Our sister project OVERHEAT, held its first annual meeting in Le Havre, France on January 29-30, 2025. The meeting was held at the premises of ENSM, Ecole nationale supérieure maritime and set a significant milestone for the progression of our sister project.
We were more than happy to present HS4U during the meeting and discuss potential areas of collaboration between the two projects.
Projects like the OVERHEAT project by Horizon Europe, are crucial in the journey to zero pollution and zero loss of life at sea and develop state-of-the-art technologies to:
– improve real-time decision-making,
– help with collision avoidance,
– enhance safer navigation, and
– enhance operator awareness in navigation and digital fire management solutions for containerships
We, as HS4U, contribute to existing regulations and protocols on maritime health and safety fronts, while also optimising ship design parameters. The HS4U project tackles this challenge by following a 4 Unique pillars approach.
The visions of the two projects highlight the following points:
- Focus on Indoor Environmental Quality: Both projects aim to enhance indoor environments. HS4U by improving air quality for health, and OVERHEAT by addressing thermal comfort and overheating risks.
- Integration of Technology: Each project leverages advanced technologies; HS4U uses IoT sensors for air quality monitoring, while OVERHEAT employs predictive modelling tools to assess overheating risks.
- Collaborative Outreach and Awareness: HS4U and OVERHEAT are committed to raising awareness through cross-promotion on social media, newsletters, and websites, enhancing visibility and understanding of their goals related to safe maritime transport.
By revolutionising digital fire management solutions for containerships and promoting healthier ship designs for large passenger and cruise ships, OVERHEAT and HS4U are paving the way for a safer and healthier future at sea.
