Acronym |
COMFORTABLE |
Title |
COMFORTABLE: Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) Management |
Programme |
Waterborne Transport, 4th Framework |
Contract no |
WA – 95 – SC.198 |
| Start: January 1996 | End: December 1998 |
| Duration | 36 months |
Financial Data
Total Budget |
2.520.702 ECU |
| EU Contribution | 1.616.763 ECU |
| Part Financing | 903.939 ECU |
| Budget of Technical University of Crete | 45.000 ECU |
Description
Key Words
Vessel Traffic Services, Optimal Weather Routing
Summary
Main goals of the project are:
| To develop tools for VTS-operators for the recognition and assessment of traffic situations. |
| To develop conceptual (legal, procedural and organisational) tools and scenarios for simplified description of manoeuvring capabilities for use within VTS. |
| To develop a traffic situation display for VTS. |
These developments will take into consideration the guidelines that have been specified in previous research projects of the E.C.
Participants
Main Contractors
Full Name |
Country |
VTT Manufacturing Technology |
Finland |
Institut National de Recherche sur les Transports et leur Securite |
France |
Marine Safety International Rotterdam |
Nederland |
INGENIA |
France |
Hochschule Wismar, Fachbereich Seefahrt Warnemunde |
Germany |
Instituto Superior Technico |
Portugal |
STN ATLAS Eelktronik GmbH |
Germany |
Rotterdam Port Authority |
Nederland |
Polo Tecnologico Marino Marittimo |
Italy |
Associated Contractors
Full Name |
Country |
Estonian National Maritime Board |
Esthonia |
ERAAM Consultants |
France |
ERAAM |
France |
OPEFORM |
France |
Marine Analytics B.V. |
Nederland |
Holland Institute of Traffic Technology B.V. |
Nederland |
Technical University of Crete |
Greece |
TUD - WTM / Vk |
Nederland |
Southampton Institute |
United Kingdom |
ALENIA, Business Unit "Sistemi Civil" |
Italy |
Daimler - Benz Aerospace AG / Sensor Systems |
Germany |
