2024-07-11 05:09:52
Mobilizing an investment of 50 million dirhams (MDH), this Center which extends over 80 Ha, has advanced facilities to test and optimize the “Seawing”, an automated wing of 1,000 m², designed to reduce the fuel consumption of ships by 20%.
This innovative system uses automated piloting by artificial intelligence to optimize the trajectory and maximize efficiency, especially since its installation is quick and adaptable to various types of vessels.
The site includes a 2,400 m² hangar, with mechanical and electronic workshops, as well as a Command Center simulating navigation conditions.
In a statement to the press, the Director General of the Regional Investment Center (CRI) of Dakhla-Oued Eddahab, Mounir Houari, stressed that this project has created around 30 direct jobs, noting that “the region is experiencing a strong demand in terms of renewable energy projects, which will have a positive impact on local economic development.”
For his part, the president and CEO of Airseas, Masao Nakayama, indicated that the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region was the best choice for the realization of this innovative project, given its favorable climatic conditions, noting that this region has all the assets to promote green and sustainable development.
For his part, the director of the Airseas Maroc project, Adrien Fortin, indicated that the creation of this site aims to make it a test center for our “Seawing” product, in order to continue testing and improving it to achieve our objective of reducing the fuel consumption of ships by 20%.
The inauguration ceremony of this test center was notably attended by the secretary general of the province of Oued Eddahab, Mohamed Dahbi, elected officials and consuls general of several countries in Dakhla, as well as Moroccan and foreign economic operators.
2024-07-11 05:09:52