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COMMUNICATION
The most innovative project
for European shipbuilding
Fibreship will entail an important energy saving reducing by 70% the structural weight of the
vessels by means of composite materials.
FIBRESHIP (H2020, Grant 723360) is an ambitious R&D numerical software tools for assessing the structural
project aimed at developing a new market focused on performance.
the design and construction of commercial vessels in
composite materials (FRP, Fibre-Reinforced Polymers) Three vessels categories were targeted as the most
greater than 500GT (approximately 50m in length). promising for market orientation in the framework of
From the energy point of view, this project will imply a FIBRESHIP project: i) lightweight commercial vessels,
significant reduction in energy consumption thanks to ii) passenger, transportation and leisure vessels and iii)
the reduction in structural weight of the vessels, among special service vessels.
other advantages for shipowners. FIBRESHIP has a overall
budget of €11M, being partially supported by the European Along the first period of the project, the following
Commission (EC) within the H2020 research program and objectives have been reached:
it is participated by 18 partners led by TSI S.L.
• A evaluation of impacts and a cost-benefit calculator
The main objective of FIBRESHIP project is to generate the have been performed for large ships of composite
regulatory framework for designing and building of large- materials.
length ships in FRP materials overcoming the technical
challenges identified. In order to achieve this goal, the • A SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses Opportunities,
project is auditing innovative FRP materials for marine Threats) focused on all involved marine stakeholders
applications, elaborating new design guidelines, generating (shipyards, suppliers, shipping principals) was carried
production and inspection methodologies, and developing out, showing the roadmap of composite adoption in EU
Shipping Market.
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