General information
MARIN’s Nautical centre, MSCN has advised many port authorities and terminal operators on the safety in harbours and confined waters. Clients are often interested in the safety level of a port and the number of ship-ship collisions that can be expected within an area. Sometimes also external safety is an issue. MARIN can deliver important input for such calculations. Capacity of navigational channels can be calculated and also the feasibility of navigation in confined waters can be investigated with fast time simulations or real time simulator research.
MARIN’s Nautical centre, MSCN has advised many port authorities and terminal operators on the safety in harbours and confined waters. Clients are often interested in the safety level of a port and the number of ship-ship collisions that can be expected within an area. Sometimes also external safety is an issue. MARIN can deliver important input for such calculations. Capacity of navigational channels can be calculated and also the feasibility of navigation in confined waters can be investigated with fast time simulations or real time simulator research.
Services & Activities
MSCN has a lot of experience with the quantitative assessment of shipping safety and feasibility of navigation in confined waters.
Using one of the full mission simulators or a combination of both simulators the behaviour of ships in a harbour environment can be simulated. Another option for the assessment of the feasibility of harbour manoeuvres such as berthing and approach is the use of SHIPMA. SHIPMA can provide quick and relatively cheap answers to manoeuvrability questions. SHIPMA simulates a real ship, helmed by an autopilot.
SIMDAS is a program capable of determining capacities of (inland) navigational channels.
For the overall risk assessment SAMSON provides a good basis. A traffic database provides all data the program needs to know on shipping activities in the study area. When the program is run answers can be found on the following topics:
MSCN has a lot of experience with the quantitative assessment of shipping safety and feasibility of navigation in confined waters.
Using one of the full mission simulators or a combination of both simulators the behaviour of ships in a harbour environment can be simulated. Another option for the assessment of the feasibility of harbour manoeuvres such as berthing and approach is the use of SHIPMA. SHIPMA can provide quick and relatively cheap answers to manoeuvrability questions. SHIPMA simulates a real ship, helmed by an autopilot.
SIMDAS is a program capable of determining capacities of (inland) navigational channels.
For the overall risk assessment SAMSON provides a good basis. A traffic database provides all data the program needs to know on shipping activities in the study area. When the program is run answers can be found on the following topics:
- Estimation of the risk of a collisions between ships.
- Risk of stranding of ships.
- Risk of fire or explosions onboard of ships.
- Environmental risk assessments.
- Emission (COx, NOx etc.) calculations.
- Risk of collisions between sailing ships and anchored ships in anchorage areas.
- Calculation of expected spill sizes.
- Oil spill dispersion calculations.
- Influence of measures on the overall safety level such as Vessel Traffic Services(VTS), pilotage, use of tugs or traffic separation schemes.
- Input parameters for external risk models.
- Input parameters for other models that estimate the damage to ships that are involved in a collision
Facilities & Tools
The risks of shipping at sea and in ports are calculated with the following facilities & tools:
The risks of shipping at sea and in ports are calculated with the following facilities & tools:
- Real time simulators
- SAMSON model (Safety Assessment Models for Shipping and Offshore in the North Sea), also to be used for ports.
- New model, a combination of SAMSON and SIMDAS, specifically designed for the use in ports and confined waters
Software Sales
Some software tools are available for commercial use outside MARIN. A complete overview of these software tools for sale can be found under Software Sales.
Some software tools are available for commercial use outside MARIN. A complete overview of these software tools for sale can be found under Software Sales.
Experience
The list below gives a review of safety assessments for shipping traffic in ports carried out at MARIN:
Or download the complete list.
The list below gives a review of safety assessments for shipping traffic in ports carried out at MARIN:
Or download the complete list.
- 2006, Gate Terminal BV - Safety Assessment Study for LNG transport to the Gate LNG import terminal in the Port of Rotterdam
- 2005, LionGas BV - Safety Assessment Study for LNG transport to the LionGas LNG import terminal in the Port of Rotterdam
- 2005, Chevron Texaco Shipping Co. - Safety study for Gorgon LNG export terminal (report nr: 19995.600/2 RA)
- 2005, Malta Maritime Authority - Malta nautical safety study (report nr: 18632.600/1 RA)
- 2004, PROES - Ship Manoeuvring and safety study for the Arinaga LNG terminal at Gran Canaria
- 2004, Port of Rotterdam - Aanvaarkans van een tweede detentieboot in de Merwehaven
Most recent papers on Shipping safety in ports and confined waters, presented by MARIN
(complete overview of papers can be found under Publications)
2006, Glansdorp, C.C., van der Tak, Willems, C.P.M., Wolters, M.A., Navigation risks in ports, 5th Congress of the International Harbour Masters Association, Malta
2003, Degré,T, Glansdorp, C.C., van der Tak, C., The importance of a Risk Based Index for Vessels to Enhance Maritime Safety, 10th IFAC Symposium on Control in Transportation Systems. Tokyo, Japan.
