Participation at the 4th International Symposium on Naval Architecture and Maritime (Int-Nam 2023)
objavljeno: 14/10/2023
Project collaborator Ivana Jovanović participated at the 4th International Symposium on Naval Architecture and Maritime, held on October 11 – 13, 2023, in Istanbul, Turkey, with a paper entitled „Contribution of human error to ship machinery failure: Mapping fault tree analysis into Bayesian network”.
Project final conference – Announcement
objavljeno: 09/07/2023
We invite you to attend the project final conference of the GRiMM Project which will be held on 14th of July 2023 in the Hall 3, Petrius business center, Radnička cesta 177/I starting from 1:00 pm. You can register for the conference on e-mail ivana.jovanovic@fsb.hr by the 13th of July 2023 in 10:00 am. (please, note that the number of participants is limited).
Participation at the 18th International Conference on Electrical Machines, Drives and Power Systems (ELMA 2023)
objavljeno: 02/07/2023
Project collaborator Ivana Jovanović participated at the 18th International Conference on Electrical Machines, Drives and Power Systems (ELMA 2023), held on June 29 – July 1, 2023, in Varna, Bulgaria, with a paper entitled „Identifying differences between power system of conventional and autonomous ship with respect to their safety assessment”.
Participation at the 15th International Conference on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation (TransNav 2023)
objavljeno: 24/06/2023
Project collaborator Ivana Jovanović participated at the 15th International Conference on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation (TransNav 2023), held on June 21 – 23, 2023, in Gdynia, Poland, with a paper entitled „The Overview of Risk Analysis Methods and Discussion on Their Applicability for Power System of Autonomous Ships”.
Project workshop
objavljeno: 5/11/2022
On 04 November 2022 the GRiMM Project workshop was held at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture. The project leader, Assoc. Professor Nikola Vladimir and his associates presented the project results, remaining dissemination activities and guidelines for future investigations to the interested participants.
Project workshop – Announcement
objavljeno: 28/10/2022
We invite you to attend the project workshop of the GRiMM Project which will be held on 4th of November 2022 in the Teachers’ Club, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Ivana Lucica 5, 10002 Zagreb, Croatia starting from 2:00 pm. You can register for the Workshop by following the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeoT_H3ODP96EcofcOhou1wVt0pwG8WS5ygnRUr2DRWnUBt_Q/viewform (please, note that the number of participants is limited).
Presentation of awarded paper – Maja Perčić
objavljeno: 15/09/2022
Project collaborator Maja Perčić presented awarded paper titled „Techno-economic assessment of alternative marine fuels for inland shipping in Croatia”, on September 14th 2022. in Zagreb. Award was granted by the Society of University Teachers, Scholars and Other Scientists in Zagreb.
Participation at the 25th Symposium on the Theory and Practice of Shipbuilding
objavljeno: 11/09/2022
Project collaborators Andro Bakica and Ivana Jovanović participated at the 25th Symposium on the Theory and Practice of Shipbuilding (SORTA 2022), held on September 7-9, 2022, in Malinska, Croatia. Andro Bakica participated with a paper entitled „Energy Saving Devices in Ship Propulsion“, and Ivana Jovanović participated with a paper entitled „An Overview of Maintenance Procedures for Ship Machinery“.
Participation at the 32nd European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2022)
objavljeno: 04/09/2022
Project collaborator Ivana Jovanović participated at the 32nd European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2022), held on August 28 – September 1, 2022, in Dublin, Ireland, with a paper entitled „Effect of Potential Autonomous Short-sea Shipping in the Adriatic Sea on the Maritime Transportation Safety”.
Doctoral thesis defence – Andro Bakica
objavljeno: 23/07/2022
On July 22nd, 2022 the project associate Andro Bakica successfully defended his doctoral thesis under the title „Numerical method for the evaluation of the structural response of ship appendices”, under the supervision of Nikola Vladimir, PhD, Associate Professor. The Committee members appointed for thesis evaluation were Professor Hrvoje Jasak, Dr. Šime Malenica, Bureau Veritas, France, and Professor Inwon Lee, Pusan National University, South Korea. Congratulations!!!
Doctoral thesis defence – Maja Perčić
objavljeno: 11/07/2022
On July 11th, 2022 the project associate Maja Perčić successfully defended her doctoral thesis under the title „A procedure for improving the energy efficiency and environmental performance of short sea and inland waterway vessels”, under the supervision of Nikola Vladimir, PhD, Associate Professor. The Committee members appointed for thesis evaluation were Vedran Slapničar, PhD, Associate Professor, Goran Krajačić, PhD, Associate Professor, and Ailong Fan, PhD, Associate Professor at Wuhan University of Technology, China. Congratulations!!!
Participation at the 20th International Conference on Transport Science (ICTS)
published: May 28th, 2022
Project collaborator Ivana Jovanović participated at the 20th International Conference on Transport Science (ICTS), held on May 23-24, 2022, in Portorož, Slovenia, with a paper entitled „An overview of risk assessment methods for marine power systems”.
Project workshop
published: April 25th, 2022
The workshop of the project Green Modular Passenger Vessel for the Mediterranean will be held on the 2nd of May, 2022, in the Blue Hall of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture (East building, 3rd floor) from 9.00 am to 1.00 pm. Those interested in attending the workshop can applicate via e-mail: maja.percic@fsb.hr. Applications are open until Friday, April 29, 2022, at 12 o’clock.
Annual award to young scientists and artists in 2021
published: March 1st, 2022
Project collaborator Maja Perčić is one of the winners of the Annual award to young scientists and artists in 2021 granted by the Society of University Teachers, Scholars and Other Scientists in Zagreb. She is awarded for the paper: Techno-economic assessment of alternative marine fuels for inland shipping in Croatia.
Award
published: December 2nd, 2021
On the ceremony to mark the Day of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, project collaborator Maja Perčić is assigned Outstanding Doctoral Student Award in 2020 to the doctoral programme Mechanical Engineering, Naval Architecture, Aeronautical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.
Participation at the 1st Kotor International Maritime Conference (KIMC)
published: November 29th, 2021
Project collaborator Ivana Jovanović participated at the 1st Kotor International Maritime Conference (KIMC), held on November 26-27, 2021, in Kotor, Montenegro, with a paper entitled „ Analysis of technical properties of small passenger vessels in the Mediterranean Sea with overview of future market needs”.
Participation at the 2nd International Congress on Ship and Marine Technology “Green and Intelligent Maritime Industry” (GMO-SHIPMAR 2021)
published: September 20th, 2021
Project collaborators Maja Perčić and Ivana Jovanović participated at the 2nd International Congress on Ship and Marine Technology “Green and Intelligent Maritime Industry” (GMO-SHIPMAR 2021), held on September 16-17, 2021, in Istanbul, Turkey. Maja Perčić participated with a paper entitled „ Environmental analysis of methanol as an alternative marine fuel”, while Ivana Jovanović participated with a paper “A study into the economic viability of autonomous shipping: A case study of a 9,400 TEU container vessel”.
Participation at the 14th Baska GNSS Conference
published: May 12th, 2021
Project collaborator Maja Perčić participated at the 14th Baska GNSS Conference, held on May 10-12, 2021, with a paper entitled „Holistic environmental analysis of selected zero-emission powering options for ro-ro passenger ships in Croatia”.

