The final piece of a CAD $8.5 million research project to improve DP operations in ice fell into place on May 23, 2012 when the Government of Canada announced a contribution of $3.2 million to the project from the Atlantic Innovation Fund, administered by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.

Led by long-time Kongsberg Maritime simulator customer CMS – the Centre for Marine Simulation (Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University), the five-year research project aims to improve the safety and efficiency of oil and gas operations in ice environments by improving dynamic positioning (DP) system technologies for operations in ice.

Central to the collaboration is the National Research Council of Canada’s Ocean, Coastal and River Engineering facilities in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Principal study investigator, Dr. Jim Millan, is well known internationally for his team’s work with DP and hull-ice interaction, both of which have paved the way ahead for the current project.

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