TrAM

Zero-Emission passenger transport at European waterways
2023-05-10 12:30 - 16:00 UTC
On behalf of The Mission of Norway to the EU and the TrAM project partners, we would like to invite you to our High-Level Seminar in Brussels on May 10th.
Hear leading EU stakeholders discuss the possibility of speeding up the green transition of seaborne passenger transport in Europe.
How can we make zero-emission passenger transport at sea the new norm and make it competitive in terms of cost and the environment?
Through advanced modular production, the EU-funded TrAM project has constructed the world’s first zero-emission high-speed craft Medstraum. Today, this groundbreaking vessel operates a public commuting route in Stavanger, Norway, transporting 147 passengers daily. After six months in operation, what have we learnt?
During the seminar, you will meet EU representatives, Norwegian Government representatives, NGOs, transport providers from European regions, and the TrAM project frontrunners.
Limited spots are available – this is a personal and non-transferable invitation. To secure your spot, register by 30 April. (Are you interested in receiving an invitation to the seminar: post@maritimecleantech.no)
The seminar is at Norway House, Rue Archimède 17, 1000 Bruxelles.
See the full agenda and sign up here.

Green Shipping: Experiences from EU funded projects
2022-12-08 09:30 - 12:30 UTC
Maritime CleanTech will present at the CINEA Cross-programme feedback workshop on December 8th.
This workshop is an opportunity for sharing knowledge between organisations that are implementing on the ground solutions for green shipping, and EU policy makers. The aim is to collect inputs from the projects on legislative drivers, barriers, and technology gaps to feed-in EU policies addressing the transition to a greener shipping sector, to identify opportunities for market uptake for innovative sustainable solutions and their transferability to fishing fleets, and to provide suggestions for future areas to be addressed by EU funding programmes.

TrAM at TRA2022
2022-11-14 - 2022-11-17
Come meet partners of the TrAM project at Waterborne´s stand (PAV 2, STAND 2.24)!
TRA, the Transport Research Arena, is the largest European research and technology conference on transport and mobility.
TRA is the foremost European transport event that covers all transport modes and all aspects of mobility. In 2022, TRA takes place in Lisbon, Portugal. Themed “Moving together – reimagining mobility worldwide”, TRA2022 brings together experts from around the world to discuss the newest innovations and future of mobility and transport, building also on the Portuguese historical legacy and links to overseas transport professionals. Through the development of innovative solutions, TRA Lisbon 2022 aims for a more efficient, safer, carbon-free, inclusive, and sustainable transport in all its modes.

TrAM at SNAME Maritime Convention
2022-09-26 - 2022-09-29 | Houston
Dr. Apostolos Papanikolaou (National Technical University of Athens) and TrAM Project Manager Mikal Dahle (Kolumbus) will represent the TrAM project at the SNAME Maritime Convention.
The Convention includes technical presentations, panels, and continuing education sessions, bringing together peers from all over the world. Wednesday 28 September, Dr. Papanikoloau and Dahle, are parts of the panel discussion on Green Transport – Towards Zero-Emissions Waterborne Transport.
SNAME is an internationally recognized society of individual members serving the maritime and offshore industries and their suppliers.

TrAM Conference: Water to Land Mobility Hubs
2022-09-21 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | Scandic Stavanger City, Reidar Berges Gate 7, Stavanger, Rogaland, 4013, Norway
Join the international conference either digitally or physically in Stavanger, Norway! Here we’ll address planning and operation of mobility hubs as a component of sustainable and user-oriented mobility in cities.
As a result of ambitious climate targets and the need for more sustainable transport solutions in cities around the world, the number of battery electric ferries and fast ferries is expected to grow rapidly in the years to come. Waterborne transport plays a central role in the urban mobility system, and can help secure an efficient low-emission ecosystem.
The conference is organized within the context of the TrAM project, an EU-funded project for the modular development of emission-free high-speed passenger ferries. In the process an appropriate design of the mobility hub in the city of Stavanger will ensure the integration of the ferry service into the urban mobility system – the “Medstraum” vessel will be operating a multi-stop commuter route for mobility provider Kolumbus, and will be officially launched in Stavanger the very next day!
In this hybrid event, representatives from the TrAM project, Kolumbus, and other initiatives related to sustainable passenger transport will share their experience with water-land mobility, and we will learn more about both challenges and solutions from all over the world.
AGENDA:

