Project

GSAB – Grimaldi Satellite Assisted Berthing

GSAB – Grimaldi Satellite Assisted Berthing is a premiere and flagship project, awarded by ESA – NAVISP 2 program to an international consortium led by Grimaldi in partnership with Kongsberg (Norway) and Radiolabs targeting the assisted berthing operations with big vessels as the PCTC – Pure Car & Truck Carriers.
GSAB, introducing latest innovations on satellite-based multi-sensor technologies, will contribute to improve the efficiency of manoeuvres in the port and to increase the safety while reducing CO2 emissions in line with the strategy of a greener and safer maritime transport. The first phase is dedicated to the design of the equipments and related laboratory tests and pre-installation of the system on board the ship.

GSAB will also contribute to the development of standardised multi-modal GNSS platforms for rail, car and ship berthing autonomous operations.

The Project aims to:
1. Increase the degree of confidence in the actual capabilities of the technologies available today;
2. Evaluate the economic benefits deriving from navigation systems in order to test and validate the business models;
3. Verify the degree of acceptance of new technologies by personnel and the most suitable change management policies;
4. Evaluate the required knowledge / training necessary for the correct use of the system by the crew.