Participation at the International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE 2020)
published: December 8th, 2020
Project collaborator Maja Perčić participated at the virtual International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE 2020), held on December 1-10, 2020, with a paper entitled „ Reduction of CO2 emissions of inland passenger and cargo vessels by alternative power system configurations”.

Participation at the 5th International Conference on Maritime Technology and Engineering (MARTECH 2020)
published: November 17th, 2020
Project collaborator Maja Perčić participated at the 5th International Conference on Maritime Technology and Engineering (MARTECH 2020), held on November 16-19, 2020 in Lisbon, Portugal, with a paper entitled „ Comparative life cycle assessment of battery- and diesel engine-powered river cruise ship”.

Participation at the virtual Applied Energy Symposium: Low Carbon Cities & Urban Energy Systems (CUE 2020)
published: October 11th, 2020
Project collaborator Maja Perčić participated at the virtual Applied Energy Symposium: Low Carbon Cities & Urban Energy Systems (CUE 2020), held on October 10-17, 2020, with a paper entitled „Towards environmentally friendly short-sea transportation via integration of renewable energy sources in the ship power systems”.

Visit to South Korea
published: January 29th, 2020
Project collaborator Andro Bakica visited South Korea, where he held several project meetings at a number of institutions (Pusan National University, Busan; University of Ulsan, Ulsan; Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Ulsan and Seoul; Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering ( KRISO), Daejeon). In addition to working together on a project with colleagues from South Korea, he presented previous GRiMM project activities and results to South Korean university employees and students.
GRiMM project presented at Projects Day of UNIZAG FSB
published: November 17th, 2019
At the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb (UNIZAG FSB) a Projects Day of UNIZAG FSB has been organized on Thursday, 14th of November 2019. Within this event the GRiMM project has been also presented by a roll-up banner.



Participation at the 4th International Conference on Ships and Offshore Structures (ICSOS 2019)
published: November 15th, 2019
Project collaborator Andro Bakica participated at the 4th International Conference on Ships and Offshore Structures (ICSOS 2019), held on November 04-08, 2019 onboard Carnival Liberty cruising from Florida (USA) to the Bahamas and back, with a paper entitled „ CFD simulation of energy saving device in calm water and waves”.

Participation at the 14th International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and Other Floating Structures (PRADS)
published: September 30th, 2019
Project collaborator Ivica Ančić participated at the 14th International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and Other Floating Structures (PRADS), held on September 22-26, 2019 in Yokohama, Japan, with a paper entitled „Effect of new energy efficiency regulations on practical design of selected ship types”.

