AP&A is committed to making shipping safer, more efficient and more environmentally friendly. AP&A has partnered with leading Universities, forward thinking vessel operators and green technology suppliers to meet these challenges.Our breadth of experience and skills allows us to tackle new problems from design, operational and technical perspectives, with our background installing new technologies during vessel build stage or as retrofits.
VRIVEN aims to pre-deploy an Extended Reality (XR)-based framework and develop innovative training solutions to prepare the maritime workforce for next-generation zero-emissions vessels. Although the solutions are applicable to all ship types, the case ship is a next-generation Commissioning Support Offshore Vessel (CSOV), designed with methanol-fuelled generator-sets and battery-packs, achieving zero-emissions when operating green-methanol.
Enhanced inspection of ship structures based on robotic platforms providing machinery monitoring in real time through ‘robotic’ sensors.
Partners: AP&A, Univeristy of Strathclyde, Lloyds Register, RINA, DFK, UIB, Glafcos, BV, Atlantec, TSI, Shipcon, Danaos,
Advance Condition Monitoring, towards predictive maintenance
The project identified ways to analyse data from critical equipment through original algorythms, to try to predict failure of equipment in advance.
Partners: AP&A, Univeristy of Strathclyde
Human factors and safety in maritime transport by transferring well proven practices and methodologies of air transport to maritime transport.
Partners: University of Strathclyde, Caledonian Macbrayne, Jumbo Shipping, Lloyds Register and Danaos Shipping amongst others.
Human elements and human element aspects and their interaction with other components / elements of the systems, in order to enhance safety in maritime and aviation operations.
Partners: University of Strathclyde, TUI Group, Kongsberg, Calmac Ferries, RSSB (UK),
Istanbul Technical University, National Technical University of Athens amongst others.
The project MarEd mainly aims to define all energy efficiency gaps in the shipping industry and create a distance learning modules to train staff and improve the familiarity and knowledge about the implementation of energy efficiency policies and MARPOL Annex VI.
Partners: University of Strathclyde, Istanbul Technical University, Calmac Ferries
The project titled as “Maritime Health Trainings for Seafarers and Doctors (MariHEALTH)” brings innovative approach to health training program for seafarers and maritime doctors.
Partners: University of Strathclyde ,Constanta Maritime University ,General Directorate of Health for Border and Coastal Areas of Turkey, UCTEA Chamber of Marine Engineers (Istanbul), Orka Informatics etc.
SafeSTRAITS project introduces a practical web-based on-line training system to increase knowledge and skills of Turkish Straits users, both international seafarers and local traffic users with the aim to reduce potential risks by improving navigational safety and preventing pollution in the Turkish Straits.
Partners: Istanbul Technical University, Constanta Maritime University, University of Strathclyde, Orka Informatics etc.