13:00 – 13:10 Welcome and Introduction: Edith Kristin Nøkling, Kolumbus CEO, Stavanger & Tonje Hovland, Maritime CleanTech Project Coordinator
13:10 – 13:20 Warm Up – get to know each other: Fabian Edel, Innovation Design, Fraunhofer IAO, Stuttgart, Germany
13:20 – 13:30 Introduction of the Tram Project: Mikal Dahle, Project Manager – TrAM, Kolumbus AS, Stavanger
13:30 – 13:50 Ship transport as an integral part of future mobility: Steinar Meling, CEO of Yago and Project Manager at Nordic Edge, Stavanger
13:50 – 14:05 Coffee Break
14:05 – 15:15 Challenges and solutions for water-land mobility interfaces around the world:

The Stavanger Mobility Hub, Espen Strand Henriksen, Kolumbus Mobility Developer
London´s approach, Craig Brown, Thames Clippers Head of Fleet Logistics
Kiel´s approach, Malten Rose, Traffic planner, Public Transport Authority, City of Kiel
New York City´s approach, Jedediah Tango, NYC Economic Development Corporation Senior Associate, Asset Management – Port NYC

15:15 – 15:45 Panel Discussion – How to design a land-to-water mobility hub? Moderated by Fabian Edel, Innovation Design, Fraunhofer IAO, Stuttgart, Germany & Tonje Hovland, Maritime CleanTech Project Coordinator
15:45 – 16:00 Official farewell (end of digital event)

Open End to mingle and meet the speakers in Stavanger.
If you are participating digitally, you will be provided with a link to the online event.
SIGN UP HERE! Questions? Please contact Tonje Hovland +47 938 39 502

TrAM @EU-SHIPPING-BCE: The role of Low Carbon Fuels in Decarbonising Maritime Transport
2022-09-20 09:00 - 23:00 UTC | Athens, Greece
TrAM Project leader Mikal Dahle will enter the stage at EU-Shipping-BCE on September 20th with the presentation: The TrAM project and the successful delivery of the world’s first fully electric fast ferry.
09.00 Research policies and demonstration projects

The role of Horizon Europe Programme in supporting decarbonisation of shipping
How to feed more renewables into the shipping market
How to successfully implement an overall transition plan
Key demonstration projects paving the way forward

11.00 Coffee Break and Networking
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TrAM seminar: World’s first zero-emission high-speed craft // @SMM
2022-09-08 10:00 - 11:30 UTC
How was the world’s first zero emission high speed catamaran realized?
In this seminar, we will hear from the enabling partners of the groundbreaking TrAM project. Here, Medstraum – the world’s first zero-emission high-speed passenger vessel was developed through advanced modular production. New manufacturing methods are lowering production and engineering costs. The project is revolutionary both in terms of zero-emission technologies and manufacturing methods. The project is supported by EU’s Horizon 2020-programme.

Welcome and agenda – Håvard Tvedte, Head of Communication TrAM, Maritime CleanTech
Medstraum – realizing zero-emission mobility at sea – Mikal Dahle, Project manager TrAM, Kolumbus
Constructing Medstraum: The world’s first zero-emission high-speed craft – Edmund Tolo, R&D Manager, Fjellstrand
Zero-emission energy systems for high-speed crafts – Frode Jenset, Project Manager, Wärtsilä
Battery solutions for high-speed-crafts – TBA, Corvus
Propulsion efficiency – the research approach – Dr.-Ing. Yan Xing-Kaeding, Senior Researcher/Project Manager Ships, Hamburg Ship Model Basin
Propulsion technologies on Medstraum – Svein Helge Natterøy, Sales Manager, Servogear
Modular production and robot-welding – Morten Christensen Bjelland, CDO, Leirvik
Extruded aluminum solutions for fast ferries – Chris Moyle, Sales Director Marine & Offshore, Hydro Extrusions

Join the seminar at SMM meetingroom Kopenhagen 4!

TrAM at SMM: Introducing the world´s first zero-emission fast ferry
2022-09-06 14:30 - 15:00 UTC | SMM Hamburg, Messeplatz 1, Hamburg, Germany
This year the TrAM project partners are launching the fully electric catamaran Medstraum – a groundbreaking zero emission fast ferry.
The vessel will operate a commuter route in Stavanger, Norway, and can carry 150 passengers. Medstraum is realized through the groundbreaking TrAM EU project and includes new developments in hull shapes, propulsion systems as well as studies of advanced manufacturing methods.
Don’t miss out on meeting the TrAM partners at stand B7.102!

TrAM at Rosendalsveko 2022
2022-08-08 - 2022-08-09
At the annual Rosendalsveko, the TrAM project will take part in a panel discussion on green maritime transport 9th of August.
More information.

