MeRLIN : innovation at the heart of the shipping and port sectors

Spearheaded and managed by Technopole maritime du Québec (TMQ), MeRLIN is an industrial network dedicated to innovation in the shipping and port sectors. The network aims to provide greater access to R&D expertise as it seeks to facilitate the implementation of innovative projects that address the challenges of the maritime industry.

MeRLIN supports the industry in defining its research needs, stimulating collaborative work on shared objectives, encouraging reflection and the quest for concrete solutions, promoting the implementation of long-term planning tools and fostering ties between stakeholders within the maritime community.

MeRLIN THEMES AND
PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES

Theme
Category
Deliverable

AIR POLLUTION

STUDY

1 - Overview of existing solutions for reducing the carbon footprints of vessels

EFFLUENTS AND WASTE

WORKSHOP

2 - Managing effluents and waste: ship-port coordination

UNDERWATER NOISE POLLUTION

WORKSHOP

3 - Underwater noise pollution: industry-research cooperation

OPTIMIZATION OF OPERATIONS

STUDY

4 - Sustainable management of dredged sediment
5 - Smart ports

A network WITH A LONG-RANGE VISION

 

OBJECTIVES

To establish a collaborative momentum between industry and the institutional and private research sectors
To showcase and effectively use R&D expertise and infrastructures that respond to key challenges in the industry
To promote technology monitoring and information sharing for the benefit of all partners
To bolster visibility within the private and academic research community of research-related challenges and the technological needs of the maritime sector;
To promote the development of cutting-edge expertise in Quebec
To support the economic growth and competitiveness of businesses by means of skills development and the expanded use of R&D and new technologies.

RESULTS THAT COUNT

2019

Workshop on the management of residual materials generated by the marine industry

May 2019 - Montreal, Quebec

Objective: bring together stakeholders from various sectors involved in the management of residual material generated by the marine industry

Summary document: Management and recovery of dredged sediments in Quebec

February 2019 - Rimouski, Québec

2018

Project implementation: Preliminary study of opportunities to improve the solid waste management process at a terminal in the Port of Montreal

June 2018 - Montréal, Québec

Researcher's name: Jean-Marc Frayret
Name of the intern: Martin Levit
Financial aid: CIRODD support program

Presentation of the MeRLIN collaborative workshop on underwater noise

May 2018 - Québec

2017

Priorisation des livrables 2018 : études et ateliers

December 2017 - Rimouski, Québec

Participation au Comité Directeur du projet d’économie circulaire piloté par le Conseil régional en Environnement – Capitale Nationale.

October 2017 - Québec, Québec

Livrable : État des lieux des initiatives en lien avec la problématique des bruits sous-marins au Québec

September 2017 - Rimouski, Québec

Livrable : Veille technologique sur la valorisation des déchets alimentaires générés par les navires et les ports.

June 2017 - Rimouski, Québec

Rencontre officielle entre MeRLIN et Réseau Québec Maritime (RQM), jetant les bases des collaborations à venir entre les deux réseaux.

May 2017 - Montréal, Québec

Présentation aux membres MeRLIN de la première version du répertoire des expertises associé aux thématiques identifiées.

March 2017 - Rimouski, Québec

Diffusion des fiches techniques propres aux quatre thématiques de recherche sélectionnées

February 2017 - Rimouski, Québec

2016

Réalisation d’un sondage de priorisation des thématiques de recherche

October 2016 - Rimouski, Québec

Sondage destiné aux membres MeRLIN et aux associations industrielles du secteur (Sodes, Alliance Verte et Armateurs du Saint-Laurent).

Définition des priorités et des besoins individuels pour chaque axe de recherche sélectionné en termes de recherche et d’innovation.

August 2016 - Québec et Montréal

MEMBERS
OF MeRLIN NETWORK

Ocean Group

105, Abraham-Martin #500 Québec (Québec) G1K 8N1

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Administration portuaire de Trois-Rivières

1545 Rue du Fleuve, Trois-Rivières (Québec) G9A 6K4

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Groupe Desgagnés

21, rue du Marché Champlain, Québec (Québec) G1R 2A9

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Corporation de gestion de la voie maritime du Saint-Laurent

151, rue de l'Écluse, Saint-Lambert (Québec) J4R 2V6

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Canada Steamship Lines

759 Square Victoria, 6ème étage, Montréal (Québec) H2Y 2K3

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Administration portuaire de Montréal

2100 Av Pierre-Dupuy, Montréal (Québec) H3C 3R5

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Administration portuaire de Québec

150, rue Dalhousie C.P. 80, Succ. Haute-Ville, Québec (Québec) G1R 4M8

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To learn more about the MeRLIN network:

Fabrice Fanou

Coordinator, MeRLIN project

[email protected]

Proud partners of MeRLIN: