PaperShip Design for Minimal Fuel Consumption in Everyday Use
Design and Operation of Tankers, Athens, Greece
8 Jun 2011
Ships are in general designed to first meet their contract speed, which is most times their trial speed. The ship design efforts are dominated by ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionresistance and propulsionoil and gaspoweringauthorities and regulatorsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippinghull form optimisationpropulsionspeed/power performance
PaperExperience from SIMMAN 2008-The First Workshop on Verification and Validation of Ship Maneuvering Simulation Methods
Journal of Ship Research
1 Jun 2011
The SIMMAN 2008 workshop was held in Copenhagen, Denmark in April 2008. The purpose of the workshop was to benchmark the prediction capabilities of ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiescfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsmanoeuvringinfrastructuredefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingsimulations
PaperUsing Dynamic Positioning For Side-By-Side Cargo Transfer Operations
2nd International Conference on Ship Manoeuvring in Shallow and Confined Water: Ship to Ship Interaction, Trondheim, Norway
18 May 2011
A rather unconventional, but nevertheless practical method is presented to keep two large ships in close proximity to allow side-by-side operations. ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiescfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsdynamic positioningmanoeuvringoil and gasinfrastructuredefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testingdynamic trackingsimulationsside-by-side
ThesisPractical Application of Viscous-flow Calculations for the Simulation of Manoeuvring Ships
PhD-thesis Delft University of Technology
9 May 2011
The present work was initiated in order to improve traditional manoeuvring simulations based on empirical equations to model the forces and moments ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiescfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencemanoeuvringinfrastructuredefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingmodel testingresearch and developmentresearch
PaperA Comparison of Strategies for the Optimization of a Ship’s Aft Body
10th International Conference on Computer and IT Applications in the Maritime Industries (COMPIT’11), Berlin
2 May 2011
This paper describes a procedure to optimize ship hull forms based on double body viscous flow computations with a RANS-solver. A flexible and ...
cfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsoil and gastransport and shippingresearch and developmentsimulationsresearch
PaperBreathe concept Economic sustainability
RINA: Design & Construction of Super & Mega Yachts, Genoa, Italy
1 May 2011
Feadship (De Voogt Naval Architects) designed Breathe, in cooperation with Dutch research institute MARIN. With its intelligent propulsion concept ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsauthorities and regulatorspassengers and yachtingsimulations
MagazineComplex coupled model tests for Petrobras
MARIN Report 102
26 Apr 2011
Reading time 6 minutes
Model tests were carried out simultaneously on three floaters in
MARIN's Offshore Basin and these were followed by two-body, coupled VIM tests in ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuraloil and gas
MagazineMARIN has the wind in its sails pledging commitment to offshore wind sector
MARIN Report 102
26 Apr 2011
Reading time 6 minutes
With the growth in renewable energy, there is an increasing focus on offshore wind. The offshore wind industry is maturing and going further ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seaauthorities and regulatorssafety assessmentwaves & motionswind farms
MagazineManaging fatigue in riser systems
MARIN Report 102
26 Apr 2011
Reading time 3 minutes
Following discussions with the industry and the success of Monitas, a new three-year JIP has launched, designed to provide the offshore industry ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralmeasurements and controldata scienceoil and gasmonitoringfatiguevortex induced vibrations (viv)waves & motions
MagazineModel tests for early assessment of Launch and Recovery operations
MARIN Report 102
26 Apr 2011
Reading time 6 minutes
DCNS chose MARIN to conduct an operability study of the Launch and Recovery system to be installed on the new GOWIND type Offshore Patrol Vessels ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsafe operations and human factorsdefenceoperabilityseakeeping performance
MagazineValuable training on LNG Floating Storage and Regasification Unit
MARIN Report 102
26 Apr 2011
Reading time 6 minutes
MARIN's Full Mission Bridge simulators provided simulation training for what is believed to be the world's first FSRU installed
offshore. Report ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsafe operations and human factorstime-domain simulationsmanoeuvringrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuredefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingsimulatorstrainingmooring and offloadinglngside-by-side
MagazineDeepwater pit proves popular for TLP model tests
MARIN Report 102
26 Apr 2011
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN's deepwater pit in the Offshore Basin allows modeling of TLPs, including their tendons, over the full water depth. Here, we delve the inner ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuraloil and gaswaves & motions
MagazineWorld-class deepwater Anchor Handling Simulator
MARIN Report 102
26 Apr 2011
Reading time 9 minutes
Report interviews Captain Mark Randall, Project Manager of the Swire Marine Training Centre (SMTC) in Singapore, about
whether the simulator has ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiessafe operations and human factorstime-domain simulationsdynamic positioningrenewablesoffshore operationsoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seatransport and shippingtrainingsimulationsanchor handlingwaves & motions
MagazineIncreasing interest in tests for Vortex Induced Motions
MARIN Report 102
26 Apr 2011
Reading time 6 minutes
For Marin 2010 was a very busy year for Vortex Induced Motions (VIM) tests. Report highlights the latest tests.
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralrenewablesoil and gaslife at seavortex induced vibrations (viv)waves & motions
Magazine30th OMAE Conference & the Floating Wind Turbine Challenge
MARIN Report 102
26 Apr 2011
Reading time 3 minutes
In January 2010, MARIN already started its efforts to organise the
OMAE 2011 conference, together with the Dutch offshore industry. A group of ...