MagazineLive testing of fatigue predictions for USCG
MARIN Report 106
31 Aug 2012
Reading time 6 minutes
One of the core services of MARIN is to carry out measurement
campaigns on board ships at sea and to analyse the collected data
for the development ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralsafe operations and human factorsdefencefatiguehydro-elasticityoperabilityseakeeping performancestructural response
MagazineVoyage Planner in RISING success
MARIN Report 106
31 Aug 2012
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN was tasked with modelling the hydrodynamics of an inland waterway vessel for the EU-backed RISING project, which Report
highlights here.
sustainable propulsionresistance and propulsionpoweringtransport and shipping
MagazineFirst images of cavitation and ventilation in waves
MARIN Report 106
31 Aug 2012
Reading time 6 minutes
History was made on May 22 when the first-ever cavitating and ventilating images appeared on the monitors at MARIN's new Depressurised Wave Basin.
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralmeasurements and controldata sciencesafe operations and human factorsdynamic positioningnoise and vibrationresistance and propulsionmarine systemslife at seapoweringdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmonitoringcavitationcomforterosionoperabilityperformance based assessmentpropeller designseakeeping performancespeed/power performancestructural responsecruise and ferry
MagazineNorth Sea near misses under scrutiny
MARIN Report 106
31 Aug 2012
Reading time 6 minutes
The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment has asked MARIN to develop methods to automatically detect near
misses and other hazardous ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesauthorities and regulatorstransport and shippingrisk assessmentsafety
MagazineMARIN examines effects of passing ships
MARIN Report 106
31 Aug 2012
Reading time 3 minutes
Model tests to investigate the effects of passing ships are
performed in MARIN's Shallow Water Basin.
manoeuvring and nautical studiesmeasurements and controldata scienceoil and gasinfrastructureauthorities and regulatorstransport and shippingmonitoringaccident investigationsport and channel designsafety
MagazineYachting focus - Onboard comfort and Dynamic Positioning
MARIN Report 106
31 Aug 2012
Reading time 6 minutes
MARIN carries out a significant number of projects in the motor (or sailing) yacht sector. Here Report outlines a favourite subject of interest - ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringdynamic positioningmanoeuvringlife at seadefencepassengers and yachtingcomfort
MagazineLAURA Phase 2 gets underway
MARIN Report 106
31 Aug 2012
Reading time 3 minutes
The 'Launch and Recovery of any small navy craft' (LAURA) JIP enters its second phase and calls for new participants.
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsafe operations and human factorsoil and gasauthorities and regulatorsdefenceoperabilityrisk assessmentseakeeping performance
MagazineSetting new standards in container ship design
MARIN Report 106
31 Aug 2012
Reading time 3 minutes
Seaspan Saver, a 10,000 TEU container vessel is setting new standards in container ship design. MARIN is proud to have played a role in this ...
sustainable propulsionresistance and propulsionmarine systemspoweringdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingcavitationerosionhull form optimisationpropeller designspeed/power performance
MagazineNew Wageningen CD propeller series
MARIN Report 106
31 Aug 2012
Reading time 6 minutes
The open water characteristics for a large systematic series of Controllable Pitch Propellers (CPP) were recently measured at MARIN, including ...
sustainable propulsionresistance and propulsionmarine systemspropeller designjoint industry projectjipnetworkpropellerpropulsor
MagazineMeyer Werft and MARIN - a 30-year research partnership and still counting
MARIN Report 106
31 Aug 2012
Reading time 9 minutes
Many of the world's iconic cruise vessels have been under test at MARIN over the decades following the long-term cooperation with leading ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencesafe operations and human factorstime-domain simulationsmanoeuvringnoise and vibrationresistance and propulsioninfrastructureauthorities and regulatorsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmonitoringsimulatorstraininghull form optimisationsafetysimulationscruise and ferry
MagazineMARIN offers offshore industry the 'Total package'
MARIN Report 105
20 Apr 2012
Reading time 6 minutes
Over the years TOTAL has been a frequent visitor to MARIN's bridge simulators. This article focuses on the work that has been carried out for ...
MagazineGiant six-legged robot gives MARIN model the shakes
MARIN Report 105
20 Apr 2012
Reading time 3 minutes
Headlines are of course, designed to grab the attention of the reader. But luckily all is not as it seems... Report introduces MARIN's new hexapod ...
MagazineMARIN opens world's first Depressurised Wave Basin
MARIN Report 105
20 Apr 2012
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN's unique Depressurised Wave Basin (DWB) was officially inaugurated on March 19 by Maxime Verhagen, the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, ...
MagazineSilence is golden... especially underwater
MARIN Report 105
20 Apr 2012
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN introduces a new silent towing carriage in a bid to further the industry's knowledge about underwater-radiated noise.
MagazineFPSO Forum returns home
MARIN Report 105
20 Apr 2012
Reading time 6 minutes
MARIN has been supporting the FPSO Forum right from the very start and has been referred to as 'the soul of the Forum'. Since it began 15 years ago, ...