Background
Economy of scale is leading to unprecedented ship sizes. The new
dimensions of the Panama Canal (450 x 55 x 18.5 m) underline this
development. Order books of the major yards are filling with large
container vessels exceeding 13000 TEU cargo capacity. Plans for 16 and
18 kTEU are announced. Such large ships capable of a sustained speed
of 25 knots into severe wave conditions, require a thorough design
verification in service conditions. In particular the hull response in
relation to fatigue life time can not be extrapolated from empirical
methods and rules. Both for safety and economy of this new fleet, hull
integrity throughout the lifetime of the vessels is paramount.
Objectives
The TALLSHIP (Tools & Analysis for Life time of Large Ship) initiative
aims to bring together the different interests and experiences to solve
the issues related to the design, engineering, construction and operation
of ultra large container vessels. In particular the project is aiming at the
dynamic hull response and fatigue life prediction
The TALLSHIP (Tools & Analysis for Life time of Large Ship) initiative
aims to bring together the different interests and experiences to solve
the issues related to the design, engineering, construction and operation
of ultra large container vessels. In particular the project is aiming at the
dynamic hull response and fatigue life prediction