Sustainable Retrofitting Requirements for Traditional Sailing Fleets

This dataset investigates requirements for retrofitting traditional sailing ships with sustainable auxiliary engines and improving onboard safety. Primary data was collected through two surveys among shippers, follow-up interviews on engine use, and in-depth interviews with two shippers who switched to electric propulsion. The author is Bob Castelein.

Use Cases

• Analyze survey responses on shipper requirements for retrofitting with sustainable engines.
• Model the Total Cost Of Ownership for electric propulsion based on interview data from early adopters.
• Identify safety improvement priorities from survey data collected among shippers of Sailing Vessels.
• Compare engine use patterns and requirements between different shipper segments from follow-up interviews.

Strengths

• Data collection involved multiple methods: two surveys, follow-up interviews, and in-depth case studies.
• Includes specific insights from two shippers who have already adopted electric propulsion.
• Focuses on a niche but relevant sector: traditional sailing fleets and Inland Shipping.

Limitations

• Sample size is limited, relying on surveys and a small number of interviews.
• Geographic scope and representativeness of the shipper population are unknown.
• Lacks structured, tabular data (columns and rows are unspecified), limiting quantitative analysis.

Provenance

Source

DataverseNL Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Primary data collected via two surveys, follow-up interviews on engine use, and in-depth interviews.

Freshness

Last updated in October 2025.