ShipZERO 26.5 - ZESTAs
2022-06-21 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
ShipZERO brings together change-makers and innovators from across the entire maritime value chain from shipowners and manufacturers to financiers and regulators.
The TrAM project will be presented at this stakeholder conference taking place in Amsterdam, day before Electric Hybrid Marine.
Hege Økland, CEO of Maritime CleanTech, will give a presentation on Electrical vessels and modular production, based on the TrAM expirences.
Full agenda here: ShipZERO 26.5.

TrAM at EVS 35
2022-06-14 12:30 - 13:30 UTC
Get introduced to the TrAM project at The International Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS), the world’s largest Public Exhibition and Electric Mobility Conference.
14 June , the Norway pavilion will host an event to present leading European projects. Håvard Tvedte, Head of Communication in the TrAM project, will present the project’s work with constructing the world’s first zero-emission high-speed craft through modular production.
More information about the TrAM event here.

TrAM at Posidonia
2022-06-06 - 2022-06-10
Get introduced to the TrAM project at Posidona, the international shipping exhibition taking place in Athens, Greece.
Get more information about our project activities at stand 2.558 (University of Strathclyde stand).
More information about Posidonia here.

TrAM at Hannover Messe
2022-05-30 - 2022-06-02
Get introduced to the TrAM project at Hannover Messe, the leading knowledge and networking platform for the manufacturing and energy industries.
Get more information about our project activities at Hall 5, Stand B16 (European Commission stand). TrAM Project Manager Mikal Dahle will be joining the stand events 31 May-1 June.
More information about Hannover Messe here.

Introducing Medstraum - The zero-emission fast ferry
2022-04-05 14:00 - 14:30 UTC | Nor-Shipping Oslo
The world’s first certified zero-emission fast ferry will be launched in Norway this summer. Currently, under construction at the Fjellstrand yard, the battery-electric catamaran Medstraum is planned to operate a public route and carry around 150 passengers.
The vessel is realized through the groundbreaking TrAM project and includes new developments in hull shapes, propulsion systems as well as studies of advanced manufacturing methods.
Meet the TrAM partners at stand T02-27 (Maritime Clean Tech Stand). This unique vessel will be presented at the ModularizationTalks at 14:00, April 5th.

TEKNA: Fast ferries and ferries of the future
2021-12-07 - 2021-12-09
Project manager Mikal Dahle (Kolumbus) will present the TrAM project during the Tekna conference regarding the development of fast ferries and ferries of the future, in Oslo.
More information here.

IFZEST 2021 - International Forum on Zero Emission Shipping Technology
2021-11-26
Prof. Apostolos Papanikolaou, em. Professor of National Technical University of Athens, will present the development and results from the TrAM project.
This virtual International Forum on Zero Emission Shipping Technology is taking place for the first time. Organisers are Harbin Engineering University and the Southampton Ocean Engineering Joint Insitute at HEU.

TrAM Project General Assembly
2021-11-10 - 2021-11-12
The TrAM General Assembly will be held in Athens, 10th – 12th of November.

Logistics day in Stavanger
2021-11-09
Project manager Mikal Dahle (Kolumbus) will present the TrAM project vessel Medstraum and the work with the charging system during the logistics day in Stavanger.
More information here.

SNAME Annual Meeting 2021
2021-10-25 - 2021-10-27
This year’s SMC provides a new exhibit format to enhance your connections all day, every day of the event. With its new health and safety protocols and flexible contracting terms, SMC allows you to connect face-to-face with your prime buying audience—engineers, designers, shipbuilders, and operators— who are actively assessing the latest technologies, services, and products for today’s shipbuilding projects. TrAM project manager Mikal Dahle (Kolumbus) will present the project during the annual meeting, he will also participate in a panel discussion during the event in Providence, USA.
More information here.

TrAM in Bergen
2021-09-24 - 2021-09-25
TrAM project manager Mikal Dahle and Edmund Tolo, R&D Manager at Fjellstrand, will present the TrAM project’s progress on advanced and modular production of a high-speed vessel.

TrAM at Fast Ferry Conference
2021-09-23 - 2021-09-24
TrAM project manager Mikal Dahle and Edmund Tolo, R&D Manager at Fjellstrand, will present the TrAM project’s progress on advanced and modular production of a high-speed vessel. In addition, will consortia partner Servogear, and business developer Torleif Stokke, present their propeller solutions.
Full agenda here (partly in Norwegian): Hurtigbåtkonferansen.

