The location in Tuscany was ideal: somewhere between Vinci, which gave US Leonardo and his ingenuity, and Lago Trasimeno where Hannibal defeated the Romans, relying on su-perior agility and tactical flexibility of smaller units. HIPER meets somewhere between the two with a unique Community of maritime Innovators.Think out of the box and be more agile than the competition. First-class engineering, creative ingenuity and entrepreneurship gel at HIPER - also this year, where COVID in its third year still constrained the exchange on Site in numbers, but not in quality.This year, everything seemed to tie into decarbonization - the great Leit-motif for the industry as the 2023 Implementation of CII (Carbon Intensity Indicator) and EEXI (Energy Efficiency Design Index) are looming on the hor-izon. Papers presented covered various aspects of the larger theme:1. New fuels, of course.2. Wind assisted ship propulsion, of course.3. Smart is green, green is smart: opti-mization of design and Operation through smart Solutions The general trends were nicely summar-ized by Morien Lovstad (DNV) on the decarbonizing quest for future bulk car-riers, discussing likely measures from now to 2050. In the short-term to maybe 2030, the required goals will be achieved through moderate engine power limi-tation, requiring only negligible sacrifices on speed, and tried and proven energy saving measures, which will be im-plemented just more stringently and wider than in the past.
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