Research & Development

Funding of research and development projects

New challenges arising as a result of the increasing globalisation and a stronger general concern for the impact of sea transports on communities and the environment are prompting shipping companies to reassess and change their community position and accountability. The challenges are many and diverse. We are faced by major challenges in terms of pollution and relevant issues in relation to safety at sea and ashore. The question is how these challenges may be translated into concrete requirements for the shipping companies to comply with and how the shipping industry can develop the new skills and competences necessary to handle these challenges.

PhD stipend - ”Building Social Performance Capabilities in the Shipping Industry”.

In order to promote knowledge in this respect, NORDEN has decided to sponsor a PhD stipend with the Copenhagen Business School (CBS) focusing on the subject ”Building Social Performance Capabilities in the Shipping Industry”. The project will be incorporated in a larger shipping research group at CBS and will be carried out under the joint supervision of Martin Jes Iversen, assistant professor and Henrik Sornn-Friese, associate professor.

Decision3 - GreenSteam development project

NORDEN has also decided to collaborate with Decision3 on the so-called GreenSteam development project. The project begins with a comprehensive analysis of the test vessel’s fittings and hydrodynamics. A data collection system is then installed on board the test vessel, and data collection is started under operating conditions and continued until the advanced mathematical modelling tool is able to calculate the possible saving with adequate precision. Finally, the project will enter its operational phase, consisting in the delivery of the final, operational trim optimising system (GreenSteam). If the results meet NORDEN’s expectations, the system will be fitted on board all the Company’s owned vessels.