CREATIVITY AND EXPERTISE to develop solutions for the

marine industry

ACPA 2016 Maritime Innovation: A Portent for the Future

• Non-for-profit organization

• Affiliated to the Institut maritime du Québec

• College Center for Technology Transfer (CCTT)

• Has led over 300 projects since 2001

• Strong Collaborators/Partners/Clients/Suppliers Network

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Mission

Contribute to the development of marine industry and foster excellence through innovation

• Applied Research and Developement

• Technical Assistance

• Technological Transfert

• Distribution of Information

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Expertise • Marine Engineering

• Submarine and Hyperbaric Interventions

• Environmental Technologies

• Navigation

• Marine Safety and Security

• Marine Transport

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• Marine industry innovations drivers

• Onboard innovations

• On-shore innovations

Subjects

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More efficient → → better business

Less impacts → → social responsibility

Marine industry innovations drivers

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Innovative path toward smarter, more efficient ships:

• Ship H&M design improvements

• Ship monitoring

• Automated ships

• Autonomous ships

Onboard innovations - efficiency

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• Higher efficiency engines

• Hull designs, coatings

• Propulsion components improvements

Ship H&M design improvements

Source: MAN Diesel Source: MAN Diesel Source: International paint

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• Navigation aid technologies

• Augmented reality

• Smart sensors

• Real-time reporting

• Shore-side data analysis

• Shore-side advising – planning – navigational assistance

Ship monitoring

Source: Rolls-Royce

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• Automated systems

• Real-time shore-ship controls

• Land-based operations

Automated ships

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Autonomous unmanned ships

Source: MUNIN project

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Autonomous unmanned ships

Source: MUNIN project

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Innovative path toward cleaner ships:

• Alternative fuels

• Electrification

• Environmental impact abatement

technologies

Onboard innovations - cleaner

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• MDO/HFO

• LNG

• Methanol

• Hydrogen

Alternative marine fuels?

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Future marine fuels?

Source: LR Global Marine Fuel Trends 2030

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• Shore-power

• Electric and hybrid service vessels

(tugs, workboat, ferries)

Electrification

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• Air emissions (engine, cargo)

• Water-borne (ballast, bilge, cargo residues)

• Noise (air-borne, underwater)

• Waste

Environmental impact abatement

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• Operation monitoring & automation

• Automated mooring

• Automated cargo handling

• Electrification

• Environmental impact reduction

On-shore innovations

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• Smart sensors

• Real-time reporting

• Automated operations

Operation monitoring & automation

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Automated mooring systems

Source: Cavotec SA

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Automated cargo handling

Source: TEREX

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• Shore-power

• Electric cargo handling machinery

and vehicles

Electrification

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• Air emissions (cargo, equipment)

• Water-borne (spills and leakages, cargo residues)

• Noise (air-borne, underwater)

• Waste

Environmental impact reduction

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More efficient → → better business

Less impacts → → social responsibility

Marine industry innovations drivers

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Thank you !

Aurem Langevin, ing.

Project Leader

Aurem@imar.ca

Innovation maritime

418 725-3525, ext. 4624