Electric & Hybrid Marine Virtual ‘Live’
2021-09-13
Our work within the TrAM project, including constructing the world’s first certified battery-electric fast ferry through modular production, will be presented by Edmund Tolo, R&D manager at Fjellstrand AS.
The presentation will be part of the “Vessel Case session” at day one of Electric & Hybrid Marine Virtual ‘Live’, Monday 13th September. More information and how to register for the conference to be found here: Electric & Hybrid Marine Virtual ‘Live’.

LIVE: TrAM construction start
2021-06-10 01:00 - 14:00 UTC
Join us and watch the keel laying ceremony for the world´s first fully electric fast going passenger vessel live.
The live stream will be available from the TrAM project´s Facebook page.
Agenda:

Welcome, Håvard Tvedte, Director Project Management, NCE Maritime CleanTech
Meet Medstraum, the world´s first fully electric fast ferry
Greetings from the Norwegian Minister of Transport, Knut Arild Hareide
Greetings from Rogaland County Mayor, Marianne Chesak
This is Fjellstrand – virtual tour with Edmund Tolo, R&D/Sales Manager at Fjellstrand yard
Panel conversation; Håvard Tvedte, Marianne Chesak, Mikal Dahle (Project Manager, TrAM project) and Edmund Tolo

TrAM workshop: Stability and Safety in electric vessels
2021-06-09 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Oslo)
Stab&S conference 2021: First international conference on stability and safety of ships and ocean vehicles
As a result of ambitious climate targets and the need for more sustainable transport solutions in cities around the world, the number of battery electric ferries and fast ferries is expected to grow rapidly in the years to come.
In the Horizon2020 project TrAM (2018-2022, https://tramproject.eu ), 14 European partners are developing the world’s first zero emission fast catamaran ferry through advanced technology, modular production, and optimisation techniques. One demonstrator vessel will be physically built to operate a multi-stop commuter route into Stavanger, Norway from 2022. Construction will start in May 2021, and the demonstrator will be a fully electric fast passenger ferry with zero emission to air and sea.
In this webinar representatives from the TrAM project and other initiatives related to electric vessels operating on green fuels will share information about their development work and issues related to safety and stability.
AGENDA
Welcome
Mikal Dahle, Project Coordinator for the TrAM project
Risk assessments related to the design and construction of electric vessels
Edmund Tolo, R&D/Sales Manager Fjellstrand Yard/TrAM project
HAZID identification study of the world’s first electric fast ferry
Dr Evangelos Boulougouris, University of Strathclyde/TrAM project
Driving Safety Further
Roman Stoiber: Senior Vice President Product Management, Corvus Energy
Discussions and questions
Moderator: Alexandros Priftis, Research Associate, University of Strathclyde
More information
Full conference program

Webinar: Modular Design & Engineering – Sustainable, low-impact platform-based ship design
2021-02-18 15:30 - 17:00 UTC
Worldwide competition is fierce, and in order to maintain world-leadership in complex, value-added and highly specialised vessels, European shipbuilders must develop tailor-made innovative concepts that are efficient to design and build.
The NAVAIS project is developing a platform-based modular product family approach supported by the 3DEXPERIENCE® platform. This concept will increase efficiency in vessel design and flexibility in production networks. The project focuses on passenger/road ferries and multi-use workboats integrating sustainability in the design of the ships. NAVAIS will support the transfer from an engineered-to-order business model to an assemble-to-order business model, which will allow shorter process lead-times, constant quality, reduced design and production costs and better integration of the SME supply chain, thereby increasing competitiveness of the European shipbuilding industry.
In this series of 4 webinars, we will not only inform you on the progress the project is making, but also get you up to speed on several other related developments, including the EC-funded TrAM project and inspiration from outside the marine industry.
In the second webinar, Tobias Seidenberg from Fraunhofer IEM will present findings in the H2020 TrAM project.
Modular Design & Engineering – Sustainable, low-impact platform-based ship design;

Systems engineering principles in shipbuilding – a demo case example – (Damen);
Environmental impact reduction – optimization (Bureau Veritas)
Underwater Radiated Noise (URN) prediction tools – designing for low URN in early design stages (MARIN)

More information/registration: https://p.easydus.com/project/825947e3-ea1f-4c52-8090-566653416b8f/form/1?sig=fea53c4fa288f8689a1c1e86b74dce862eae5be9665cf7e476619fb5adb9fb1e

