DLR Wants to Try Out Wood on AIDA Ships

Wood, the material shipbuilders have relied on for thousands of years, could be one of the next lightweight options for cruise ships, according to a German aerospace research center.

The German Aerospace Center, known as DLR, has just won the sustainability category at the AIDA Innovation Hub in Rostock on Sept. 16 with a project called WoodShip.

Nobody is proposing a wooden cruise ship just yet, but what DLR has in mind is wood in selected places, starting with privacy screens, more cladding and also parts of the ships’ balcony area.

But what is an aerospace center doing getting involved with ships at all?

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