A better start of the day does not exist! Together with the sailing service providers of Deltalinqs aboard the Ab Initio, we engaged in a conversation about circularity. The setting could not have been more appropriate, as the STC training ship is largely built with recyclable materials and is modularly designed for the fuel of the future (fuel cell or hydrogen propulsion).
Great to explain not only our research (in cooperation with BlueCity (010)), but also three circular cases we are concretely working on, including:
– Cable use on board ships radically under the microscope (quantity and material) with Alewijnse.
– Remanufacturing a 20-year-old tunnel thruster with AEGIR-Marine BV.
– Modular retrofitting of push contructions with KOTUG International (by Almar van Herk).
After this we talked to this group of sailing service providers from, among others, the Dutch Pilots Association, Watertaxi Rotterdam, Port of Rotterdam and the Rotterdam Boatmen (KVRE) about the extent to which they see and use circular opportunities in, for example, fleet renewal, life cycle services, etc.
About Deltalinqs
Deltalinqs promotes the common interests of over 95% of all logistic, ports and industrial enterprises in the mainport Rotterdam. Over 700 companies from fourteen different sectors join the association of entrepreneurs. Together the mainport Rotterdam accounts for 8.2% of the Dutch Gross National Product and provides work, either directly or indirectly, to over 565,000 people.