The Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka as organizer together with co-organizers - the Faculty of Maritime Studies, University of Rijeka and the Association for Research and Development of Maritime Industries, the Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport, University of Ljubljana has organized the 8th International Conference on Marine Technology, in memoriam of the academician Zlatko Winkler. The Conference was held at the Faculty of Engineering on November 15-16, 2019. With an enhanced international scientific committee and a considerable number of papers by foreign authors, the conference had an international character. The Conference is traditionally held under the auspice of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts - The Department of Technical Sciences.
The 35 complete papers were submitted, with 95 authors and co-authors. In addition, three plenary lectures were held in the field of: Regulations for the design, construction and use of marine technology facilities, Luxury yachts and Air pollution from ships. The conference was attended by more than 100 participants, authors, co-authors, organizers, co-organizers, sponsors, professors, students, businessmen and guests.
The complete papers, after the review process will be published in the special issue of the Journal of Maritime & Transportation Sciences.
The paper titled “An Analysis of Basic Parameters of Ro-Pax Ships and Double-ended Ferries as Basis for New Hybrid Ferries Designs” was presented on the Conference. The authors are L. Novak, D. Majnarić, R. Dejhalla and A. Zamarin, all from the Faculty of Engineering in Rijeka. The study was made within a framework of the METRO project. Within the study, two separate databases were formed, one for each ferry type (Ro-Pax and double-ended ferries). Data were gathered for ferries that operate in the European seas: Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic Sea, Celtic Sea and English Channel.
Considering the quantity of gathered data, databases provide good guidelines for the selection of basic parameters of new hybrid ferry designs. This represents the first step in the process of development of new hybrid Ro-Pax and double-ended ferries within the project METRO.
