Model R&D works supporting the development of a prototype of an innovative inland waterway pusher as a response to shipping problems related to the current inland waterways. Project implemented in cooperation with Navishipproject for Koźle Shipyard as part of EU funding (POIR.01.02.00-00-0102 / 19). The idea of producing a pusher was born in response to the needs of companies interested in inland transport of bulky goods.
The main goal of the project is to verify and confirm the concept according to which it is possible to use a low draft pusher in the transport of loads. The pusher's task will be to ensure that the transport is carried out with the minimum water levels. The pusher is to be made as a flat-bottomed - three-bolt vessel - with a ballasting system, which in combination is not available in this type of vessel available on the market.
The next industrial research will mainly concern the design, analysis, modeling and laboratory experiments as well as the presentation and testing of the prototype in operational conditions. At the development stage, the pusher prototype will be presented and tested in real conditions. After obtaining a positive effect of the work, Stocznia Koźle will take steps to implement the technology of building a new generation of pushers.