2003, Glansdorp, C.C., Wolters, M.A., van der Tak, C., "Risk Index for ships", Maritime Safety and Risk Analysis Conference, Halifax, Canada
2000, van der Tak, C., de Jong. J.H., "Safety Assessment in Ports", XII International Conference on Shipping and Shipping Research, Venice, Italy.
(complete overview of papers can be found under Publications)
2006, Glansdorp, C.C., van der Tak, Willems, C.P.M., Wolters, M.A., Navigation risks in ports, 5th Congress of the International Harbour Masters Association, Malta
2003, Degré,T, Glansdorp, C.C., van der Tak, C., The importance of a Risk Based Index for Vessels to Enhance Maritime Safety, 10th IFAC Symposium on Control in Transportation Systems. Tokyo, Japan.
2003, Glansdorp, C.C., Wolters, M.A., van der Tak, C., "Risk Index for ships", Maritime Safety and Risk Analysis Conference, Halifax, Canada
2000, van der Tak, C., de Jong. J.H., "Safety Assessment in Ports", XII International Conference on Shipping and Shipping Research, Venice, Italy.
Risk Awareness; a model to calculate the risk of a ship dynamically
Y.Koldenhof, C van der Tak and C.C. Glansdorp, XIII International Scientific and Technical Conference on Maritime Traffic Engineering, 2009
Development of a MOS center and its role in dynamic routing
Y.Koldenhof, C van der Tak and C.C. Glansdorp, XIII International Scientific and Technical Conference on Maritime Traffic Engineering, 2009
Ship Assist in Fully Exposed Conditions - Joint Industry Project SAFETUG
Johan H de Jong, Tugnology, 2007
Nautical Safety Study for Marsaxlokk and Valletta: Means and measures to improve safety
N.L.A. Bovens, International Maritime Pilots Association, 2006
Safety of LNG-Shipping around Ports and Terminals
Jos T.M. van Doorn and Johan H. de Jong, MARIN, Port Technology International, 2004
Y.Koldenhof, C van der Tak and C.C. Glansdorp, XIII International Scientific and Technical Conference on Maritime Traffic Engineering, 2009
Development of a MOS center and its role in dynamic routing
Y.Koldenhof, C van der Tak and C.C. Glansdorp, XIII International Scientific and Technical Conference on Maritime Traffic Engineering, 2009
Ship Assist in Fully Exposed Conditions - Joint Industry Project SAFETUG
Johan H de Jong, Tugnology, 2007
Nautical Safety Study for Marsaxlokk and Valletta: Means and measures to improve safety
N.L.A. Bovens, International Maritime Pilots Association, 2006
Safety of LNG-Shipping around Ports and Terminals
Jos T.M. van Doorn and Johan H. de Jong, MARIN, Port Technology International, 2004
Most recent articles on Shipping safety in ports and confined waters, written for MARIN Report
(complete overview of articles can be found under Publications)
(complete overview of articles can be found under Publications)
Taking on the challenge of risk assessment at sea
Yvonne Koldenhof, MARIN Report, 2010
SAFETUG I successfully concludes but SAFETUG II prepares to launch
Johan de Jong & Frans Quadvlieg, MARIN Report, 2007
Safe passage of nuclear sub
Jos van Doorn & Frans Quadvlieg, MARIN Report, 2007
35-years of simulation technology
Jos van Doorn, MARIN Report, 2007
To EMBARC on success with new FSA-tool
Kees van der Tak, MARIN Report, 2006
Yvonne Koldenhof, MARIN Report, 2010
SAFETUG I successfully concludes but SAFETUG II prepares to launch
Johan de Jong & Frans Quadvlieg, MARIN Report, 2007
Safe passage of nuclear sub
Jos van Doorn & Frans Quadvlieg, MARIN Report, 2007
35-years of simulation technology
Jos van Doorn, MARIN Report, 2007
To EMBARC on success with new FSA-tool
Kees van der Tak, MARIN Report, 2006
Contact
For more information on how MARIN can help your organisation with the issue of Shipping safety in ports and confined waters, please contact the MSCN department.
For more information on how MARIN can help your organisation with the issue of Shipping safety in ports and confined waters, please contact the MSCN department.