Inspection Tour with the ferry „Berlin“ of shipping company Scandlines
All
affiliated
partners
met
on
4th
December,
2018
in
the
port
of
Rostock
in
order
to
get
on
board
a
ferry
to
retrieve
the
initial
conditions
for
a
successful
adaption
of
the
ALBERO
project.
The
focus
was
on
the
hybrid
ferry
"Berlin"
operated
by
Scandlines.
16
members
of
the
interdisciplinary
team
were
able
to
gain
a
comprehensive
overview
of
the
structural
and
technical
requirements
for
the
transport
of
alternatively
powered
vehicles
and
possible
charging
conditions
for
electric
vehicles
during
ongoing
operations
on
the
route from Rostock to Gedser and back to Rostock.
The programme included in particular
a
visit
of
the
bridge
and
the
engine
room
as
well
as
the
car
decks
during
vessel´s
arrival
and
departure,
during
passage
and
during
loading
and
unloading
with
the
opening
and closing of the bow and stern hatch,
the
recording
of
technical
parameters,
car
deck
layout,
connections
for
refrigerated
trucks,
fire
alarm
systems
(optical
smoke
detectors,
cameras)
as
well
as
a
inspection
of
the fire extinguishing systems/fire protection technology available on board.
Based
on
the
different
work
tasks
and
competences
of
the
project
partners,
general
information
about
the
conditions
for
the
transport
of
vehicles
and
for
the
power
supply
on
board,
especially
on
the
car
decks,
has
been
of
particular
interest.
Each
partner
was
given
the
opportunity
to
ask
the
questions
they
were
interested
in
and
to
carry
out
individual
investigations
at
this
early
project
stage.
For
example,
measurements
of
flow
velocities
on
the
partially
closed
and
the
closed
car
decks
were
carried
out,
different
recordings
with
a
thermal
imaging
camera
and
photos
for
documentation
purposes
were
taken.
It
was
also
possible
to
interview
competent
contact
persons
onboard,
e.g.
interviews
were
conducted
with
various
Scandlines
employees
involved
in
onboard
operations.
The
main
focus
has
been
on
questions
of
whether
it
is
possible
to
provide
parking
spaces
on
the
decks
for
alternatively
powered
vehicles,
how
these
would
have
to
be
designed
in
terms
of
construction
and
fire
protection
and
where
the
parking
space
could
finally
be
installed.
It
was
a
special
experience
for
all
project
partners
with
many
impressions
and
insights
around
the
topic
of
ferry
shipping
and
alternatively
powered
vehicles.
Thanks
to
wind
speeds
of
up
to
7,
in
gusts
of
up
to
9
wind
forces,
all
participants
were
given
a
realistic
and
sustainable
idea
of
a
ferry
crossing
over
the
Baltic
Sea
and
the
special
conditions
at
sea (waves, swell, ship movements). Many thanks go to the staff of the associated project partner Scandlines who made this informative visit and ship inspection possible.