Participation at the 2nd International Conference on Smart & Green Technology for the Future of Marine Industries (SMATECH 2019)
published: July 17th, 2019
Project collaborator Andro Bakica participated at the 2nd International Conference on Smart & Green Technology for the Future of Marine Industries (SMATECH 2019), held on July 11-12, 2019 in Glasgow, Scotland, with a paper entitled „Improving ship energy efficiency performance by energy saving devices”.
Participation on PhD Workshop
published: July 1st, 2019
Maja Perčić and Andro Bakica, collaborators on the project, participated on the PhD Workshop that was held on June 28, 2019 at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, in Zagreb, Croatia.
Participation at the 29th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE 2019)
published: June 26th, 2019
Dr. Nikola Vladimir, GRiMM Project leader has attended the 29th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE 2019), held on June 16-21, 2019 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, and has presented a paper “Predictions of noise levels on board ships by hybrid SEA: Application to Ro-Ro passenger ship and self-propelled cutter suction dredger”.
Participation at the 2nd International Conference on Modelling and Optimisation of Ship Energy Systems (MOSES 2019)
published: May 13th, 2019
Project collaborator Ivica Ančić participated at the 2nd International Conference on Modelling and Optimisation of Ship Energy Systems (MOSES 2019), held on May 08-10, 2019 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, with a paper entitled “A novel approach towards more realistic energy efficiency regulations for tankers”.
Participation at the International Maritime Science Conference (IMSC)
published: April 16th, 2019
Project collaborator Ivica Ančić participated at the International Maritime Science Conference (IMSC), held on April 11-12, 2019 in Budva, Montenegro, with a paper entitled “Potential to reduce environmental pollution from ships through the modular concept approach”.

Participation at the Naval Hydro Workshop
published: January 30th, 2019
Project collaborator Andro Bakica participated at the Naval Hydro Workshop, which was held at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture (28th-29th January 2019, Zagreb, Croatia), with a presentation entitled “Analysis of Ship Propulsion Features Using CFD”.

Visit to DSME towing tank in South Korea
published: January 29th, 2019
Within the regular research activities of the GRiMM project, Dr. Nikola Vladimir, Project leader, visited towing tank of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME) in Siheung, South Korea.

Participation at the Power & Propulsion Alternatives for Ships conference
published: January 28th, 2019
Project collaborator Maja Perčić participated at a conference on Power & Propulsion Alternatives for Ships, held on January 23, 2019 in London, with a paper entitled “Towards the electrification of ro-ro passenger fleet in the Adriatic Sea”.

Presentation of the Installation Research Projects “GRiMM” and “NANO-PM” at the UNIZAG FSB
published: November 14th, 2018
On Tuesday, on November 13, 2018, at 11 am at the Club of Teachers of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture (UNIZAG FSB), the presentation of the Croatian Science Foundation’s Installation Research Projects was held; The Green Modular Passenger Vessel for Mediterranean (GRiMM) project was presented by the project leader Assistant Professor Nikola Vladimir, and the project Nanostructured hardmetals – New challenges for powder metallurgy (NANO-PM), was presented by project leader dr. sc. Tamara Aleksandrov Fabijanić.
Presentation of the GRiMM project on IST Lisbon
published: November 12th, 2018
From 2 to 10 November 2018, Ivica Ančić, an associate at the GRiMM project, visited the Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto Superior Técnico, where he also presented the GRiMM project to the members of the Department of Maritime Technology and Marine Engineering (Centro de Engenharia e Tecnologia Naval e Oceânica – CENTEC).

Presentation of the GRiMM project in the premises of the Croatian Chamber of Economy
published: October 29th, 2018
In the premises of the Croatian Chamber of Economy in Zagreb, on October 26, 2018, a National Workshop on green solutions for inland shipping and a National Workshop for validation of the “Policy Agenda” were held within the framework of INTERREG “GREEN DANUBE” project. Within the workshop program, Dr. Ivica Ančić, an associate of the GRiMM project, has participated with a presentation on green and innovative technologies for reducing harmful emissions in maritime traffic. He also presented the GRiMM project and achieved results so far.
New collaborators on the GRiMM project
published: October 9th, 2018
From October 1, 2018, Maja Perčić, mag. ing. cheming. and Andro Bakica, mag. ing. nav. arch., are employed as associates on the GRiMM project.
Participation at the 23rd Symposium “Theory and Practice of Shipbuilding” (in memoriam prof. Leopold Sorta)
published: October 9th, 2018
At the 23rd Symposium “Theory and Practice of Shipbuilding” (in memoriam prof. Leopold Sorta), held in Split from 27 to 29 September 2018. dr. sc. Ivica Ančić, collaborator in GRiMM project, presented an article under the title ” Development of design methodology for modular passenger ships for the Mediterranean “.
Presentation of the GRiMM project was held during the Annual General Meeting of the Scientific Council for Maritime Affairs
published: March 16th, 2018
Within the scope of the Annual General Meeting of the Scientific Council for Maritime Affairs, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, a presentation of the GRiMM project was held.