Tekna: Technology development for fast ferries and ferries
2020-12-08 - 2020-12-09
Tekna’s conference focuses on the green shift and the fast boats and ferries of the future.
Mikal Dahle, project leader in the Horizon 2020 project TrAM, will share information about the development of the world’s first zero emission fast catamaran ferry through advanced technology, modular production, and optimisation techniques.
The Horizon2020 project TrAM (2018-2022, https://tramproject.eu ) has 14 European partners. One demonstrator vessel will be physically built to operate a multi-stop commuter route into Stavanger, Norway from 2022. Construction will start in April 2021, and the demonstrator will be a fully electric fast passenger ferry with zero emission to air and sea.
More information: https://www.tekna.no/kurs/teknologiutvikling-fremtidens-hurtigbater-og-ferger-40016/

Logistikkdagen 2020
2020-11-10 09:00 - 15:00 UTC
Logistikkdagen is the largest annual meeting place in the region for everyone who is interested in transport and logistics.
Mikal Dahle, project leader in the Horizon 2020 project TrAM, will share information about the development of the world’s first zero emission fast catamaran ferry through advanced technology, modular production, and optimisation techniques.
The Horizon2020 project TrAM (2018-2022, https://tramproject.eu ) has 14 European partners. One demonstrator vessel will be physically built to operate a multi-stop commuter route into Stavanger, Norway from 2022. Construction will start in April 2021, and the demonstrator will be a fully electric fast passenger ferry with zero emission to air and sea.
More information: https://www.naeringsforeningen.no/moeter/logistikkdagen-2020-streaming/

Forum for Urban Waterways
2020-11-09
TrAM will be presented in the a forum for urban waterways hosted by Sweedish organisation Vattenbussen.

SNAME Greek section webinar: Development of the World’s First Zero-Emission Fast Ferry
2020-10-22 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/Helsinki)
As a result of ambitious climate targets and the need for more sustainable transport solutions in cities around the world, the number of electric ferries and fast ferries is expected to grow rapidly in the years to come. Developments within battery technology have been vast within recent years, and ensuring efficiency, economy and safety are key parts of the development work.
In the Horizon2020 project TrAM (2018-2022, https://tramproject.eu ), 14 European partners are developing the world’s first zero emission fast catamaran ferry through advanced technology, modular production, and optimisation techniques. One demonstrator vessel will be physically built to operate a multi-stop commuter route into Stavanger, Norway from 2022. Construction will start in April 2021, and the demonstrator will be a fully electric fast passenger ferry with zero emission to air and sea.
In this webinar representatives from the TrAM project will share information about their development work and key findings from the hydrodynamic optimisation of the vessel.
AGENDA
Welcome: Marie Launes, Director Public Relations NCE Maritime CleanTech/the TrAM project
Developing the world’s first electric fast ferry: Mikal Dahle, TrAM Project Manager/Kolumbus
Hydrodynamic optimisation of a zero-emission fast catamaran: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Habil. Apostolos Papanikolaou, Hamburg Ship Model Basin HSVA and National Technical University of Athens /the TrAM project
Technical discussions: Moderator: Dr. John Kokarakis, VP Technical Business Development, Bureau Veritas & President of SNAME Greek Section

Webinar starts 18.00-19.00 (UTC+2)

TrAM workshop: Design & construction of electric vessels
2020-09-04 12:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Welcome
Marie Launes, NCE Maritime CleanTech/TrAM project
Dr Evangelos Boulougouris, University of Strathclyde/TrAM project
The TrAM project – New mindsets in ship building
Mikal Dahle, Project Coordinator TrAM Project
New production methods
Modularisation can, and should, change the way ships are ordered
Tobias Seidenberg, Fraunhofer IEM/TrAM project
The Navais project – A platform-based modular product family approach in shipbuilding
Jeroen Pruyn, Assistant Professor Maritime Operations and Management, TU Delft Ship Design, Production and Operations
The Seaboat project – Introducing a revolutionary E-Boat design incorporating the C-PET manufactured hull into the market
Mark McKeigue, ÉireComposites Teo/Seaboat project
Questions from participants & Discussion with speakers
Hydrodynamics
Hydrodynamic optimisation of a zero-emission fast catamaran
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Habil. Apostolos Papanikolaou, HSVA/TrAM project
Hydrodynamics & Flying Foil – The ZEFF Concept
CEO Erik Ianssen, Selfa Arctic
Developments in battery-powered vessel research,
Dr. Y.S. Kim, Korea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean engineering (KRISO)
Questions from participants & Discussion with speakers
Registration
To register for this free event send an e-mail to icsos.workshop@gmail.com. If you would like to participate in the entire ICSOS conference, you can register as “Standard Registration” (Registration fee: £50) through this link.
