MagazineMARIN launches first ‘Digital Twin’ to investigate reducing emissions
MARIN Report 123
25 Apr 2018
Reading time 3 minutes
The Netherlands Initiative for Changing Oceans (NICO) is a special oceanographic expedition launched by the Dutch Institute of Sea Research (NIOZ), ...
resistance and propulsionlife at sea
MagazineThe ‘Human Factor’ is at the heart of a new offshore research programme
MARIN Report 123
25 Apr 2018
Reading time 6 minutes
With more complexity and increasingly stringent safety standards, it is vital to focus closely on the human element in an offshore operation. With ...
cfd/simulation/desk studiessafe operations and human factors
MagazineExtreme wave loading… the future is hybrid!
MARIN Report 123
25 Apr 2018
Reading time 3 minutes
Since 2003, MARIN has built up an extensive trackrecordin testing floating wind turbines. To date, themain method for model testing has been based ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd/simulation/desk studies
MagazineKOMtech: How research and innovation is key to tackling the cycles of the maritime industry
MARIN Report 123
15 Apr 2018
Reading time 12 minutes
Report interviews Aziz Merchant, Executive Director of Keppel Offshore & Marine Technology Centre (KOMtech).
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waves, impacts and hydrostructuraloil and gas
PaperPrediction of the Open-Water Performance of Ducted Propellers with a Panel Method
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
19 Mar 2018
In the present work, a comparison between the results obtained by a panel code with a Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) code is made to obtain ...
propellerpropeller and cavitation
PaperWind Shielding Estimation of a Vessel in Side by Side Configuration using Disturbed Velocity Field from CFD
SNAME 23rd Offshore Symposium, Houston, Texas, USA
14 Feb 2018
When two vessels are in a side-by-side configuration, the vessel in the wake experiences significantly lower wind forces. This phenomenon is known ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfdmanoeuvringoffshore operationsoil and gascfd/simulation/desk studies
PaperApplication of potential flow methods to fast displacement ships at transcritical speeds in shallow water
Applied Ocean Research
1 Feb 2018
Computer codes implementing three different numerical methods for the prediction of ship squat at transcritical speeds in shallow open-water are ...
resistance and propulsionresearch and developmentresearch
PaperExperimental study of the column shape and the roughness effects on the vortex-induced motions of deep-draft semi-submersible platforms
Ocean Engineering
1 Feb 2018
Experiments regarding the VIM of SS platforms with four columns were carried out to investigate the effects of the surface roughness and the column ...
cfd/simulation/desk studiesoffshore operationsoil and gaslife at seaoffshore wind
MagazineMARIN makes practical contribution to the development of Autonomous Sailing
MARIN Report 122
15 Dec 2017
Reading time 6 minutes
A great deal of debate and speculation surrounds autonomous sailing. And while MARIN does not
pretend to know all the answers, we are taking ...
MagazineThe Blue Forum
MARIN Report 122
15 Dec 2017
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Making ships and offshore structures smarter and safer has been our motto for many years, and we recognise that keeping our oceans alive, clean and ...
MagazineInnovative breeze powering floating wind farms
MARIN Report 122
15 Dec 2017
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Offshore wind farms are undoubtedly one of the big engineering challenges of the 21st century. It combines the design, installation, operation and ...
MagazineOffice tool aNySIM integrated into real-time onboard software
MARIN Report 122
15 Dec 2017
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Following the successful implementation of fatigue design tools for onboard Advisory Hull Monitoring Systems (AHMS), mooring simulation software ...
MagazineZero-emission shipping meets high-level sports
MARIN Report 122
15 Dec 2017
Reading time 9 minutes
MARIN's research work in Wind (Assisted) Ship Propulsion and our mission to make ships cleaner, safer and smarter is all coming into play as we ...
MagazineIntroducing the new Seven Oceans Simulator Centre
MARIN Report 122
15 Dec 2017
Reading time 6 minutes
The tugmaster looks outside the window. A huge aircraft carrier sails in front of him. The pilot on board asks him to pull astern, to slow down the ...
MagazineMARIN tests first floating mega island
MARIN Report 122
15 Dec 2017
Reading time 3 minutes
'Better Ships, Blue Oceans' is MARIN's new motto. A part of our new Strategy focuses on projects that support the sustainable use of our oceans.