The primary purpose of inland vessels is the transport of goods or passengers on rivers, canals or lakes. To fulfill 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.
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 solving 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 built, remaining problems can be analysed on full scale by MARIN's 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 solving 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 built, remaining problems can be analysed on full scale by MARIN's 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 an overview of inland ship model tests carried out at MARIN:
The list below gives an overview 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)
Voyage Planner in RISING success
MARIN was tasked with modelling the hydrodynamics of an inland waterway vessel for the EU-backed RISING project, which Report highlights here.
MARIN examines effects of passing ships
Model tests to investigate the effects of passing ships are performed in MARIN’s Shallow Water Basin.
Advanced training for Ems River passage
Report outlines an advanced training programme that has been set up to help pilots tackle the challenges of the Ems River in Germany.
Inland waterway transport the subject of many MARIN studies
With increasing concerns about the environment and growing congestion on the roads, inland shipping is an interesting alternative. Report represents the several inland waterway transport projects MARIN is involved in.
Projects prove that air cavities reduce ship resistance
It is now proven that air lubrication leads to a reduction in power and consequently, leads to fuel savings thanks to the Joint Industry Projects PELS and SMOOTH. The projects have shown that air lubrication makes it possible...
MARIN was tasked with modelling the hydrodynamics of an inland waterway vessel for the EU-backed RISING project, which Report highlights here.
MARIN examines effects of passing ships
Model tests to investigate the effects of passing ships are performed in MARIN’s Shallow Water Basin.
Advanced training for Ems River passage
Report outlines an advanced training programme that has been set up to help pilots tackle the challenges of the Ems River in Germany.
Inland waterway transport the subject of many MARIN studies
With increasing concerns about the environment and growing congestion on the roads, inland shipping is an interesting alternative. Report represents the several inland waterway transport projects MARIN is involved in.
Projects prove that air cavities reduce ship resistance
It is now proven that air lubrication leads to a reduction in power and consequently, leads to fuel savings thanks to the Joint Industry Projects PELS and SMOOTH. The projects have shown that air lubrication makes it possible...
Henk BlaauwInland Ship Coordinator
Karola van der MeijProject Manager Powering