Shaping the future of energy-efficient seafaring
TAKE PART IN OUR RESEARCH
Route Planing for low fuel consumption - worth the effort?
Online Survey
Have you ever planned a route in shipping? Tell us what works and
what doesn’t when it comes to reducing fuel consumption during route
planing! We want to understand your day-to-day work experience and
hear your opinion! Your
perspective will help us
develop technical systems
which actually
support efficient navigation onboard
(instead of just adding one more tool).
For taking part in our
20-30 minute online survey,
participants living in the EU will receive a
20€ money transfer.
OUR WORK
Energy efficiency has always been a central concern for shipbuilding
and shipping. In the past, mainly economic considerations motivated
the search for low power requirements for a ship. Today,
environmental concerns and compliance with legal regulations to
reduce emissions are coming to the foreground in at least equal
measure. These demand a
consistent strategy of energy efficiency
as well as a significant reduction of emissions not only in the
construction but especially in the operation of ships.
In the MariData project, we are developing a
future-oriented energy management
and
decision support system based
on rational methods. However, the actual benefit of any
human-technology system is an interplay of technical potential and
user behaviour. To this end, MariData prototypes of the front end
are being developed in the sense of
user-centred design. We lay a
strong focus on factors such as
user acceptance and trust and
evaluations through user studies.
Exploring Crews’ Motivation & Influence
YouTube Video
“We go fast - It's their fuel”
Research Paper
What is Engineering Psychology?
YouTube Video
RESEARCHERS

Thomas Franke
Lead
User Studies

Hans-Christian Jetter
Lead
Development

Benjamin Schwarz
Coordinator
Design

Jan Heidinger
Researcher
Development

Marthe Gruner
Researcher
Psychology

Mourad Zoubir
Researcher
Psychology
STUDENT RESEARCHERS
Paul-Luis Derwort
Development
Sophia von Elbwart
Design
Thilo Hemmie
Development
Bennet Hut
Development
Lola Mühl
Psychology
Sven Peper
Nautical Consulting
Former Student Researchers
Nikola Beiler
Psychology
Tobias Reins
Development
Hanna Ritter
Psychology
Christopher Rock
Design
Niklas Tasche
Design
Linea Walker-Friedrichs
Design