (STEAM) led by Signol Putting the right piece of information in the right hands at the right time and providing operators with timely nudges to improve performance in routine tasks. The project aims to directly target the behaviour of crews in order to improve fuel efficiency. In doing so,…
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Energy Saving Technology (EST) Asset Leasing Models
Energy Saving Technology (EST) Asset Leasing Models led by BMT The project investigated the potential of asset leasing for accelerating the adoption of energy saving technologies in commercial shipping. Existing asset leasing arrangements from other industries were reviewed and a concept level Asset Leasing Model (ALM) was developed with input from industry stakeholders. The research…
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Flow Batteries for Marine Application (Flo-Mar)
Flow Batteries for Marine Application (FLO-MAR) led by Marine South East Aimed to confirm the feasibility of using flow batteries for onboard energy storage, and to de-risk the further development and demonstration of a pilot flow battery, Marine South East compared vessel characteristics and performance for the different flow battery types against lithium-ion, and identified…
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TorQ
TorQ led by RS Sailing The project aimed to design, test, and commission a fully electric RIB with optimised hull, propulsion and electric batteries, suitable for the marine environment. Despite various technical challenges and physical size constraints, RS Sailing designed and developed a 40-kW rim drive motor, which was evolved from the original belt driven.…
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LiveMaps: Sea
LiveMaps: Sea led by Createc An infrastructure free GNSS alternative for the marine industry was developed by Createc, by using radar and maps. The capability forms a complimentary system alongside traditional navigation as well as a reliable backup in areas of GNSS denial or spoofing. During the project, an off the shelf radar was used…
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Portonomy – Integrating autonomous vessel activity with port operations
Portonomy – Integrating autonomous vessel activity with port operations led by Marico Marine The UK Government expressed the ambition that UK ports should become testbeds for autonomous vessel technologies, and Port Authorities are responsible for the safety of navigation within their Statutory Harbour Authority (SHA) areas. The Portonomy project developed a practicable consenting process to…
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MarRI-UK Publishes Report on Smart Shipping Technology
MarRI-UK has published a report that highlights the most important drivers underpinning the development of smart shipping technologies in the UK. The report was an outcome of the research commissioned by MarRI-UK and paid for by the Department for Transport (DfT). A consortium led by London Economics, supported by NLAI and Marine South East, was…
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Hydrogen Highway
£1.3m awarded to a consortium led by Port of London Authority to create a National Hydrogen Highway A consortium of 8 organisations (1 Port, 2 SMEs, 3 Higher Education Institute, and 2 Research Technology Organisation) along with other supporting organisations, led by Port of London Authority have been awarded £1.3m as part of the Smart…
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Smart Maritime Land Operations Outcome Press Release
MarRI-UK announces successful project of ‘Smart Maritime Land Operations’ call £1.3m awarded to a consortium led by Port of London Authority to enable Smart Maritime Land Operations for the Maritime Sector A consortium of 8 organisations (1 Port, 2 SMEs, 3 Higher Education Institute, and 2 Research Technology Organisation) along with other supporting organisations, led…
