Winmos II
Developing the maritime winter navigation system and safeguarding icebreaking recourses in EU’s northernmost waters.This is the Baltic Sea
Percentage of the world’s maritime transports
Cost of icebreaking per winter (for Sweden, Finland and Estonia)
Vessels in the area at any given time
Tonnes of cargo per year
Project overview
The European Union’s northernmost waters are covered by sea ice every winter, affecting the smooth maritime transport in the area. During normal and hard winters a high number of vessels are frequently delayed due to ice conditions.
Winter Navigation Motorways of the Sea II (WINMOS II) Action aims to ensure safe and reliable winter traffic in a cost efficient way by further developing the winter navigation system and ensuring sufficient icebreaking capacity.
Activities
Reports
WINMOS II + FAMOS + STM Validation joint project brochure
Activity 3: Further development of the Common Rail system – Final report
Activity 6: Training programme for icebreaker operators – course curricula
Activity 7: Study on life extension works of Estonian icebreakers
Activity 8: Modelling report of a severe winter
Winmos I reports are found in Winmos I web site.
Videos
WINMOS II introduction video
Joint video with WINMOS II, FAMOS and STM Validation projects
WINMOS II – Pilot study on the removable-bow concept
Contacts
Lead partner
Finnish Transport Infrastucture Agency
P.O. Box 33, 00521 Helsinki
Finland
For more information, please contact
Other partners
Swedish Maritime Administration
SE-601 78 Norrkoping
Sweden
Arctia Icebreaking ltd
Laivastokatu 9, 00160 Helsinki
Finland
Novia University of Applied Sciences
PO BOX 6, FI-65201 Vaasa
Finland
Aalto University
PO Box 11000, FI-00076 Aalto
Finland
Estonian Maritime Administration
Valge 4, 11413 Tallinn
Estonia
ILS Ship Design & Engineering
Puutarhakatu 45, 20100 Turku
Finland