T
he Finnish consortium of the inter- end of the year,” explains Project Coordi- resistance as it displaces water masses
national project reached the “finish nator Jari Halme of VTT. from its path. Ice creates extreme shock
line” already in March 2018, but the pro-
ject wasn’t fully concluded at that point.
loads especially when the propeller hits
EXTREME EDGE and crushes ice blocks in the water flow.
“German partners concluded the But why is the research of the ArTEco Extreme loads wear the propulsion equip-
project in August and the corporate part- consortium so significant? Well, while a ment, or thruster, thereby shortening the
ners are sticking with the project till the ship is at sea, it must overcome tough life cycle and challenging technical relia-
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