Development of a partial air cushion support catamaran for freight transportation on inland waterways

Project Information

PACSCAT

Grant agreement ID: G3RD-CT-2002-00825

Project closed

Start date 1 November 2002

End date 31 July 2005

Funded under

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

Total cost € 1 533 099,00

EU contribution € 887 747,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
United Kingdom

Objective

PACSCAT proposes to develop and validate a novel vessel design for high-speed freight transport along inland waterways. This design concept offers environmental benefits of high efficiency and low wash, allowing a potential doubling of speed. The technical and market feasibilities have been confirmed through testing and analysis under a successful EU CRAFT Exploratory project completed in May 2001. The collaborative RTD project now proposed will perform a detailed design and performance assessment for a vessel suitable for deployment in the Rhine and Danube freight logistics market. It will be implemented by a trans-national consortium spanning the complete value chain from vessel designer to operator, and including interfaces with key regulatory authorities.

Fields of science

Not validated

• social sciences › social geography › transport › freight transport

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

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: University Road ; SO17 1BJ SOUTHAMPTON ; United Kingdom
• Total cost: No data

Participants (15)

CHECKMATE UK LIMITED

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Unit 69 Pegasus Way, Bowerhill ; SN12 6TR MELKSHAM
• Total cost: No data

DEVELOPMENT CENTRE FOR SHIP TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSPORT SYSTEMS

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 77,Oststrasse 77 ; 47013 DUISBURG
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DR IVANOV

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Hauptstrasse 255 A ; 51503 ROESRATH
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GERMANISCHER LLOYD AG

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Vorsetzen 35 ; 20459 HAMBURG
• Total cost: No data

INDEPENDENT MARITIME ASSESSMENT ASSOCIATES LTD

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 35 Knights Bank Road, Hill Head ; PO14 3HX FAREHAM
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUTE OF SHIPPING ECONOMICS AND LOGISTICS

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Universitaetsallee GW 1 - Block A ; 28359 BREMEN
• Total cost: No data

MARINETECH SOUTH LIMITED

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Administration Building, University Road ; SO17 1BJ SOUTHAMPTON
• Total cost: No data

MARITIME SIMULTATION ROTTERDAM BV

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Wilhelminakade 701 ; 3007 ROTTERDAM
• Total cost: No data

MDS FRANCE SARL

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rue Pierre Rivoalon 300 ; 29608 BREST
• Total cost: No data

NEREUS TECHNOLOGIES LTD

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Dorchester Road 42 ; DT4 7JZ WEYMOUTH
• Total cost: No data

SHIPBUILDERS AND SHIPREPAIRERS ASSOCIATION

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Marine House, Thorpe Lea Road ; TW20 8BF EGHAM,SURREY
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SOVTRANSAVTO DEUTSCHLAND GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 67-69 ; 50668 KOELN
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WAERTSILAE PROPULSION NETHERLANDS B.V.

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Lipsstraat 52 ; 5151 RP DRUNEN
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WHITE YOUNG GREEN CONSULTING LTD

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Arndade Court, Headingley ; LS6 2UJ LEEDS
• Total cost: No data

WITT AND SOHN AG

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Wuppermanstrasse 6-10 ; 25421 PINNEBERG
• Total cost: No data