The project titled “GATE Rudder System as a Retrofit for the Next Generation Propulsion and Steering of Ships (GATERS)” is supported by EU Horizon 2020 Programme.
Prof.Dr.Emin Korkut from Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department is the coordinator of the project at ITU.
The project is supported by Horizon 2020 Programme LC-MG-1-8-2019: Retrofit Solutions and Next Generation Propulsion for Waterborne Transport” call.
The coordinator of the project is University of Stratchlyde and the duration of the project is 36 months. In the project partnership there are 3 universities, 15 industrial partners from 10 different countries. The total budget of the project is 4.999.510 Euro and Istanbul Technical University’s budget is 290.625 Euro.
Project Partners:
| 1 | University of Strathclyde | UK |
| 2 | Istanbul Technical University | Turkey |
| 3 | Hamburgische Schiffbau-Versuchsanstalt GMBH (HSVA) | Germany |
| 4 | Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Registre International De Classification De Navires Et De Plateformes Offshore | France |
| 5 | Glafcos Marine Epe | Greece |
| 6 | Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche, CNR-INSEAN | Italy |
| 7 | Hidroteknik Yat Gemi Deniz Yapilari Tasarim Teknolojileri Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi | Turkey |
| 8 | TWI Limited | UK |
| 9 | Naval Architectural Services Limited | Malta |
| 10 | Çeksan Shipyard | Turkey |
| 11 | Sintef Ocean AS | Norway |
| 12 | Danaos Shipping Company Limited | Cyprus |
| 13 | Stone Marine Propulsion Limited | UK |
| 14 | Gürdesan Ship Machinery Industry and Trade Company | Turkey |
| 15 | University of Newcastle | UK |
| 16 | Star Bulk Shipmanagement Co. | Cyprus |
| 17 | Informa UK Limited | UK |
| 18 | CETENA S.p.A. Centro per gli Studi di Tecnica Navale | Italy |
ITU Project Team: Prof. Dr. Emin Korkut, Prof. Dr. Ömer Gören, Prof. Dr. Kadir Sarıöz, Assoc.Prof.Dr. Uğur Oral Ünal and Assoc.Prof.Dr. Devrim Bülent Danışman.
The GATERS project includes the first retrofit application of an innovative propulsion and maneuvering device for ships called the "Gate Rudder System - Open Tip Propeller / Steering System". It is expected that the system will provide an innovative, cost-effective and quite energy saving solution to maritime transport, offering a more economical solution, and will have a large impact on the environment, especially with less emission at coasts and ports. In this context, the first reftrofit application of the system will be made on a tanker ship, and its effect on short sea transportation in Europe will be investigated and then solution proposals will be produced for the system to be used in ocean transportation. Thus, it will be shown whether the Open Type Nozzle Propeller / Steering System is a new generation propulsion and steering system for ships.