PaperPredicting the dynamics of a gas pocket during breaking wave impacts using machine learning
Ocean Engineering
30 Mar 2025
We investigate the feasibility and accuracy of a machine learning model to predict the dynamics of a gas pocket that is formed when a breaking wave ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuraldata sciencewave measurements
PaperBenchmark study of the DTU OWC chamber with both two-way and one-way absorption
Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy
24 Mar 2025
This paper reports on a benchmark study based on small-scale (1:50) measurements of a single, oscillating water column chamber mounted sideways in a ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuralocean energyrenewables
PaperAssessment of Lattice-Boltzmann velocity set and floating-point precision for ship airwake analysis compared to RANS–LES and experiment
Ocean Engineering
9 Mar 2025
All modern naval fleets operate ship-based aircraft and rotorcraft, and perform ship deck landings regularly. Despite its frequency and commonality, ...
cfd developmentcfddefencecfd/simulation/desk studies
MagazineNew Maritime Safety Research Programme for the Dutch government
MARIN Report 143
5 Mar 2025
MARIN is committed to ensuring safe ships and preventing maritime accidents. The Dutch government has the same priorities and employs a wide range ...
accident investigationssafety
MagazineSupporting clients with reliable wind propulsion performance predicitions
MARIN Report 143
5 Mar 2025
The wind propulsion market continues to accelerate, with the fleet of commercial ships equipped with wind propulsion technology doubling in the last ...
wind propulsionships
MagazineWind-assisted propulsion gains momentum
MARIN Report 143
5 Mar 2025
According to Offshore Energy Magazine, 2024 was “a year to remember” for wind-assisted ship propulsion, and the outlook over the years to come looks ...
propulsionoffshore wind
MagazineNaturSea-pv project advances MARIN's modelling techniques for flexible structures
MARIN Report 143
5 Mar 2025
NaturSea-PV is a project within the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme addressing the need for a sustainable, reliable and competitive ...
offshoreoffshore energyfloating solarrenewable energy
MagazineCRS - 55 years old and still flourishing!
MARIN Report 143
5 Mar 2025
“It has no office. It has no personnel. It has no director. But it exists and it has flourished for 50 years: The Cooperative Research Ships (CRS).” ...
PaperEstimation of Discretization Errors in Viscous Flow Simulations Based on the RANS Equations: Wall-Resolved Versus Wall-Functions
Journal of Verification, Validation and Uncertainty Quantification
6 Feb 2025
In the present paper, we focus on the simulation of viscous flows at high Reynolds numbers using the Reynolds averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) ...
cfdcfd/simulation/desk studies
PaperShip course-keeping in waves using sample-efficient reinforcement learning
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence
1 Feb 2025
Maintaining a steady course in waves is important for ships for various reasons such as safety, fuel efficiency, and comfort. This has commonly been ...
data sciencemanoeuvringtime-domain simulationsearly innovations and solutionscfd/simulation/desk studiesautonomy and decision support
PaperNumerical calculation of hydrodynamic forces on inland waterway vessels during circular motion in shallow and extreme shallow waters
Ocean Engineering
21 Dec 2024
This study evaluates various numerical setups for accurately calculating hydrodynamic forces for inland waterway vessels navigating in shallow and ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesmanoeuvringcfdcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studies
MagazineNOTUS - a Dutch collaboration in the field of naval ships and aerial drone operations
MARIN Report 142
17 Dec 2024
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) have been a mainstay technology among the military and navies in particular. However, because drone developments ...
cfdmarin report magazine
MagazineBalancing offshore wind energy and navigational safety in the North Sea
MARIN Report 142
17 Dec 2024
Offshore wind energy has become a crucial element in the global transition to sustainable energy, and the North Sea, with its consistent and strong ...
offshore windwind farmsmarin report magazine
MagazineA Changing of the guard - Introducing MARIN's two new directors
MARIN Report 142
17 Dec 2024
As MARIN President Bas Buchner steps down after 14 years at the helm, for the first time in the institute’s history his role will be replaced by two ...
marin report magazine
MagazineDutch government study examining the stability of beam trawlers
MARIN Report 142
17 Dec 2024
The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management has contracted MARIN to study the dynamics of capsizing beam trawlers in more detail. ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringmodel testingmarin report magazine