PaperPredicting the dynamics of a gas pocket during breaking wave impacts using machine learning
Ocean Engineering
30 Mar 2025
We investigate the feasibility and accuracy of a machine learning model to predict the dynamics of a gas pocket that is formed when a breaking wave ...
waves, impacts and hydrostructuraldata sciencewave measurements
PaperShip course-keeping in waves using sample-efficient reinforcement learning
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence
1 Feb 2025
Maintaining a steady course in waves is important for ships for various reasons such as safety, fuel efficiency, and comfort. This has commonly been ...
data sciencemanoeuvringtime-domain simulationsearly innovations and solutionscfd/simulation/desk studiesautonomy and decision support
MagazineNOTUS - a Dutch collaboration in the field of naval ships and aerial drone operations
MARIN Report 142
17 Dec 2024
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) have been a mainstay technology among the military and navies in particular. However, because drone developments ...
cfdmarin report magazine
MagazineBalancing offshore wind energy and navigational safety in the North Sea
MARIN Report 142
17 Dec 2024
Offshore wind energy has become a crucial element in the global transition to sustainable energy, and the North Sea, with its consistent and strong ...
offshore windwind farmsmarin report magazine
MagazineA Changing of the guard - Introducing MARIN's two new directors
MARIN Report 142
17 Dec 2024
As MARIN President Bas Buchner steps down after 14 years at the helm, for the first time in the institute’s history his role will be replaced by two ...
marin report magazine
MagazineDutch government study examining the stability of beam trawlers
MARIN Report 142
17 Dec 2024
The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management has contracted MARIN to study the dynamics of capsizing beam trawlers in more detail. ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringmodel testingmarin report magazine
MagazineConcept verification model tests for Friede & Goldman’s BargeRack system
MARIN Report 142
17 Dec 2024
The offshore wind industry is growing rapidly with an ever-increasing need for efficient, reliable, safe, and scalable installation solutions to ...
offshore windmarin report magazine
MagazineA roadmap for multifunctional use in the North Sea
MARIN Report 142
17 Dec 2024
The number of wind turbines in the North Sea is growing rapidly, which is good news for the energy transition, but the North Sea is already pretty ...
wind farmsfloating wind turbinemarin report magazine
PaperOC6 Phase IV: Validation of CFD Models for Stiesdal TetraSpar Floating Offshore Wind Platform
Wind Energy
28 Nov 2024
With only a few floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) farms deployed anywhere in the world, FOWT technology is still in its infancy, building on a ...
offshoreoffshore windcfdcfd/simulation/desk studieswind farms
PaperHigh-fidelity CFD simulations of two tandemly arrayed wind turbines under various operating conditions
Ocean Engineering
4 Nov 2024
In this study, we perform computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulations for the NTNU Blind Test 2 experiment in which the wake of two turbines was ...
cfdstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringoffshore windrenewables
MagazineQuantifying lifeboat safety using DropXMF and DavitXMF
MARIN Report 141
31 Oct 2024
Lifeboat certification requirements (DNV SE 0059) dictate that operators must demonstrate that each installed lifeboat can be used safely for a ...
marin report magazine
MagazineVapour pocket experiments
MARIN Report 141
31 Oct 2024
As part of the ongoing NWO-Talent Vici programme IMBOL (IMpact of a Boiling Liquid), MARIN conducted wave impact experiments in the Atmosphere ...
marin report magazinewave measurements
MagazineNew wireless measurement setup for floating offshore wind turbines
MARIN Report 141
31 Oct 2024
MARIN has been involved in floating wind turbines (FOWT) right from the start, when the early pioneers started to develop the technology around 20 ...
offshorefloating wind turbinemarin report magazine
MagazineIntroducing MARIN’s Zero Emission Services
MARIN Report 141
31 Oct 2024
Design offices, shipping companies and shipyards are searching for cleaner ways to operate, but the variety of alternative energy solutions to ...
zero emissionmarin report magazine
MagazineDeveloping operational guidance to mitigate the risks of parametric rolling
MARIN Report 141
31 Oct 2024
Parametric roll has been found to be an important contributor to container losses at sea. But how can we support seafarers to recognise the ...
marin report magazinetransport and shipping