Objective For marine coating the overall environmental equation depends significantly on decisions taken in the ship pre-production and production phase. Today these decisions are mainly based on economic factors. The GreenDock project will identify elements of new building coating costs which influence the optimum solution through life. The GreenDock starting point is the fact that maintaining costs for ships are increasing as a result of increasing legislation and regulation. Average cost for applying paint at new building can be less than $1.50/sqm but up to $50/sqm to repair it through vessel life. The project's aim is to evaluate how the coating performance can be improved thus saving considerable money through life. The overall objectives of GreenDock are: - improve the performance of marine coatings during the ship lifetime - reduce environmental impact of marine coatings during the ship life cycle; to provide independent assessment of marine coating systems with regard to economy, technical performance, environmental influence, health and safety conditions - establish a European communication platform to stimulate the information exchange of all parties involved - speed up the application of advanced environmentally friendly materials and production processes in ship new building, repair and operation. For EU shipbuilding the following ship areas have been identified as important and are in focus of GreenDock: - corrosion protection in ballast tanks - antifouling at underwater areas - visual impression of the superstructure The research is performed by 3 yards (cruise liner, container ships and a repair yard), 4 RTD institutes, a classification society and a paint consultant. The results will fill a gap in the market, to provide the ship owners with an independent data source on selecting the right generic product type for their needs while understanding the yard implications' Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwarenatural scienceschemical sciencespolymer sciencesengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and filmsengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringnaval engineeringsea vesselsengineering and technologymaterials engineeringnanocomposites Keywords Marine Coating Programme(s) FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) SUSTDEV-2002-3.2.2.2.6 - Design and manufacture of new construction concepts for road, rail and inter-modal infrastructures SUSTDEV-2002-3.2.2.2.2 - Application of advanced design and manufacturing techniques Call for proposal FP6-2002-TRANSPORT-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator MEYER WERFT GMBH EU contribution No data Address Industriegebiet Sued PAPENBURG Germany See on map Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ODENSE STEELSHIPYARD LTD Denmark EU contribution No data Address Lindoe Allee ODENSE See on map Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data BLOHM + VOSS REPAIR GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address Herman-Blohm-Strasse 2 HAMBURG See on map Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data DET NORSKE VERITAS AS Norway EU contribution No data Address Veritasveien 1 H¢vik See on map Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SAFINAH LTD United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address 9B Chantry Place MORPETH See on map Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data THE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address 6 Kensington Terrace Newcastle upon Tyne See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data NEWCASTLE PRIMARY CARE TRUST United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Benfield Road NEWCASTLE See on map Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data SYNPO, AKCIOVA SPOLECNOST Czechia EU contribution No data Address S.K Neumanna 1316 PARDUBICE See on map Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data JAFO TECHNOLOGIE ZWEIGNIEDERLASSUNG DER BLOJM + VOSS INTERNATIONAL GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address AM ELBTUNNEL 6 HAMBURG See on map Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTER OF MARINE TECHNOLOGIES E.V. Germany EU contribution No data Address Bramfelder Str. 144 HAMBURG See on map Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data
