MagazineStretching the hydrodynamic envelope
MARIN Report 70
1 Jun 2000
Reading time 6 minutes
MARIN's newly opened Seakeeping and Manoeuvring Basin (SMB) is the scene for some advanced research into new techniques, geared to stretch the ...
measurements and controldata sciencemodel testingresearch and developmentresearch
MagazineMARIN's new Offshore Basin is 'unique', without global parallel
MARIN Report 70
1 Jun 2000
Reading time 6 minutes
This year and in future, MARIN's relationship with the offshore sector will be substantially strengthened with the
opening in June of its new ...
measurements and controldata sciencerenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingoffshore engineering
MagazineSpanish fishing fleet hospital ship put through its paces by MARIN
MARIN Report 70
1 Jun 2000
Reading time 3 minutes
In 1999, Spanish shipyard S.A. Juliana Constructora Gijonesa, member of the Astilleros Espa–oles group, won an order to build a new hospital ship ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionresistance and propulsionlife at seapoweringtransport and shippingpropulsionseakeeping performance
MagazineIn the Offshore Basin, current affairs are the order of the day
MARIN Report 70
1 Jun 2000
Reading time 6 minutes
The offshore market is searching for reserves in ever deeper waters, a reality which makes the need for pin-point accurate current generation in a ...
measurements and controldata sciencerenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingoffshore engineering
MagazineChallenge of the shallows
MARIN Report 70
1 Jun 2000
Reading time 3 minutes
In decreasing water depths, resistance and propulsion characteristics change significantly, as do a ship's steering and manoeuvring characteristics. ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencemanoeuvringinfrastructuredefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testing
MagazineBefore the great flood
MARIN Report 70
1 Jun 2000
Reading time 6 minutes
The technological trend offshore has been to search in increasingly deep waters Ð but even from a model scale perspective, this can be hard to ...
measurements and controldata sciencerenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingoffshore engineering
MagazineStorms at the click of a switch
MARIN Report 70
1 Jun 2000
Reading time 3 minutes
Model tests have invariably tried to simulate the forces of nature, of wind, wave and currents - the rule-ofthumb
being the more reliable the ...
measurements and controldata sciencerenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingoffshore engineering
MagazineMARIN's nautical centre MSCN embraces the human touch
MARIN Report 70
1 Jun 2000
Reading time 3 minutes
There is more to MARIN than its model basins and advanced simulation tools - its Offshore group also offers a highly professional consultancy ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiescfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationstrainingsimulationsoperations and human factors
MagazineDeepwater - an industry perspective
MARIN Report 70
1 Jun 2000
Reading time 6 minutes
Oil company Texaco is at the forefront of the industry's search for new technological solutions to tap reserves in ever deeper waters. MARIN Report ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringrenewablesoffshore operationsoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seaoffshore engineering
MagazineShiphandling simulation meets reality
MARIN Report 68
1 Dec 1999
Reading time 3 minutes
Podded propulsion used to be exclusively for smaller usually highly specialised vessels involved in harbour or offshore
operations. Shiphandling ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiessafe operations and human factorstime-domain simulationsnautical operationsresistance and propulsionrenewablesoffshore operationsoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seaauthorities and regulatorstrainingoperationspropulsionsafetysimulations
MagazineINBISHIP Common European Inland Vessel Concept
MARIN Report 65
1 Dec 1998
Reading time 6 minutes
Inland shipping plays an important role in European transport by providing cost efficient and environmental friendly links for about 50% of all ...
cfdcfd/simulation/desk studies
MagazineSea-river shipping
MARIN Report 65
1 Dec 1998
Reading time 6 minutes
A new concept for a 330 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units) hatchless container vessel capable of travelling on both open seas and rivers has been ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsmanoeuvringresistance and propulsioninfrastructuremarine systemspoweringseakeepingdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testinghull form optimisationpropeller designslammingsimulations
MagazineWhale tail hits the road
MARIN Report 65
1 Dec 1998
Reading time 3 minutes
The rudiments of cycloidal propulsion - a paddle-wheel, for example - were being seriously investigated at least as far back as the 1920s. But ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsresistance and propulsionpoweringmodel testingmonitoringtrials and monitoringfull scalesimulations
Magazineshort-Sea / Inland Container Ships
MARIN Report 65
1 Dec 1998
Reading time 6 minutes
It's a new creature in the maritime world, and like most new creature needs some time to evolve. It's a container ship that can ply the not so deep ...
transport and shipping
MagazineCoastal push Tug-barge development
MARIN Report 65
1 Dec 1998
Reading time 6 minutes
In 1997 MARIN was involved in the design of an open-hatch tug-barge system that would eventually operate along the Belgian coast and in the Rhine ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsmanoeuvringresistance and propulsioninfrastructurepoweringseakeepingdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testingresearch and developmenthull form optimisationloads and responsesspeed/power performancesimulationsresearch