General information
Inland navigation has taken on a more prominent role within MARIN. The partly follows on from MARIN taking over the specialist inland waterway firm, Dutch Logistic Development (DLD). The primary purpose of inland vessels is the transport of goods or passengers on rivers, canals or lakes. To fulfil this purpose and maximise the operability of the ship, the draught and "airdraught" of the ship should be as small as required based on the water levels and bridges along the route. Furthermore, these ships operate in congested waterways and therefore need good manoeuvrability and controllability to enable a save service. For an environmental viewpoint, the waves generated by the ship should be minimised to avoid erosion of the banks of the waterway or hindrance to other ships.
Tug and barge systems are increasingly used for inland service.
Inland navigation has taken on a more prominent role within MARIN. The partly follows on from MARIN taking over the specialist inland waterway firm, Dutch Logistic Development (DLD). The primary purpose of inland vessels is the transport of goods or passengers on rivers, canals or lakes. To fulfil this purpose and maximise the operability of the ship, the draught and "airdraught" of the ship should be as small as required based on the water levels and bridges along the route. Furthermore, these ships operate in congested waterways and therefore need good manoeuvrability and controllability to enable a save service. For an environmental viewpoint, the waves generated by the ship should be minimised to avoid erosion of the banks of the waterway or hindrance to other ships.
Tug and barge systems are increasingly used for inland service.
Services & Activities
MARIN services cover the whole range of hydrodynamic tools to optimise your ship. We assist in optimisation of the hull. This is closely related to the speed/power performance and studies on cavitation and noise & vibration. If your ship has to be designed for short sea shipping, we can also assist in sloving issues on the seakeeping performance, roll stabilisation systems, the motions and the loads & responses.
The stringent demands on manoeuvring requirements like i.e. harbour manoeuvring and crabbing capabilities can me analysed in our basins. The manoeuvring performance and compliance with IMO rules for manoeuvring are regularry checked in our basins.
In our Nautical Centre MSCN we offers training for crews, VTS operators and the simulation of special situations and conducts traffic safety studies.
One the ship has been build, remaining problems can be analysed on full scae by MARINs Trials & Monitoring Department. They are involved in full-scale measurements of ship performance, cavitation observation, noise & vibration and loads & responses measurements.
MARIN services cover the whole range of hydrodynamic tools to optimise your ship. We assist in optimisation of the hull. This is closely related to the speed/power performance and studies on cavitation and noise & vibration. If your ship has to be designed for short sea shipping, we can also assist in sloving issues on the seakeeping performance, roll stabilisation systems, the motions and the loads & responses.
The stringent demands on manoeuvring requirements like i.e. harbour manoeuvring and crabbing capabilities can me analysed in our basins. The manoeuvring performance and compliance with IMO rules for manoeuvring are regularry checked in our basins.
In our Nautical Centre MSCN we offers training for crews, VTS operators and the simulation of special situations and conducts traffic safety studies.
One the ship has been build, remaining problems can be analysed on full scae by MARINs Trials & Monitoring Department. They are involved in full-scale measurements of ship performance, cavitation observation, noise & vibration and loads & responses measurements.
Experience record
The list below gives a review of Inland ship model tests carried out at MARIN:
The list below gives a review of Inland ship model tests carried out at MARIN:
- Tug-barge RoRo concept for Danube river (Ferryboat Complex), 2005
- Sea-river auto carrier
- Seagoing/river tug-barge concept (Marine Heavy Lift Partners), 1999
- Whale tail propulsion system (Whale Tail Systems), 1998
- Intervaart – Technical Concepts of Sea-River transport (NIM), 1998
- Tug-barge concept for BelgianCoast and river Rhine (Hessenatie), 1997
- Hospital passenger inland vessel (De Hoop), 1996
- CREATING EU project, 2005-2007
- INBISHIP JIP project, 1998-1999
- Sea-river ship JIP project, 1997-1998
- Low Impact Urban Transport water Omnibus LIUTO JIP project, 1997
Most recent inland ship articles written for MARIN Report
(complete overview of articles can be found under Publications)
(complete overview of articles can be found under Publications)
Pulling together in ROPES JIP
Henk van den Boom, MARIN Report, 2010
Inland navigation plays an increasingly important role
Henk Blaauw, MARIN Report, 2009
'Creating' succes
Cornel Thill, MARIN Report, 2007
PELS proves to be a “SMOOTH” operator
Cornel Thill, MARIN Report, 2005
Sea-river shipping
Henk van den Boom & Arie Aalbers (Delft University of Technology), MARIN Report, 1998
Henk van den Boom, MARIN Report, 2010
Inland navigation plays an increasingly important role
Henk Blaauw, MARIN Report, 2009
'Creating' succes
Cornel Thill, MARIN Report, 2007
PELS proves to be a “SMOOTH” operator
Cornel Thill, MARIN Report, 2005
Sea-river shipping
Henk van den Boom & Arie Aalbers (Delft University of Technology), MARIN Report, 1998