MagazineFrom the Offshore Basin to Full Mission Bridge Simulator: MARIN tests IOM Steam Packet Company’s new ferry Manxman
MARIN Report 136
27 Jun 2023
The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company has acquired a new ferry, Manxman, to operate between Douglas (Isle of Man) and the United Kingdom (Heysham and ...
model testingoffshore basin
MagazineFamous B-series propellers replaced by the F-series - MARIN marks a major milestone in maritime history
MARIN Report 136
27 Jun 2023
On February 15, MARIN’s near-centenarian Deep Water Towing Tank was abuzz with excitement and anticipation. Over half a century ago, the Wageningen ...
propeller designpropeller
MagazineAdvancing knowledge of foiling vessels
MARIN Report 136
27 Jun 2023
The Foil Design JIP is a research project focused on enhancing hydrodynamic knowledge for the early design phase of foiling vessels. It ...
model testing
MagazineCFD simulation of complex inland ship manoeuvring
MARIN Report 136
27 Jun 2023
In 2019 Rijkswaterstaat, part of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, and MARIN joined forces to investigate inland ship ...
inland shippingcfdcfd/simulation/desk studiestransport and shipping
MagazineThe Blue Forum heads to La Serenissima for its 2024 edition
MARIN Report 136
27 Jun 2023
The 11th edition of the BlueWeek, hosted at the headquarters of the Balearic Islands Port Authority in Palma, Spain, was a great success. For the ...
networkjips and networks
MagazineTopTier JIP aims to reduce container losses at sea
MARIN Report 136
27 Jun 2023
The World Shipping Council estimates (see reference below) that there was on average a total of 1,566 containers lost at sea each year over the ...
shipstransport and shipping
MagazineMonitoring shipping on the changing North Sea
MARIN Report 136
27 Jun 2023
In the coming years the North Sea will change dramatically due to the development of additional offshore activities such as wind farms, other forms ...
traffic and safetytransport and shippinglife at sea
MagazineZero-Emission Research & Development in the spotlight
MARIN Report 136
26 Jun 2023
To reach zero-emission shipping a combination of measures are needed including energy efficiency measures such as hydrodynamic and operational ...
zero emissionhydrodynamics
MagazinemAUV further developed with addition of relative navigation capabilities
MARIN Report 135
20 Apr 2023
MARIN has designed and built the modular Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (mAUV) for use in research projects in its model basins. The mAUV has a ...
MagazineReFRESCO 2023.1 unveiled
MARIN Report 135
20 Apr 2023
MARIN’s CFD Development Team and its partners further advance the renowned viscous flow code. The renowned viscous flow code ReFRESCO, developed by ...
MagazineGreen water MARIN study reveals: Feeder ships sailing by the Dutch Wadden Islands are at risk of losing deck containers
MARIN Report 135
20 Apr 2023
With the accident of the Ultra Large Container Ship “MSC Zoë” in January 2019, during which 342 containers were lost overboard a few miles off the ...
MagazineBlueWeek in the Balearics - where ambitious sustainable developments take place in a unique and fragile environment
MARIN Report 135
20 Apr 2023
More than ever, collaboration is crucial to achieve the much needed and ambitious sustainable energy transition. Providing an open and independent ...
MagazineFlowPike enables detailed full-scale propeller inflow measurements
MARIN Report 135
20 Apr 2023
Within the JoRes JIP, unique full-scale wake field measurements were performed with MARIN’s new flow velocity measurement device called the ...
MagazineTilting, one-piece floating offshore wind rotor successfully tested
MARIN Report 135
20 Apr 2023
Supporting clients with their innovations is a core part of MARIN’s strategy and this was recently highlighted when TouchWind's pioneering floating ...
MagazineFloating solar concepts under scrutiny
MARIN Report 135
20 Apr 2023
More than 70% of the surface of our blue planet is covered with water. The Netherlands lies on a river delta and is inextricably linked to the sea. ...